BLACKMAN v. CISNEROS

No. 23-55340.

122 F.4th 377 (2024)

Chance BLACKMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Theresa CISNEROS, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 29, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kameron Johnston (argued), Deputy Federal Public Defender; Lauren Collins, Assistant Federal Public Defenders; Cuauhtemoc Ortega, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Los Angeles, California; for Petitioner-Appellant.

Christopher G. Sanchez (argued), Deputy Attorney General; Kenneth C. Byrne, Supervising Deputy Attorney General; Susan S. Pithey, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Lance E. Winters, Chief Assistant Attorney General; Rob Bonta, California Attorney General; Office of the California Attorney General, Los Angeles, California; for Respondent-Appellee.

Before: Sandra S. Ikuta, Michelle T. Friedland, and Kenneth K. Lee, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Chance Blackman, a state prisoner, filed his federal habeas petition more than a year after the federal statute of limitations had run. On appeal, he claims he is entitled to equitable tolling of the limitations period because he was subject to severe mental and physical impairments that rendered him unable...

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