Legal Opinion
Obriecht v. Foster
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 16, 2013No. 08-1641PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Andrew Obriecht filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. In the petition, he challenged his 1999 convictions in Wisconsin state court. Mr. Obriecht conceded that his petition was untimely, but asked the district court to deem it timely under the doctrine of equitable tolling. The district court declined to do so and dismissed the petition as untimely, holding that Mr. Obriecht had not demonstrated his entitlement to equitable tolling.1 Because Mr. Obriecht cannot establish that an…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Charlene Harper v. Vigilant Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Elliot Ray v. Marc ClementsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- Tucker v. KingstonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by98 opinions
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- Joseph Lombardo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
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- James O. Ademiju v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
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