Legal Opinion
Terrance Bernard Davis v. Thomas G. Borgen
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 20, 2003No. 03-2354PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
After denying Terrance Davis’s petition for collateral relief on the ground that it had been filed more than four years after the statutory limit, the district judge issued a certificate of appealability. The state has asked us to vacate that certificate; Davis replies that the state’s request comes too late.
We have said on several occasions that the rules governing certificates of appealability are principally designed to save time for the litigants and judges, which implies that once briefs have been filed there is little point in revisiting the question whether a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Lynn Brooks v. Jonathan R. Walls, Warden, Menard Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
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