Coleman v. Skolnik et al, No. 2:2007cv00881 - Document 54 (D. Nev. 2011)
Court Description: ORDER that the petition shall be DISMISSED with prejudice as time-barred. A certificate of appealability is DENIED. The Clerk of Court shall enter final judgment accordingly, in favor of respondents and against petitioner, dismissing this action with prejudice. Signed by Judge Robert C. Jones on 2/4/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ECS)
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:. l @ 1 I 1 2 3 j E 4 ! 5 ' 6 l 7 l 1 8 . j UM TED S TATESDI CT COURT STRI ' 1 . D IST R I T O F N EV A D A C PeItne , tto r i. 1 1 : ' , 9 DONAL COLE DI MAN, 1 0 . ! 2 2: 7- v- lRCJ GW F 0 c 0088 - - I os Oa p . vs. l 1 j 12 1 HO W ARD SKO LN I e aI, 3 K, t . p 1 4 . Rl es pondent s. i 1 5 1 6 . j Thi r esent habeasmaterunder28 U. C.j 2254 comes bef et Cour on s epr ed t S. or he t Ie nquiy nt 1 a s&a sponl i r i owhet he pett i tm e- r because iwasnotfl wihi t 7 hert ii s i bared on t ied t n he Coleman v. Skolnik et al l 1 one-earImiatonperodi 28U. C. 2244( ( .Thi or ol upont Cour' pror 8 y i ti i n S. j d)1) s derf l ows he t i s I diectves( 1 & 51,at23)and pettonersr sponse ( )t r t ,e 1 s o c j r i ## 4 9 h w au e i i #52 he eo. Doc. 54 20 21 Backgr ound Peti er al Col ion Don d emanwa c nvce p r t toaj yv ditol ngas c d t s o itd, u sl t ur er c f l an owi e on 2 ti ,offri degr m ur wih t use ofa deadl weapon and fr degr ki ng. He 2 ral ist ee der t he y ist ee dnapi 2 isrigc neuielesne cswi tepsiiyo p rl. 3 s ev lo sct i etne t h os l f aoe n vf h bi t l 2 4 ' ThIsecond j e udgmentofcon ci was ent ed on orabou Mar 18,1994. The viton er t ch 1 2 Sup e 5 r metou t f a aener anor dimisngCoe n' di t pp al t emers ro Nev d t ed der s s i lma s r a e on h ec i t ' 2 and uphol ng t c 6 di he onvi ton on Decem ber 19,1995. #13,Ex. ci 230. Col an di notfl a em d i e . 27 pett fja wrtofc tor iwih t Uni St es Supr ii or on i eri ar t he t ed at eme Cour. The tm e f s ng t i or eeki 1 , 28 ceri ar I pied on oraboutM ar 18,1 tor iex r ch 996. I I l 1 ' Dockets.Justia.com < * l 1 j ' I l Meànwhi durng t pendenc oft diectappeal pett l e, i he y he r , ii onerm ai a st e pos l ed at t ' , convi i 1 ii f flng on oraboutSept ct pet on or i onl t i ember25,1994. #13,Ex.225. 3 O n 1 aboutJune 6,1996, ii . or pet onerm ai a second st e postc t l ed at - onviton petton f ci ii or ! 2 . 1 4 fig.Th s c dp tinwase s nt l i nialot fs 1 9 p tin, ihsiwa in l J e on eio t s e i y de t t he i t 9 4 eio whc tl s al c r t l I 5 pendi #1 Ex.234,at 12. ng. 3, 6 O nl y 1,1 p lul 996,t s at di rctc tdeni b0t pettons. The Supr e Coud of he t e sti our ed h ii em l 7 Ne a aji d, dt r ti risu donJ l 1 2 . ,Ex s 23 2 & 2 v da fme an he emi t s e r tu uy 6, 001 #13 h . 