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101 a nd 11 5 d ay s betw ee n st at e c ou rthabeas fi l i ng s) . C h a v e z f u rth e rc o n te n d s th a t h e rd e la yw a s e x p la in e da n dju s tif ie d . T h is c o n te n tio n f

a ils . Se e E v a n v . Ch a v is , 546 U . S . 189, 200 ( 2006) ( f e de r a l pe t i t i on t i m el y onl y i f properl y f i l ed appl i ca t i on for s t at e post -c on vi ct i on or other c ol l at er al r e v ie w r e m a in e dp e n d in g d u r in g r e le v a n t p e r io d ) ; R am i rez v . Y ates , 571 F . 3d 993, 998 ( 9th C i r . 2009) ( pe t i t i one rnote nt i t l e d t o e qui t abl e t ol l i ng s i m pl ybe c aus e he r e m a i ne d i n a dm i ni s tr a t i ve s e gr e ga t i on a nd ha d l i m i t e d a c c e s s t o l a w l i br a rya nd c o p ym a c h in e ) ; R a s b e rr yv . G a r c ia , 4 4 8 F . 3 d1 1 5 0 , 1 1 5 4 (9 th C i r. 2 0 0 6 ) (p ro se p e titio n e r ’s la c ko f

le g a l s o p h is tic a tio n b yits e lf in s u f f ic ie n t to w a rr a n t to llin g ) ; G r e e n v . W

h ite , 2 2 3 F .3 d 1 0 0 1 , 1 0 0 3 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 0 ) ( p e titio n e rn o t e n title dto to llin g f o rs ta te p e titio n s f

ile d a f te rf e d e r a l tim e lim ita tio n h a s ru n ) .07- 15290 3 W e dec l i ne t o con si der C havez’ s unexh aust ed cont ent i on s thather del ayw as r e a s o n ab le b e c au s e s h e n e e d e d a d d itio n a l tim e to d e v e lo p h e rc la im s a n dth a t in 20 04 she w as op er at i ng un der the gu i dance of Sa f f old v. Carey , 312 F . 3d 1031, 1 0 3 5 - 3 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 2 ) . See W i l l i a m s v. W

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