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JACKSON v. DUCKWORTH

No. 94-3016.

112 F.3d 878 (1997)

Marshall JACKSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jack R. DUCKWORTH, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 30, 1997.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied May 29, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Masters Epstein, David C. Blickenstaff (argued), Schiff, Hardin & Waite, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Thomas D. Quigley (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before FAIRCHILD, CUMMINGS, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied May 29, 1997.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

This appeal calls upon us to decide whether a state prisoner can invoke federal habeas corpus relief to redress a state court's inordinate delay in hearing and deciding a state petition for post-conviction relief. We recently addressed this very issue in Montgomery v. Meloy, 90 F.3d 1200, 1206 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, ___...

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