6, 44 46. 8 N earysi year I er on oraboutJune 28, Il x s at , 2007, ionermai hi f al ii pett i l s eder pett ed on . 9 f flng ilt s m ater I or ii r hi t . 1 0 1 1 I I Dic s in s u so I ' 1 , , Th An i r im an Efecie Deah Pen t Ac (AEDPA )a t d a on y r e teror t s d ft v t al t y dope e-ea 1 I i i perod f f 2 i t on 1 i or eder habeas pettons. The Actbec e efectve on A prl24,1996. m at al i i am f i i ! 1 Pettoners c c i becam e fnal i t t efect dat oft Act on oraboutMar 3 ii ' onviton i pror o he f i ve e he , ch l he i or 1 18,1996,w hen t tm e f seeki ceri ar expied. 4 j ng tor i r 1 5 Be au e p ion sc vci b c fn b or t e fc iedaeo t AEDPA, g s eti er on it e ame ial ef e he fe t t on v t f he 1 1 te o -y saut ofI tt f tefl go hi f erlh ea p ion b gant rn, 6 h ney ar tt e i ai or h in f s ed a ab s eti e o u mi on i t 1 1 unl s t l afert efec i dat oft Act ie. on Aprl 1 7 es ol ed, t he f tve e he , . , i24, 996. See, g. Gast v. e. , on f , , l P l r4 7F3 13,03(tCr20) 8 ame,1 .d 0013 9 i 05. I , 1 9 HoFever under28 U. C.j 2244( ( ,t f alone-earImiaton perod i , S. d)2) he eder y iti i s I 2 sauoijlddrgtepnec oapoelfe api tnfrttps-ovcin 0 tttryt e ui h edny f rpr id plai o sae ot ni o lo n yl co c t 2l r i .Peti ' 1 st epostconvi i pettonwaspendi onandafer i24,1 el ef loners 994 at t ct on i i ng t Aprl 996, 2 2 contnuoupl t ough t t Jul 16,2001,dat on whi t r it urwas i i !y hr o he y e ch he em ti t ssued f l ng ol owi I 23 t Nevada Supr he eme Coud or afimi t deni oft 1994 and 1996 pettons. der fr ng he al he ii 2 4 Th: f alone- lmiaton perod t ef e began r ng afert concl on of I eder year i t i i her or unni t he usi ( 25 t st e jostconvi i pr eedi on Jul 1 2001.Unl ot wi t l t onehe at cton oc ngs y 6, ess her se ol he ed, year 2 I 6 i I mi t qeide pi don y rlt o or ou Juy1 20 2. t i ro x r e ea aer n ab t l 6, 0 a on e 2 7 Th fdeal eti i ti maq wa n tmal frfi u tl u 28, 0 n ar k e r p ion n hs er s o i o ing niJ ne 2 07, e l t ed l y ; 2 fv y arl t rt l tt pe id e pr d, bs ntolng. 8 ie e safe he i a i ro x ie a e t l mi on i I I I -2 - 1 S l i , . ' . , I 1 E I ! l I : 1 4 : 1 Thd Ion te f eo te rc d,t p ti i s be tt ds s ala t b r s h ac f h e or he eion s u jc o imis s i ared t meI 2 u derSe yo 22 ( ( ) u ls t e I tto pe id i o h wiet l d. n cin 44 d)1 , ne s h i ain r s t er s ol mi o e 3 ThI q s e b i f a oi n te t b ra v c d b p ion i a cai o acu l ol ass or v dig h i a d an e y eti er s l m f t a me t ; 4 i nnocenc ! e. I ' 5 zci 201 , r 0) , Th Nit Ci uisr c tde i on i L v L r r, O F.d 1 25 ( ! n h r t e en csi n ee . arl l 61 3 1 9 c pe , ' , 6 ofcour e woùl concl i y r ol t s i s ! d usvel es ve hi ssue adver el o pettoner The Ni h Cicuihel s yt ii . nt r t d 1 7 i Lee t a cl m ofact i n hat ai ualnnocence does notpr de a basi f avoi ngt f al i ovi s or di he eder tme ' J 8 b u der 2 44( ( ) I r ac igt i h dig,h Nit Ci utolwe a t oryfom t ar n j 2 d)1 , n e hn hs ol n te nh r if l d u h i r he c o t 9 Fist Fit Sev h and Ei h Cicui decl ng t f l aut i t t contar fom t r , fh; ent ght r t s, i ni o ol ow hort o he y r y r he ! 