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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 25 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 Alixcair Valverde v. James Stinson, Superintendent, Great Meadow Corr. Fac..

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1 Alixcair Valverde v. James Stinson, Superintendent, Great Meadow Corr. Fac. Anchor
ca2 · 2000
green “demonstrate a causal relationship between the extraordinary circumstances on which the claim for equitable tolling rests and the lateness of his filing, a demonstration that cannot be made if the petitioner, acting with reasonable diligence, could have filed on time notwithstand…” 9
2 Dillon v. Conway
ca2 · 2011
green “(1) that he has been pursuing his rights diligently, and (2) that some extraordinary circumstance stood in his way and prevented timely filing.” 6
3 Allen v. Johnson
vaed · 2009
green “transfers between prison facilities, solitary confinement, lockdowns, restricted access to the law library and an inability to secure court documents do not qualify as extraordinary circumstances.” 6
4 Tony Bruce Bennett v. Christopher Artuz, Superintendent
ca2 · 1999
green “the time during which a properly filed application for state post-conviction or other collateral review with respect to the pertinent judgment or claim is pending shall not be counted toward any period of limitation.” 4

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