Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Morgan v. Gilmore
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 29, 1998No. 97 C 4771PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MANNING, District Judge.
Petitioner Derrick Morgan has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Respondent Jerry Gilmore seeks to dismiss Morgan’s § 2254 petition, contending that it is untimely because the tolling provisions in 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) do not apply to the time during which a state post-conviction proceeding is on appeal to the Illinois Appellate Court or the Illinois Supreme Court. 1 For the reasons discussed below, the court finds that Morgan’s petition is not time-barred, and orders the respondent to file an answer to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Aaron Lindh v. James P. Murphy, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- People v. FloresIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Hudson v. MartinDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1999
- Sperling v. WhiteDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1998
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