(“[I]t is well settled that an inmate's lack of legal knowledge, the denial of access to a law library, his failure to understand legal principles and/or the inability to recognize potential claims for relief at an earlier juncture do not constitute extraordinary circumstances sufficient to warrant equitable tolling of the limitation period.”); Teel v. Farrell, 2006 WL 1148817, *4 (M.D. Ala. Apr. 28, 2006) (“[A]n inmate's status as a pro se litigant does not warrant equitable tolling.”); Gardner v. Walker, 2005 WL 1127137, *1 (M.D. Ga. May 7, 2005)
Terry v. Hurley, 2014 WL 1660708, *2 (M.D. Ala. Mar. 10, 2014) ("[I]t is well settled that an inmate's lack of legal knowledge, the denial of access to a law library, his failure to understand legal principles and/or the inability to recognize potential claims for relief at an earlier juncture do not constitute extraordinary circumstances sufficient to warrant equitable tolling of the limitation period."); see also Gardner v. Walker, 2005 WL 1127137, *1 (M.D. Ga. May 7, 2005) ("'Ignorance of the law is no excuse; it is not a reason for equitable tolling.' . . . Here, Petitioner's Objection is without merit because his ignorance of AEDPA's limitations period fails to amount to 'extraordinary circumstance[s]' for equitable tolling purposes."); see Teel v. Farrell, 2006 WL 1148817, *4 (M.D. Ala. Apr. 28, 2006) ("[A]n inmate's status as a pro se litigant does not warrant equitable tolling."). In light of the foregoing, the undersigned concludes that nothing other than Coleman's own lack of due diligence is responsible for the untimeliness of the filing of the instant petition.
Here, Petitioner's Objection is without merit because his ignorance of AEDPA's limitations period fails to amount to 'extraordinary circumstance[s]' for equitable tolling purposes."); see also Burton v. Deloach, No. 2:06-CV-141-WHA, 2008 WL 2131398, at *2 (M.D. Ala. Mar. 13, 2008) ("The law is well settled that an inmate's lack of legal knowledge, his failure to understand legal principles and/or the inability to recognize potential claims for relief at an earlier juncture do not constitute extraordinary circumstances sufficient to warrant equitable tolling of the limitation period."), report & recommendation adopted by No. 2:06cv141-WHA, 2008 WL 2131395 (M.D. Ala. May 20, 2008); Teel v. Farrell, No. 2:04cv328-MHT(WO), 2006 WL 1148817, at *4 (M.D. Ala. Apr. 28, 2006) ("[A]n inmate's status as a pro se litigant does not warrant equitable tolling."). --------
Here, Petitioner's Objection is without merit because his ignorance of AEDPA's limitations period fails to amount to 'extraordinary circumstance[s]' for equitable tolling purposes."); see also Burton v. Deloach, 2008 WL 2131398, *2 (M.D. Ala. Mar. 13, 2008) ("The law is well settled that an inmate's lack of legal knowledge, his failure to understand legal principles and/or the inability to recognize potential claims for relief at an earlier juncture do not constitute extraordinary circumstances sufficient to warrant equitable tolling of the limitation period."), report & recommendation adopted, 2008 WL 2131395 (M.D. Ala. May 20, 2008); see Teel v. Farrell, 2006 WL 1148817, *4 (M.D. Ala. Apr. 28, 2006) ("[A]n inmate's status as a pro se litigant does not warrant equitable tolling."). By petitioner's own admission his second Rule 32 petition was not filed until January 30, 2006 (see, e.g., Doc. 21, at 2); therefore, his argument that this Court should hold the instant petition in abeyance until all the state-court records directed to his second and third Rule 32 petitions are produced (see id. at 1-2 & 8) is specious.
Gardner v. Walker, 2005 WL 1127137, *1 (M.D. Ga. May 7, 2005) ("'Ignorance of the law is no excuse; it is not a reason for equitable tolling.' . . . Here, Petitioner's Objection is without merit because his ignorance of AEDPA's limitations period fails to amount to 'extraordinary circumstance[s]' for equitable tolling purposes."); see also Burton v. Deloach, 2008 WL 2131398, *2 (M.D. Ala. Mar. 13, 2008) ("The law is well settled that an inmate's lack of legal knowledge, his failure to understand legal principles and/or the inability to recognize potential claims for relief at an earlier juncture do not constitute extraordinary circumstances sufficient to warrant equitable tolling of the limitation period."), report & recommendation adopted by 2008 WL 2131395 (M.D. Ala. May 20, 2008); see Teel v. Farrell, 2006 WL 1148817, *4 (M.D. Ala. Apr. 28, 2006) ("[A]n inmate's status as a pro se litigant does not warrant equitable tolling."). Not to be dissuaded, however, petitioner's final argument in this regard is that the one-year limitations period should be equitably tolled because he is "actually innocent."