Pollock v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

Florida prisoner Dennis Pollock, proceeding pro se, appeals the dismissal of his federal habeas corpus petition, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, as time-barred. A certificate of appealability was issued on the following question: “[w]hether the district court erred in determining that Pollock’s § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus was untimely under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d).” Pollock contends the district court erred in dismissing his petition as untimely because equitable tolling should have applied. Specifically, he asserts that, under the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, he…