Did the Ninth Circuit err in holding that the California Supreme Court's summary denial of a habeas petition as untimely is beyond review by federal courts, even when the petitioner argues that the state court's application of its timeliness rules was unreasonable and inconsistent?

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Did the Ninth Circuit err in holding that the California Supreme Court's summary denial of a habeas petition as untimely is beyond review by federal courts, even when the petitioner argues that the state court's application of its timeliness rules was unreasonable and inconsistent? 2. Does the rule of lenity apply to state habeas corpus petitions under AEDPA when a petitioner argues that state procedural rules are applied in an arbitrary and capricious manner? -prefix