Post-Conviction Relief for Immigrants

 

Federal Habeas Statute of Limitations Worksheet

 

Client’s Name: __________________       Today’s date:       ____/____/____  

 

I.                  INITIAL DUE DATE FOR FEDERAL HABEAS PETITION

 

 

A.  Where no appeal was taken:

                                                                                      Mon./Day/Year

1.  Date on which sentence was imposed:                      ____/____/____

2a. If conviction is a California felony, add 60 days:         0  /  60  /   0

          OR

2b. If a California misdemeanor, add 30 days:                   0  /  30  /   0

3.  Last date on which notice of appeal could be filed:  ____/____/____

4.  Add one year statute of limitations:                                     12  /   0   /   0

5.  Last day federal habeas petition can be filed:           ____/____/____

 

B.  Where direct appeal was taken:

 

1.  Date on which state supreme court denied relief:      ____/____/____

2.  Add 90 days within which cert. petition could be

     filed in United States Supreme Court:                         0   /  90  /   0

3.  Date one-year statute of limitations begins:              ____/____/____

4.  Add one year statute of limitations:                                     12  /   0   /   0

5.  Last day federal habeas petition can be filed:           ____/____/____

             

            C.  Late discovery of facts:

 

1.     Take the earliest date petitioner could,

with due diligence, have discovered the facts

upon which the claims are based:                             ____/____/____

2.  Add one year statute of limitations:                                     12  /   0   /   0

3.  Last day federal habeas petition can be filed:           ____/____/____

 

II.               STATUTORY TOLLING OF PERIOD

Mon./Day/Year

A.     Computing Remaining Time:

 

1.  Take last day federal habeas petition can be filed:    ____/____/____

2.  Subtract today’s date:                                                        ____/____/____

3.  Time remaining before statute of limitations expires:         ____/____/____

 

B.     Computing Excluded Time:

 

1.  Date highest state court denies post-conviction relief:  ____/____/____

2.  Subtract date first post-conviction application [1] filed:       ____/____/____

3.  Length of time statute of limitations was tolled:                 ____/____/____

 

III.           COMPUTING FINAL FEDERAL HABEAS DUE DATE

 

1.  Last day federal habeas petition can be filed

     without tolling:                                                                   ____/____/____

2.  Date first post-conviction application filed:             ____/____/____

3.  Time remaining in one-year period on date first

     post-conviction action filed (Subtract 2 from 1):                 ____/____/____

4.  Date highest state court denies post-conviction relief:   ____/____/____

5.     Final federal habeas due date after

statutory tolling (add 3 and 4):                                ____/____/____

 

 

 

 

 

[1] Note the statute of limitations is tolled only while “properly filed” applications for state post-conviction relief are pending.