1 Si h Cicùi, 0 xt r t 11 Th I - !p ti erap el ei Le h sfl ap ti f rhe rn an rhe ige b , eion - p l n e a i t e ed eion ore aig d e ar n anc t n 1 however l ew oft Ni h Cicui' onlne dock sheeti Lee r l s t t petton 2 Revi he nt r ts i et n efect hat he ii . 1 I ! r , 1 r ai under consi aton at t s tm e. I r 3 em ns der i hi i f ehearng en banc wer gr ed,t panel i e ant he 1 opnon p t nt l woul c a e t h ve pec de i v l pe ig e ba r ve CL 4 ii l e i l ay d e s o a r e nt aue ndn n nc e iw. al i l Mare v.Unied St es,567F, 1030,1037( Ci. 5 ly t at 3d 9* rzooglt c en bancr typial ehearngor i der I t panelopi on shalnotbe cied aspr ! pr di t he 6 ovi ng hat ni l t ecedentexc t t ext adopt ept o he ent ed 1 b t e Ia c ur) 7 y he nb nc o t. 1 8 ' O n'he f s pr t act esent i t s cas t s Cour woul r ed n hi e, hi t d each t s e deci on on t he am si he l 1 t -a is ee e i ag e d ,h c r nlva l h ligo teL ep n l pno Itr 9 i b rl u v n f ru n o te ur t ibe odn fh e a e o iin ae me i , e y 2 wer ov ru n donenba r e f r rr ve Pe ion c no e t bl hacu i o en e 0 e eire nco c r/ a /e iw. t i er an t sa i t alnn c c o t s l 21 i t scasè under n hi gover ngpr ni ecedentwhi i gr , ch s oundedi pr n ocedur def tdoc rnecas al aul ti e I 2 I evenl act i 2 aw, i ualnnocence ot wi i avai e t over om e t f al i bar f her se s l abl o c he eder tme . 1 2 com ef wI dw ihnew r i e evi 4 or ar t el abl dence t w as notpr hat esent att ti t , oget w ih ed he ral hat t her t 23 l èr t sat y! act i ence gat n der o i he ualnnoc sf eway,wher appl e,a pettonerm ust e i cabl ii 2 te evi I adduced atti ,dem onstat t i i mor lkel t nott no r 5 h dence ral r es hat ts e i y han hat easonabl e - I 26 j orwoul havef ur d ound t pettonerguiybeyonda r he ii l t easonabl doubt See, g. Schl F. e . e. , up 2 Deo, 3 U. 2 1 5S. . 51, 3 L. 2 8 8 ( 9 . e alo Gr r? J ns 35 7 / 51 S. 98, 1 Ct 8 1 0 Ed.d 0 1 95)s e s x l ' oh on' 0 , , 2 F 8 l t 1 , ( . ' , 3 96I6-3( Cr20) Itirgr,ataincne men atafc a d 5, 16 9 i 03. nh ead c lnoec as c lat l 9 . s u u u . ! I -3 ' ' .. j I e ! J 1 i nnocencesn mer l i fci ot e egalnsufi ency.See, g. Sawyerv.W hil 505 U. 333, e. , tey, S. 339, 112 I 2 S. . 