Steven W. Collier v. Bob Bayer

BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-Appellant Stephen Wayne Collier appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, which denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied Collier’s habeas petition for failing to comply with the State of Nevada’s time limits for pursuing habeas relief. Collier challenges the adequacy of Nevada’s time limit for filing habeas corpus appeals and the tolling provisions provided therein. Fur*1281ther, he argues cause and prejudice to excuse his purported procedural default.