CONROY v. THOMPSON

No. 17-3624.

929 F.3d 818 (2019)

Bill CONROY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Scott THOMPSON, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 11, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd M. Schultz , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, East St. Louis, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Erin O'Connell , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Easterbrook, Sykes, and Barrett, Circuit Judges.


Bill Conroy filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in 2016 to challenge an Illinois state court conviction from 2007. Although he admitted that he had not filed his petition within the one-year limitations period, he claimed that his mental condition justified equitable tolling. The district court disagreed, concluding...

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