Whether agency principles apply when a severely mentally and physically disabled inmate relies on an incarcerated, non-lawyer advocate for legal assistance

Under agency principles, petitioners are held responsible for the mistakes of their lawyers, including the late filing of a federal petition. How do those principles apply where a severely mentally and physically disabled inmate relies on an incarcerated, non-lawyer advocate for legal assistance? 2 LIST OF PRIOR PROCEEDINGS Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Chance Blackman v. Theresa Cisneros, Case No. 23-55340, opinion affirming judgment filed on November 29, 2024; no petition for rehearing filed United States District Court for the Central District of California Chance Blackman v. Theresa Cisneros, Case No. judgment entered on March 22, 2023 California Supreme Court In re: Chance Blackman, Case No. 8262213, appeal of second petition for habeas corpus, denied on October 7, 2020 California Court of Appeal People v. Chance Blackman, Case No. B288142, direct appeal opinion affirming judgment on October 2, 2018 In re Chance Blackman, Case No. B299276, appeal of first petition of habeas corpus, denied on July 31, 2019 In re Chance Blackman, Case No. B305735, appeal of second petition for habeas corpus, denied on January 29, 2020 Los Angeles Superior Court In re Chance Blackman, Case No. BA452577, first petition for habeas corpus, denied on June 21, 2019 3 In re Chance Blackman, Case No. BA452577, second petition for habeas corpus denied on December 4, 2019 4