Case Name: Jesus Ornelas DIAZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Roseanne CAMPBELL, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-01-24
Citations: 411 F. App'x 975
Docket Number: No. 09-15373
Parties: Jesus Ornelas DIAZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Roseanne CAMPBELL, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before: BEEZER, TALLMAN, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 411
Pages: 975–977

Head Matter:
Jesus Ornelas DIAZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Roseanne CAMPBELL, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 09-15373.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 10, 2011.
Filed Jan. 24, 2011.
Mark Donnell Flanagan, Esquire, Senior Litigation, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Palo Alto, CA, for Petitioner-Appellant.
Jesus Ornelas Diaz, lone, CA, pro se.
Pamela Kay Critchfield, Deputy Attorney General, AGCA-Office of the California Attorney General, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent-Appellee.
Before: BEEZER, TALLMAN, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument, See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
California state prisoner Jesus Ornelas Diaz appeals from the district court's judgment dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition as untimely. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.
Diaz contends that the district court erred in dismissing his petition as untimely. He relies on Mendoza v. Carey, 449 F.3d 1065 (9th Cir.2006), to argue that he is entitled to equitable tolling because he did not have access to Spanish language materials or bilingual assistance. However, he fails to sufficiently "demonstrate that during the running of the AEDPA time limitations, he was unable, despite diligent efforts, to procure either legal materials in his own language or translation assistance from an inmate, library personnel, or other source" which could constitute grounds for equitable tolling. See Mendoza, 449 F.3d at 1068-70 (recognizing "that equitable tolling may be justified if language barriers actually prevent timely filing") (italics added).
In a related claim, Diaz contends that the statute of limitations did not begin until a state-created impediment was removed. However, the record shows that Diaz was able to file two state habeas petitions. See Ramirez v. Yates, 571 F.3d 993, 1000-1001 (9th Cir.2009) (relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(B) available only if impediment prevented any filing in any court).
Finally, Diaz contends that he is entitled to gap tolling for the periods between his filings in the state courts. Diaz has failed to demonstrate that he filed his petitions within a reasonable time, such that they were "pending " pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(2). See Banjo v. Ayers, 614 F.3d 964, 968 (9th Cir.2010).
Diaz's request for an evidentiary hearing and oral arguments are denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.