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FREEMAN v. CHANDLER

No. 10-1467.

645 F.3d 863 (2011)

Joe FREEMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Nedra CHANDLER, Warden, Dixon Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 20, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Drew R. Haase (argued), Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Garson Fischer (argued), Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before CUDAHY, POSNER and MANION, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Joe Freeman appeals from the district court's denial of his Rule 60(b) motion as a successive habeas corpus petition over which the court lacked jurisdiction. Whether or not his motion may be treated as a successive petition, we nevertheless elect to affirm the denial of habeas relief on the merits.

I. Background

A. Facts

We briefly outline the facts relevant to our consideration of Freeman's habeas petition...

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