The following excerpt is from Jackson v. Neuschmid, Case No. 1:20-cv-00198-JDP (E.D. Cal. 2020):
2. This application did not affect the timeliness of the instant petition. See Nino v. Galaza, 183 F.3d 1003, 1006 (9th Cir. 1999) ("AEDPA's statute of limitations is not tolled from the time a final decision is issued on direct state appeal and the time the first state collateral challenge is filed because there is no case 'pending' during that interval.").
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