--- title: "Day v. McDonough" citation: "547 U.S. 198 (2006)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-DAY-547-US-198" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-547/pdf/USREPORTS-547-198.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-DAY-547-US-198/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Day v. McDonough ## Holding or rule used Fair-notice and deliberate-waiver boundaries for court-raised § 2244(d) timeliness. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked § 2255 module. State-habeas holdings are not silently converted into direct § 2255 holdings; record, circuit, local, deadline, custody, waiver, and classification issues remain separate where identified. ## Official source and pinpoints 547 U.S. 198 (2006), 547 U.S. 205–11: ## Used in - [Initial Section 2255 Motion, Filing, and Limitations](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/2255-initial-motion-and-limitations.md)