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Florida contends only intentional misconduct justifies extending that time limit.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 31-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 31-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 31-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 31-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-35"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2010-03-01T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2009","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/09-5327.html","primary_docket":"09-5327","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T01:26:46.181184Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["Holland seeks equitable tolling of the AEDPA deadline. He claims his attorney failed to notify him of a mandate. This failure caused him to miss the filing window. Florida opposes this extension. The state argues only intentional misconduct qualifies. The Court must define the standard for tolling."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 31-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 31-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 31-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 31-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-35"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on March 1, 2010."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 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lines 17-35"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["Holland argues that attorney negligence caused the missed deadline.","Florida argues that negligence is too broad a standard for tolling."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 31-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 31-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 31-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 31-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-35"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Justice Alito asked if mere negligence suffices for equitable tolling.","Justice Sotomayor questioned the distinction between negligence and intentional malfeasance."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 37-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 37-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 27-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 27-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 33-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 33-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 27-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 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It sets the standard for equitable tolling in federal habeas cases. The outcome affects how courts treat lawyer negligence. It determines whether clients can recover from attorney mistakes."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 31-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 31-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 31-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 31-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-35"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 37-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 37-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 27-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 27-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 33-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 33-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 27-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 27-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 37-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 13-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 13-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 29-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 29-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 3-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 3-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 11-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 11-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 5-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 5-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 21-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 21-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 5-15"}]}],"slug":"2009-09-5327-holland-v-florida","term":"2009","title":"Does attorney negligence toll the federal habeas deadline?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 31-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 31-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 31-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 31-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/09-5327.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-35"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}