The following excerpt is from Acosta v. Artuz, 221 F.3d 117 (2nd Cir. 1999):
28 U.S.C. 2244(d)(1)(A)-(D). The limitation period is tolled during the time that a properly filed application for state post-conviction review is pending, see id. at 2244(d)(2), and may be equitably tolled where appropriate, see Smith v. McGinnis, 208 F.3d 13, 17 (2d Cir. 2000) (per curiam).
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