United States Seventh Circuit

Where petitioner had the docket sheet revealing that an appeal for his conviction had not been filed about six months after his conviction and sentence became final, petitioner's own failure to exercise due diligence to timely pursue an appeal precludes habeas relief under 28 USC 2255.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/01/2000
• Decided 04/16/2001
• Published 04/16/2001

Judges

• CUDAHY, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, COFFEY, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Matthew Byrne (argued), Arthur J. Howe, Schopf & Weiss, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paul Kanter (argued), Thomas P. Schneider, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.