Palacios v. Stephens’s Empirical Analysis
723 F.3d 600 · 2013
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2244 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Pace v. Superintendent State Correctional Institution at Graterford · Holland v. Florida · Holland v. Florida · Fisher v. Johnson · United States v. Bormes
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Equitable tolling is permissible only in 'rare and exceptional circumstances.' " United States v. Wynn , 292 F.3d 226 , 230 (5th Cir. 2002) (quoting Davis v. Johnson , 158 F.3d 806 , 811 (5th Cir. 1998) ). "To obtain the benefit of equitable tolling, [an inmate] must establish that (1) he pursued habeas relief with 'reasonable diligence', and (2) some 'extraordinary circumstances' stood in his way and 'prevented' timely filing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ramey v. Davis“Whether diligence is reasonable is an equitable, often fact-intensive inquiry in which courts are instructed to avoid mechanical rules and instead to draw upon decisions made in other similar cases for guidance.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The diligence required for equitable tolling purposes is 'reasonable diligence,' "not'maximum feasible diligence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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