United States Second Circuit

Denial of petitions for writs of habeas corpus are affirmed where although English language deficiency can warrant tolling of the AEDPA limitations period, petitioners have failed to allege circumstances establishing the due diligence required to warrant tolling. However, denial of one petition is reversed where the state court's lack of notification and petitioner's prompt filing after receiving a response to his inquiry to the state court justified tolling.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/25/2008
• Published 01/25/2008

Judges

• JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before:  NEWMAN, CARDAMONE, and CABRANES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gail Jacobs, Great Neck, N.Y., for Petitioner-Appellant Diaz., Randa D. Maher, Great Neck, N.Y., for Petitioner-Appellant Tan., Monica R. Jacobson, New York, N.Y., for Petitioner-Appellant Taylor.


• For Appellees:
  
• Loretta S. Courtney, Asst. District Atty., Rochester, N.Y. (Michael C. Green, Monroe County District Atty., Rochester, N.Y., on the brief), for Respondent-Appellee Kelly., Nicole Beder, Asst. District Atty., New York, N.Y. (Robert M. Morganthau, N.Y. County District Atty., Morrie I. Kleinbart, Special Asst. District Atty., New York, N.Y., on the brief), for Respondent-Appellee Bennett., Tracy Siligmueller, Asst. District Atty., Bronx, N.Y. (Robert T. Johnson, Bronx County District Atty., Nancy D. Killian, Na Na Park, Asst. District Attys., Bronx, N.Y., on the brief), for Respondent-Appellee Hodges.