Hickey v. Schomig

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KENNELLY, District Judge.

On April 4, 2002, Arthur Hickey, who was convicted of murder in an Illinois court and sentenced to death, see People v. Hickey, 178 Ill.2d 256, 227 Ill.Dec. 428, 687 N.E.2d 910 (1997) (direct appeal); People v. Hickey, — Ill.2d -, — N.E.2d -, 2001 WL 1137278 (Ill. Sept. 27, 2001) (post-conviction appeal), filed a notice of his intention to file a petition for habeas corpus in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The notice, which stated that Hickey would file his petition on or before December 3, 2002, presumably was filed as a…