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# FI LED OC T 05 2010 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS08- 16187 2 B urke c ont e nds tha the w a s e nt i t l e d t o e qui t abl e t ol l i ng due t o hi s r e l i a nc e on D ic ta do v . D u c h a rm e, 2 4 4 F .3 d7 2 4 , 7 2 6 , 7 2 7 - 2 8 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 1 ) , ab roga ted by P a c e v . D iG u g lie lm o , 54 4 U . S . 40 8, 41 4 (20 05 ). In the al t ernat i ve, B urke se eks an e vi de nt i a ryhe a r i ng on hi s c l a i m t o e qui t abl e t ol l i ng. R el i ance on ci rc ui tprec edentsubsequent l y overrul ed by the S up re m e C ou rt c a n c o n s titu te a n e x tr a o r d in a ryc ir c u m s ta n c e th a t m a yw a rr a n t e q u itab le to llin g . Se e H a rr is v . Ca r te r, 5 1 5 F .3 d1 0 5 1 , 1 0 5 4 , 1 0 5 7 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 8 ) ; see a l so T o w n s e n d v . Kn o w les , 5 6 2 F .3 d1 2 0 0 , 1 2 0 5 - 0 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ) . I n o r d e rto es t abl i sh ent i t l em entt o such t ol l i ng , ho w ever , B urke m ustshow thathe w as d ilig e n t in p u r s u in g p o s t- c o n v ic tio n r e lie f . Se e H ol land v . Flor i da , — U . S . — , 130 S . C t . 25 49 , 25 62 (201 0). B urke c ont e nds tha the w a s di l i ge nti n pur s ui ng hi s s t a t e pos t - c onvi c t i on re m edi es , gi ven p er sonal and h ea l th p robl em s, as w el l as constra i nt s on h i s l aw l i br a rya c c e s s . A c c e pt i ng a s true tha tB urke i n f a c tr e l i e d on D i c tado , a nd c r e di t i ng the verac i ty of hi s e xp l anat i on s f or del ay s i n fi l i ng ea ch of hi s three st at e habeas pet i t i on s, B urke no nethel es s f ai l s t o d em on stra t e the re qu i si t e di l i gence. In part i cul ar , B urke fai l s t o acc ou ntfor per i od s of t i m e duri ng w hi ch he w as un i m peded b y the bu rdens thathe ci t es as j ust i fy i ng the l engthy del ay s betw ee n fi l i ng s. T he di stri ctcourtdi d n otabuse i t s di sc re t i on i n d enyi ng an evi dent i ary08- 16187 3 he a r i ng on the t ol l i ng que s t i on, a s the f a c t s , e ve n i f

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