Holland v. Florida
- Decided
- June 14, 2010
- Docket
- No. 09-5327
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- holding that §2254(i) does not preclude equitable tolling of a statute of limitations based on attorney misconduct in habeas proceedings — Martel v. Clair (2012)
- holding that a "petitioner is entitled to equitable tolling only if he shows ... that he has been pursuing his rights diligently....” — Holmes v. Spencer (2012)
- holding that a petitioner must prove that he used “reasonable diligence” in pursuing his claims (internal quotation marks omitted) — Obriecht v. Foster (2013)
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How the opinion begins
OPINION OF THE COURT [560 U.S. 634] Justice Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.
We here decide that the timeliness provision in the federal habeas corpus statute is subject to equitable tolling. See Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AE-DPA), 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d). We also consider its application in this case. In the Court of Appeals’ view, when a petitioner seeks to excuse a late filing on the basis of his attorney’s unprofessional conduct, that conduct, even if it is “negligent” or “grossly negligent,” cannot “rise to the level of egregious attorney misconduct” that would warrant equitable tolling unless the petitioner offers “proof of bad faith, dishonesty, divided loyalty, mental impairment or so forth.” 539 F.3d 1334, 1339 (CA11 2008) (per curiam). In our view, this standard is too rigid. See Irwin v. Department of Veterans [560 U.S. 635] Affairs, 498 [*137] U.S. 89, 96, 111 S. Ct. 453, 112 L. Ed. 2d 435 (1990); see also Lawrence v. Florida, 549 U.S. 327, 336, 127 S. Ct. 1079, 166 L. Ed. 2d 924 (2007). We therefore reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals and remand for further proceedings.
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Holland v. Florida, 560 U.S. 631 (2010)Read the full opinion
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