Legal Opinion
Allan O. Moore, Sr. v. Deirdre Battaglia, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 12, 2007No. 05-1118PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Allan Moore filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal court challenging his conviction in Illinois state court. The district court dismissed the petition as time-barred. Moore appeals, arguing that the deadline for filing his petition should have been tolled because of an inadequate prison library, which allegedly did not contain the relevant statute of limitations. Because the factual record is insufficiently developed, we vacate the district court’s dismissal and remand for further proceedings.
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In 1994, an Illinois jury convicted Allan Moore of three…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pliler v. FordSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Anthony Lewis Whalem/hunt v. Rchard Early, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Egerton v. CockrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- Kenneth J. Lloyd v. John R. VannattaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Jermaine Gildon v. Edwin R. Bowen, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Earl v. FabianCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
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- Holmes v. SpencerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Wood v. SpencerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
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