context: As the Sixth Circuit has noted, "From a litigant's perspective, it is a difficult, if not impossible endeavor, to estimate how long a reviewing court will take to decide a particular motion." Taylor made his inquiry to the Appellate Division slightly more than three months after the end of the limitations period.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 305 F.3d 496, 496
citation_a.parenthetical: five and one-half month interval between limitations period and discovery of state court ruling does not show lack of diligence
citation_a.sentence: See Miller, 305 F.3d at 496 (five and one-half month interval between limitations period and discovery of state court ruling does not show lack of diligence); Phillips, 216 F.3d at 511 (four month interval); cf. Drew v. Department of Corrections, 297 F.3d 1278, 1287-88 (11th Cir.2002) (letter of inquiry filed sixteen months after filing of state court application does not satisfy diligence).
citation_b.signal: cf.
citation_b.identifier: 297 F.3d 1278, 1287-88
citation_b.parenthetical: letter of inquiry filed sixteen months after filing of state court application does not satisfy diligence
citation_b.sentence: See Miller, 305 F.3d at 496 (five and one-half month interval between limitations period and discovery of state court ruling does not show lack of diligence); Phillips, 216 F.3d at 511 (four month interval); cf. Drew v. Department of Corrections, 297 F.3d 1278, 1287-88 (11th Cir.2002) (letter of inquiry filed sixteen months after filing of state court application does not satisfy diligence).