James E. Zoph v. Jacob Bailey

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JAMES E. ZOPH, Petitioner, Case No. 25-cv-13237 v. Judge Mary M. Rowland JACOB BAILEY, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner James E. Zoph, a prisoner at Hill Correctional Center, brings two pro se petitions under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(“Section 2254”) challenging his conviction for first-degree murder. Respondent Jacob Bailey, Warden of Hill Correctional Center, opposes the petitions as time barred. For the following reasons, the Court dismisses the Section 2254 petitions as untimely. I.…