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Nature of Suit Code: 510
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28:2255 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentence

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MICHAEL CHAKIRIS, CASE NO. 13-CV -00290 BEN 

(Crim. Case No. 90-CR-00242 BEN-I) 

Petitioner, 

vs. ORDER DENYING 

28 U.S.C. § 2255 MOTION 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Respondent. 

Petitioner Michael Chakiris has filed a Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. For the reasons stated below, the Motion is DENIED. 

BACKGROUND 

Petitioner was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 2113 by jury trial on October 11, 1990. (Docket 

No. 39.) On March 5, 1991, Judge Earl B. Gilliam sentenced Petitioner to 115 months of 

imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release. (Docket No. 56.) On March 14, 1991, 

Petitioner appealed his conviction and sentence. (Docket No. 58.) The Ninth Circuit affinned the 

conviction and reversed the sentence. (Docket No. 67.) On February 22, 1993, Petitioner was resentenced to 236 months imprisonment. (Docket No. 71.) Petitioner appealed on March 1, 1993. 

(Docket No. 73.) On October 24, 1994, the Ninth Circuit vacated the judgment of this Court and 

remanded for re-sentencing. (Docket No. 87.) On July 31, 1995, Petitioner was re-sentenced to 168 

months of imprisonment. (Docket No.1 00.) On December 2, 1996, Petitioner was re-sentenced to 

115 months of imprisonment. (Docket No. 108.) On July 6, 1998, the parties jointly recommended 

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that the Petitioner be re-sentenced under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, and Petitioner's sentence was reduced to 

2 109 months of imprisonment. (Docket Nos. 116, 118.) 

3 DISCUSSION 

4 Section 2255 contains a one-year statute of limitations, which was established by the 

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 ("AEDPA"), Pub. L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 

6 124. 28 U.S.C. § 2255(f)(l). A habeas petitioner is entitled to equitable tolling of the state of 

7 limitations ifhe can demonstrate: "(1) that he has been pursuing his rights diligently, and (2) that some 

8 extraordinary circumstance stood in his way and prevented timely filing." Holland v. Florida, 130 S. 

9 Ct. 2549,2562 (2010) (internal quotation marks omitted). 

Here, the Petition was filed over ten years after Petitioner's most recent re-sentencing. In 

11 addition, Petitioner does not allege that he is entitled to equitable tolling. He does not allege that he 

12 has been pursuing his rights diligently or that some extraordinary circumstance stood in his way. 

13 Accordingly, the Petition is clearly barred by the applicable statute of limitations. 

14 CONCLUSION 

Petitioner's motion is DENIED. The Clerk shall close case number 13-CV-00290 BEN. 

16 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

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