5 4, 5 81 1 0L.d.d2 9(9 2 .Th c u ' s a s s tepo aiefre Ct2 1I 2 1 -9, 2 E 2 6 1 9 ) e o d ' t s e s h rb t oc mu v ' ' 3 oft newl es ed evi e i connec i wiht evi he ypr ent denc n ton t he denceof ladduc at ral' nui t ed ti , and ' ' p ' ' ' ' 4 ' ay consi how t tmi oft subm i on and t I y cr bit oft afi t bear ' m der he i nq he ssi he i kel edi ly he fan s i 1 e elabii ' ' ' 5 on t pr he obabl r i l y oft evi t hat dence. Schl 513 U . .at332,115 S . .at869. ' ' up, S Ct . ! ë ' ! 6 ! l t pr entcase,pett n he es ioner t ough appoi ed f alhabeas counsel sought i , hr nt eder , i 7 f eder habeas di over t est i act i al sc y o abl sh ual nnocence. Pettoner s ii ought i er a/a,t , nt / o I 8 c onductDNA t tng oft s albl sai f es i wo m l ood t ns ound att tme oft i tali tgat on he i he ni nves i i i on j 9 t isielnn ofaj k wo n b an t ermae, e mai Robn on wh h b wi he n d l ig i ac et r y o h l J r ne is , o ad een t h . ' I ' 1 1 pettonerand t vi i ,Jodete G odfey,durng t tm e I ng up t t shootng, Thi 0 ii ' he ctm t r i he i eadi o he i s 11 Cour exh4ustvel r ewe t r evantti evi t I i y evi d he el ral dencet her t t f s pedi t t oget wih he act nent o he I dic v y/ e t Fol wigti exe i rve teCout o ld i e ai,ha t 2 s o er equ ss l n hs tnsve e iw,h o rc ncu ed,ntr l t the a . : ' . ' j ' ! ' 1 di over boughtwoul nothave m at i excul or sgnii 3 sc y d eral pat y i fcance. See #51. 1 4 F 1 x e, t r g dt t boo san t ef en i s oo e pe t e ti a ore ampl wi e ar o he l d t is,h or sc er lgy x r t sied t h f 1 ti t t est nswer notfom hi vel t bl s t asfom a gunshot The exped 5 ralhat l ai s e r gh oci ood pater r y . k ' i I - ' : 1 t tfed tp she exami t j ketf hi v ociybl spater She t tfed, t 6 esii hat ned he ac or gh el t ood t. esii wihout i 1 equiocaton: ' di notfnd any hi vel t bl s t . Even i t non- paterst ns 7 v i l d i gh ociy ood pater' ' f he s t ai i I 1 ontei iel ngo t jc e arue doh db nfo tevci ter wa tsi ya 8 h nsd i fhe a k t g n a ee rm h it h e s a t ni m, mon t 1 ti tn tgt e t l ht t dryh b nph sc l a s db p ti er nteda o 9 r e di o sabi ha Go fe ad ee y ial bu e y eion o h y f al s y t i f 20 t e m ur I and t Robi h der hat nsonwas i cl physi pr m i t herdurng t tme l ng n ose cal oxi t o y i he i eadi 21 upt t j ooig.Ac odigl, ovn ta t vci sn -p t bo d wastan f rd o he h t n c r n y pr ig h the it ons at lo m er r sere 2 t Robi on, j etats poi woul notest i t Robi onshott vi i Ast 2 o ns1 s ack ome nt d abl hat ns sh he ctm. he 23 Cour obspr i t proror ,' ii t I ved n he i der pettonermus suppor an i er t t nf ence t Robi on s hat ns hot i 1 2 God r y p mer yt a h a gu doha h blodta f re t hi a k tr m s meo h r 4 fe , ot el h t e r en d er o r nse r d o sjc e fo o t e j 25 cont t' Even wi t dicover sought pettonerwoul notbe abl t do so. Pet i ac . ' t he s h y , ii d eo ioner t ' ' 1 26 accor ngl woul notbe abl t dem onstat t ough DNA t i oft non- t bl di y d eo r e hr estng he spater ood j 27 sai t i i mor I y t nott no r onabl j orwoul hav f t ns hat t s e i han kel hat eas e ur d e ound hi guiy m l t ' 2 b 8 eyond a ! r easonabl doubt See #51,at12e . 