What is the test for defaulting a habeas petition?
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The following excerpt is from Fernandez v. United States, 18-6 (2nd Cir. 2018):
filed), his habeas petition is defaulted unless he can "first demonstrate either 'cause' and actual 'prejudice,' or that he is 'actually innocent'". Bousley v. United States, 523 U.S. 614, 622 (1998) (citation omitted).
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