8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 188 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Artuz v. Bennett.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artuz v. Bennett Anchor | green | “an application is 'properly filed' when its delivery and acceptance are in compliance with the applicable laws and rules governing filings.” | 60 |
| 2 | Artuz v. Bennett | green | “when its delivery and acceptance are in compliance with the applicable laws and rules governing filings,” | 26 |
| 3 | Randy Patterson v. Blaine Lafler | green | “with holland now on the books, the 'extraordinary circumstances' test, which requires both reasonable diligence and an extraordinary circumstance, has become the law of this circuit.” | 24 |
| 4 | Mark Vroman v. Anthony Brigano, Warden | green | “rather than filing his federal habeas petition and protecting his federal constitutional rights, demonstrates a lack of diligence” | 23 |
| 5 | Robertson v. Simpson | green | “some extraordinary circumstance stood in his way and prevented timely filing.” | 22 |
| 6 | Mark Vroman v. Anthony Brigano, Warden | green | “the tolling provision does not, however, 'revive' the limitations period (i.e., restart the clock at zero); it can only serve to pause a clock that has not yet fully run.” | 22 |
| 7 | Philip Walter Jones v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections | green | “expressly held that a state court motion for post-conviction relief cannot be considered 'properly filed' for tolling under section 2244(d)(2) if the motion was untimely under state law.” | 6 |
| 8 | Hall v. Warden, Lebanon Correctional Institution | green | “this court has repeatedly held that 'ignorance of the law alone is not sufficient to warrant equitable tolling” | 5 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.