16, - I l ' I . 4 - 7 ' I 1 1 ' u . l # ' . ' l - I j i j I 1 Pettonersr ii ' esponse( t t Cour' show caus diect doesnotper v y i #52) o he t s e r i ve suasiel 2 esabl i peti woul be abl t satsf t act i t i hat ioner d sh t e o i y he ualnnocence gat ewayiot wie f her s I 3 ap ia j.Th ex up t yifrnc stat eti er porsi tes o c s r p s pl bl e c laor nee e h p ion ex l e n h h w au e es on e c t 4 ' . ' r . l alower e pl eda ti a drjcedb tej y Robn o waswi p ti er dGo ry s ei or tr n ee t y h ur. is n x al t eion an dfe h t 5 untlshe br and r t yi t escape.The crtcalqueston w as w ho chased herdow n and i oke an r ng o ii i I , . 6 shother Est i ng t Robi . abl shi hat nson had t smalbl st nsofunknown dur i on t wo l ood ai aton he 7 i l n rI i?o hsjc e tat i n c mefom hghv lct boo s atrwoudn an wer ne i n f i a k th dd ot o r i eo i l d p te l ot s n y 8 t ques J even i, ar hat ton j f guendo,t bl cam efom G odf ey.W hie pettonerm ai ai hat he ood r r l ii nt nst 9 t rwsoiceinehtogiebdoRbsn jktrr tehon, h e al detvect haddven Ge n oio'a epot h sotg e 'n r d aG fyl rey n s c i o r odf i 1 tsi yi f tdtat eti er 0 et mon r l e h p ion e ec t , i e al ,abl digbu tdI e l ntr i ee n se i arer a p i 1 i t e d an t a p t i e an Robn on wak God r y I k d ar i- r it an 1 n h a9 d h t e ion r d t is led fe oc e m-n a m no ! 1 aparm entbui ng a s ttn e bef e she br e and r See #51, 4-7.Agai pett 2 t l di hor i ï or ok an. at n, ii oner j ' 1 wo ln t ea lt d mo srt tru hDNAtsigo ten nsatr lo san ta 3 ud o' be o e ntae ho g I b et fh o -p t bo d tis ht n e 1 ii mor I el t n t no r 4 ts e i y han ot hat easonabl j orI el woul hav f k e ur i y k d e ound hi guiybey m l t ond l 1 ar 5 easonabl doubt w hi i t s eep hi t he f e , ch s he t l hat aces i seek ng t pass t ough t act l n i o hr he ual 1 i 6 I nnoc encq gat eway. 1 7 A cerii e ofappeal lywilbe deni aseven it Lee panelopi onw er j er d tfcat abit l i ed, f he ni e at 1 , l o etre on en ba orc rirr rve jr t o ras woud n f ti Cout 8 v run j nc et ai e iw, ui s f e on l ot i hs rs o s nd 1 di 9 I s s al t p io a t -are t b d aa eor on ontefcspe ene mis )fhe etin s i b rd o e eb tbl wr g h a t rs td, t me i 20 21 I THEREFORE I ORDERED t t pett shalbe DI SSED wi pr udi T S hat he ion i l SMI t ej ce h I as tm e-bar ed. i r 1 22 I FURTHER I ORDERED t a ceriiat ofappeal ly i DENI T S hat tc e f abit s i ED. 2 3 Th1Cl kofCoud shalent fnaludgmentaccor ngl i f ofr . di y,n avor espondent and ? er l er i j s 24 2 5 I agai tpettoner di ssi t sactonwihpr udi ns ii , smi ng hi i t ej ce. 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