The following excerpt is from United States v. Robinette, CASE NO. 1:13-cr-0003-AWI (E.D. Cal. 2019):
In order for section 2255's period of limitation to be equitably tolled, the petitioner must show that there were "extraordinary circumstances [that] were the cause of his untimeliness and that the extraordinary circumstances made it impossible to file a petition on time." Ramirez v. Yates, 571 F.3d 993, 997 (9th Cir. 2009) (emphasis added) (citations and internal quotations
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