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# FI LED SEP 01 2010 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALSW e c ert i fyfor app ea l , on ou r ow n m ot i on , the i ss ue of w hether the di stri ct 1 c ourtpr ope r l ydi s m i s s e d F unt a ni l l a ’ s habe a s pe t i t i on a s unt i m e l y , a nd w he the rthe di s tr i c tc ourtabus e d i t s di s c r e t i on byde c l i ni ng t o hol d an e vi de nt i aryhe ar i ng r e ga r di ng F unt a ni l l a ’ s e nt i t l e m e ntt o e qui t abl e t ol l i ng. 09- 15479 2 h a v e j u r i s d i c t i o n p u r s u a n tt o 2 8 U . S. C. § 2 2 5 3 , a n dw e a f f i rm. 1 T he di s tr i c tc ourtdi d note rrw he n i tdi s m i s s e d F unt ani l l a ’ s habe a s pe t i t i on a s u n tim e ly . See 2 8 U .S .C . § 2 2 4 4 ( d ) ( 1 ) . E v e n if F u n tan illaw e r e e n title dto e q u itab le to llin g f

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h is c la im u n til h e f ile dh is f ir s t s ta te h ab e a s p e titio n , h is f e d e r a l p e titio n w a s u n tim e ly . E q u itab le to llin g w o u ldh a v e e n d e do n J a n u ary2 7 , 2 0 0 3 , w h e n F u n tan illaf ile dh is s ta te h ab e a s p e titio n , a s h e w a s c ap ab le o f p u r s u in g h ab e a s r e lie f

a s o f th a t d a te . See G aston v. P alm er , 4 1 7 F .3 d1 0 3 0 , 1 0 3 4 - 3 5 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) , m od i f i ed on other grou nd s by 44 7 F . 3d 11 65 (9th C i r. 20 06 ). T he K i ng s C ou nty S up er i or C ou rt c onc l ude d hi s s t a t e habe a s pe t i t i on w a s unt i m e l y , a nd the r e f or e tha tpe t i t i on di d not to ll A E D P A ’s lim ita tio n s p e r io db e c au s e it w a s n o t p r o p e r lyf ile d . See P ace v . Di Gug l i e lmo , 54 4 U . S . 40 8, 41 7 (20 05 ) ( “ B ec ause the st at e c ou rtre j ec t ed pe t i t i one r ’ s [ pos t c onvi c t i on] pe t i t i on a s unt i m e l y , i tw a s not‘ pr ope r l yf i l e d, ’ a nd h e is n o t e n title dto s ta tu to ryto llin g u n d e r§ 2 2 4 4 ( d ) ( 2 ) .” ) ; B on ner v . Carey , 425 F . 3d 1145, 1148- 49 ( 9th C i r . 2005) ( appl y i ng P ace to C a lif o rn ia ’s tim e lin e s s ru le f o rp o s tc o n v ic tio n p e titio n s ) , as am ended , 4 3 9 F .3 d9 9 3 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 ) .09- 15479 3 A cc ordi ng l y, A E D P A ’ s l i m i t at i on s per i od expi re d o n January27 , 20 04 , m ore than tw o a n dah a lf

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o rth e d is tr ic t c o u rt to h o lda n e v id e n tiaryh e ar in g . See R oy v. L a m p ert , 4 6 5 F .3 d9 6 4 , 9 6 9 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 ) ( s ta tin g th a t ah ab e a s p e titio n e rs h o u ld r e c e iv e a n e v id e n tiaryh e a r in g w h e n a lle g a tio n s , if tru e , w o u lde n title h im to equi t abl e t ol l i ng ). AF F I RME D.