GRIFFITH v. REDNOUR

No. 09-2518.

614 F.3d 328 (2010)

Evan GRIFFITH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dave REDNOUR, Warden, Menard Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 22, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey D. Colman, Anne P. Ray, Attorney (argued), Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Eric M. Levin, Attorney (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

A state prisoner who wants collateral review in federal court must file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus within one year of "the date on which the judgment became final by the conclusion of direct review". 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(A). (The statute restarts the clock under certain circumstances, such as the Supreme Court's recognition of a new constitutional right, but none of those possibilities matters here.) For Evan Griffith,...

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