Opinion ID: 2821973
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Heading: State-Created Impediments

Text: Mr. Villanueva also relies on 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(B), which extends the period of limitations when the State creates an impediment to the timely filing of a habeas action. 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(B) (2012). In Mr. Villanueva’s view, the State impeded his filing by thwarting access to his case file and research materials. All reasonable jurists would reject this argument. Even if the restrictions otherwise sufficed under § 2244(d)(1)(B), Mr. Villanueva could not convince reasonable jurists of his inability to timely file in the face of these so-called “impediments.” Mr. Villanueva admits that he took more than one year to review his file and draft the habeas petition. That time would have rendered the habeas action late even if Mr. Villanueva had obtained immediate, unlimited access to his case file and research materials.