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i l e d hi s s t a t e pe t i t i on, a nd tha the a l l ow e d 173 da y s t o e l aps e be tw e e n the de ni a l of the f i r s tpe t i t i on a nd the f

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i l e d w i thi n a r e a s o n ab le tim e , s o th e f e d e r a l lim ita tio n s p e r io d w a s n o t to lle d . A s ar e s u lt, P u llu m ’s tim e f

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c ons i s t e ntw i th pe t i t i one r ’ s pe t i t i on a nd de c l a r a t i on unde rw hi c h he w oul d be ent i t l ed t o . . . equi t abl e t ol l i ng . ”) ; Mi l l erv. Su m ner , 87 2 F . 2d 28 7, 28 9 (9th C i r. 1989) ( “ W e ha ve no r e c or d of w he n M i l l e rde l i ve r e d the not i c e of appe a l t o pr i s on autho ri t i es . ”) . AF F I RME D.