Espinoza-Matthews v. People of the State of California, ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. Dec. 28, 2005) (petitioner in administrative segregation for his own protection who was denied access to his legal materials was entitled to equitable tolling [extraordinary circumstances beyond a prisoner's control making it impossible to file a petition on time] of the one-year AEDPA statute of limitations to file federal habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. 2254).

jurisdiction: 
Ninth Circuit

 

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