The following excerpt is from Stoian v. Martel, No. CIV S-10-3296 GEB EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2011):
The limitations period may also be equitably tolled where a habeas petitioner establishes two elements: (1) that he has been pursuing his rights diligently, and (2) that some extraordinary circumstance stood in his way and prevented timely filing. Holland v. Florida, ______ U.S. ______,
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