FILED U.S. COURT OF AP P EALS E LEVEN T HC IRC UIT MAY 29, 2008 THOMAS K. KAH

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Honora ble Kristi K. DuB ose, United States District Judge f or the Southern District of * Alabama , sitti ngby

designation. [ DO NO T P UB L I S H]

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r om the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s de ni a l of a28 U . S . C . § 2254 pe t i t i on on st atut e of l i m i t at i on s groun ds, the part i es have address ed a num ber of i ss ues i nv ol vi ng appl i cat i on of § 2 24 4(d). W e nee d add re ss on l y one of them : w hether p e titio n e r ’s s e c o n dR u le 3 .8 5 0 m o tio n w a s “p r o p e r lyf ile d ” in th e F lo r id as ta te c o u rts w ith in th e m e an in g o f § 2 2 4 4 ( d ) ( 2 ) . A p e titio n d is m is s e din w h o le o rp art b e c au s e it w a s u n tim e lyis n o t p r o p e r ly f i l e df o r§ 2 2 4 4 ( d ) ( 2 ) p u rp o s e s . Se e Car e yv . Sa f f o l d , 5 3 6 U . S. 2 1 4 , 2 2 6 , 1 2 2 S. C t. 2 1 3 4 , 2 1 4 1 ( 2 0 0 2 ) ( if as ta te c o u rt h e ldth a t ap e titio n w a s u n tim e ly“th a t w o u ld be the e nd of

the m a tt e r , r e gar dl e s s of w he the ri ta l s o a ddr e s s e d the m e r i t s of the cl ai m , or w hether i t s t i m el i ness rul i ng w as ‘ ent angl ed’ w i th the m er i t s” ). In af fi rm i ng M urph y’ s s ec on d p et i t i on , the S ec on d D i stri ctC ou rtof A pp ea l s c i t ed f i v e e a r l i e rD CA d e c i s i o n s . Se e M u rp h yv . St a t e , 9 3 7 So . 2 d1 3 2 ( Fl a . 2 dD CA 2 0 0 6 ) ( u n p ub lis h e dtab le d e c is io n ) . I n o n e o f th o s e d e c is io n s th a t th e s ta te appe l l a t e c ourtr e l i e d on the de ni a l of r e l i e f ha d be e n a f

f i rm e d s ol e l ybe c aus e the pe t i t i on w a s unt i m e l y , i n one the de ni a l ha d be e n a f f i rm e d s ol e l ybe c aus e the p e titio n la c k e dm e r it, an din th e o th e rth r e e th e d e n ia l h a db e e n a f f irm e db o th be c aus e the pe t i t i on w a s unt i m e l ya nd l a c ke d m e r i t . S e e P ope v. S t a t e , 702 S o. 2d 2 2 1 , 2 2 3

– 2 4 ( Fl a . 1 9 9 7 ) ; J o s e p h v . St a t e , 8 3 5 So . 2 d1 2 2 1 , 1 2 2 1

– 2 2 ( Fl a . 5 th D CA3

20 03 ); B row n v . S t at e, 82 7 S o. 2d 10 54 , 10 55 (F l a. 2d D C A 20 02 ); G re en v. S t at e, 765 S o. 2d 825, 825 ( F l a . 2d D C A 2000) ; J a c ks on v. S t a t e , 640 S o. 2d 1173, 1174 (F la. 2 dD C A 1 9 9 4 ). F ro m th at fa ct w e c o n clu d e th at th e d en ial o f M u rp h y’s seco n dR u l e 3 . 8 5 0 m o t i o n w as affi rm edb o th b ecau se i tw as u n t i m el y an db ecau se i tl a c ke d m e r i t . T ha tm e ans the m ot i on w a s not“ pr ope r l yf i l e d” f or§ 2244( d) ( 2) purpos e s . S e e P a c e v. D i G ugl i e l m o, 544 U . S . 408, 413–17, 125 S . C t . 1807, 1812–14 ( 2005) ; C ar e y , 536 U . S . a t226–27, 122 S . C t . a t2141. B e c au s e M u rp h y ’s s e c o n dR u le 3 .8 5 0 m o tio n w a s n o t p r o p e r lyf ile d , it d id n o t g iv e h im th e b e n e f

it o f th e § 2 2 4 4 ( d ) ( 2 ) to llin g p r o v is io n . A s ar e s u lt, th e r e is a per i od of m ore than a ye arbefore M urph y f i l ed hi s § 22 54 pet i t i on i n the di stri ct c o u rt du r in g w h ic h h e h a dn o p r o p e r lyf ile ds ta te c o lla te r a l p e titio n p e n d in g to to ll the runn i ng of the l i m i t at i on s per i od . Itfol l ow s thatM urph y’ s § 22 54 pet i t i on w as due t o be de ni e d unde r§ 2244( d) ( 1) r e gar dl e s s of how hi s e ar l i e rR ul e 3. 850 m o tio n is tr e a te d . AF F I RME D.