SOCHA v. BOUGHTON

No. 12-1598.

763 F.3d 674 (2014)

Thomas R. SOCHA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary A. BOUGHTON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 14, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Shriner, Jr. , Rachel M. Blise , Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Daniel J. O'Brien , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and KANNE and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Chief Judge.

This is the second time we have been asked to consider Thomas Socha's struggle to have his federal habeas corpus petition heard on the merits. When we first considered Socha's case in 2010, we held that the district court was not compelled to dismiss his petition for missing the deadline established by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA). See Socha v. Pollard, 621 F.3d 667 (7th Cir.2010...

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