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d is tr ic t c o u rt’s d is m is s a l o f h is 2 8 U .S .C . § 2 2 5 5 m o tio n to v a c a te a s tim e - b a rr e d . A f te rp le a d in g g u iltyto c o n s p ir a c yto p o s s e s s w ith in te n t to d is tr ib u te ad e te c tab le am ou ntof cocai ne i n v i ol at i on of 21 U . S . C . §§ 84 1(a) (1), 84 6, M az ol a w as s e nt e nc e d t o 96 m onths ’ i m pr i s onm e nt . H i s c onvi c t i on be c a m e f i na l on M a y2, 2 0 0 5 . A s h e a c k n o w le d g e s , M a z o lah a do n e y e a r , o ru n til M a y2 , 2 0 0 6 , to f ile h is § 2 25 5 m ot i on t o v ac at e. S ee 28 U . S . C . § 2 25 5(f) (1)- (4) ( es t abl i shi ng a one-y ear l i m i t a t i ons pe r i od f

or§ 2255 m ot i ons ) . O n J ul y17, 2006, 52 da y s a f t e rthe e x p ir a tio n o f

th e o n e - y e a rd e a d lin e , M a z o laf ile dh is § 2 2 5 5 m o tio n . T he di s tr i c tc ourtf

ound M a z ol aw a s e nt i t l e d t o 42 da y s of e qui t abl e t ol l i ng f o rth e tim e h e w a s h o s p ita liz e dd u r in g th e y e a ra f te rh is c o n v ic tio n . E v e n w ith th e s e 4 2 d a y s , h o we v e r , Ma z o l a ’ s § 2 2 5 5 m o t i o n wa s u n t i m e l yb y1 0 d a y s . On ap p eal , M azo l a arg u es th ath e w as en t i t l ed t o ad d i t i o n al eq u i t ab l e t o l l i n g b ecau se of hi s di r e m e di c a l c ondi t i on a nd hi s due di l i ge nc e i n f i l i ng the § 2255 m ot i on. I n apr oc e e di ng on am ot i on t o va c a t e , s e ta s i de , orc orr e c ts e nt e nc e , the di stri ctcourt ’ s f

ac tual fi nd i ng s are re vi ew ed for c l ear e rr or w hi l e l egal i ss ues are r e v ie w e dd e n o v o . L y n n v . U n ite dS ta te s , 3 6 5 F .3 d1 2 2 5 , 1 2 3 2 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ) . U nd er§ 2 25 5, the on e- ye arl i m i t at i on s per i od runs fr om the l at es tof: ( 1 ) th e d a te o n w h ic h th e ju d g m e n t o f c o n v ic tio n b e c o m e s f

in a l; ( 2) the da t e on w hi c h the i m pe di m e ntt o m a ki ng am ot i on c r e a t e d by gove rnm e nt a l a c t i on i n vi ol a t i on of the C ons t i tut i on orl a w s of the3

U ni t e d S t a t e s i s r e m ove d, i f the m ova ntw a s pr e ve nt e d f r om m a ki ng a m ot i on bys uc h gove rnm e nt a l a c t i on; ( 3) the da t e on w hi c h the r i ghta s s e rt e d w a s i ni t i a l l yr e c ogni z e d bythe S upr e m e C ourt , i f

tha tr i ghtha s be e n ne w l yr e c ogni z e d bythe S upr e m e C ourta nd m a de r e tr oa c t i ve l yappl i c abl e t o c a s e s on c ol l a t e r a l r e vi e w ; or ( 4 ) th e d a t e o n w h i c h th e f a c t s s u p p o rt i n g th e c l a i m o rc l a i ms pr e s e nt e d c oul d ha ve be e n di s c ove r e d thr ough the e xe r c i s e of due di l i gence. 2 8 U .S .C . § 2 2 5 5 ( f

) ( 1 ) - ( 4 ) . O nc e the l i m i t a t i ons pe r i od be gi ns , i tm a ybe t ol l e d bye qui t abl e t ol l i ng. T he doc tr i ne of

e qui t abl e t ol l i ng appl i e s “ w he n am ova ntunt i m e l yf i l e s be c aus e of extra ordi naryci rc um st ance s thatar e both b ey on d h i s c on trol and u navo i dabl e e ven w i th di l i ge nc e . ” K ni ghtv. S c hof i e l d, 292 F . 3d 709, 711 ( 11th C i r . 2002) (quo t at i on m arks om i tt ed). “E q u itab le to llin g is a n e x tr a o r d in a ryr e m e d yw h ic h is typ ic a llyap p lie ds p a r in g ly .” S te e dv . H e a d , 2 1 9 F .3 d1 2 9 8 , 1 3 0 0 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 0 ) . A n in m a te b e a r s th e d if f ic u lt b u r d e n o f

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ic f a c ts to s u p p o rt h is c la im of e xtr a or di na ryc i r c um s t a nc e s a nd due di l i ge nc e . S e e A ki ns v. U ni t e d S t a t e s , 204 F .3 d1 0 8 6 , 1 0 8 9 - 9 0 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 0 ) . T h e e q u itab le to llin g a n a ly s is is f a c t- s p e c if

ic a nd m us tbe de t e rm i ne d on ac a s e - by - c a s e ba s i s . D ow ns v. M c N e i l , 520 F . 3d 13 11 , 13 22 (11th C i r. 20 08 ). A s not ed earl i er , M az ol a f i l ed hi s § 22 55 m ot i on 52 days af t erthe on e- ye ar4

s t a tut oryde a dl i ne . S e e 28 U . S . C . § 2255( f ) ( 1) ; W a s hi ngt on v. U ni t e d S t a t e s , 243 F . 3d 12 99 , 13 01 (11th C i r. 20 01 ). T he di stri ctcourtfoun d thatM az ol a w as ent i t l ed t o 4 2 d ay s of e qu i t abl e t ol l i ng , ac coun t i ng for the days he w as ho spi t al i ze d for pneum on i a and tub er cul osi s, i n add i t i on t o h i s c hron i c c on di t i on s of s ei zure s a nd a s thm a . T he di s tr i c tc ourta l s o f ound tha tM a z ol aw a s note nt i t l e d t o a ny a ddi t i ona l e qui t abl e t ol l i ng be c aus e he f a i l e d t o s how tha thi s m e di c a l c ondi t i ons c ons t i tut e d e xtr a or di na ryc i r c um s t a nc e s dur i ng the t i m e tha the w a s not h o s p ita liz e do rth a t h e a c te dd ilig e n tlyto f ile h is § 2 2 5 5 m o tio n in atim e ly m a nne r . T he s e f

i ndi ngs w e r e notc l e a r l ye rr one ous . T hus , w i th the 42 da y s of equi t abl e t ol l i ng , M az ol a f i l ed hi s § 22 55 m ot i on 10 days l at e, and the di stri ctcourt p ro p erl y d i sm i ssed th e m o t i o n as u n t i m el y. U p o n r e v ie w o f

th e r e c o r da n dth e p a rtie s ’ b r ie f s , w e d is c e rn n o r e v e r s ib le error. AF F I RME D.