9 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 81 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 Calderon v. United States District Court.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calderon v. United States District Court Anchor | green | “equitable tolling will not be available in most cases, as extensions of time will only be granted if 'extraordinary circumstances' beyond a prisoner's control make it impossible to file a petition on time.” | 14 |
| 2 | Calderon v. United States District Court | green | “extraordinary circumstances' beyond a prisoner's control make it impossible to file a petition on time.” | 13 |
| 3 | May v. Workman | green | “is tolled or suspended during the pendency of a state application for post-conviction relief properly filed during the limitations period” | 11 |
| 4 | Sivoris Sutton v. Burl Cain, Warden | green | “to calculate when the limitations period has run, we aggregate the time between (i) the date the petitioner's conviction became 'final' and the date the petitioner filed his state post-conviction application; and (ii) the date the state post-conviction process concluded and the …” | 11 |
| 5 | Gene Curtis Ballinger v. Dareld Kerby, Warden | green | “affirmatively demonstrate . . . innocence,” | 8 |
| 6 | Stanley v. McKune | green | “when an adversary's conduct--or other uncontrollable circumstances--prevents a prisoner from timely filing, or when a prisoner actively pursues judicial remedies but files a defective pleading during the statutory period.” | 7 |
| 7 | State v. S.H. | green | “failure to timely file an appeal ... constitutes a waiver of the right to appeal.” | 4 |
| 8 | Calderon v. United States District Court | green | “if 'extraordinary circumstances' beyond a prisoner's control make it impossible to file a petition on time.” | 4 |
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.