United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where a state court decision modifying substantive law did not justify a new limitations period, nor did it constitute an extraordinary circumstance that entitled petitioner to equitable tolling of the limitations period.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/26/2007
• Published 10/26/2007

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert R. Henak (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sally L. Wellman (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.