BLITCH v. UNITED STATES

No. 20-3082.

39 F.4th 827 (2022)

Christopher BLITCH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 12, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erica Kristine Zunkel , Attorney, Federal Criminal Justice Clinic, Chicago, IL, Judith Pola Miller , Attorney, Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Debra Riggs Bonamici , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Flaum, Brennan, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


This appeal centers on the role of Rule 60(b) motions in habeas proceedings. Petitioner Christopher Blitch's case began with a scheme to rob a fictional drug stash house. Blitch was arrested, along with three others, through a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") operation. They were charged with conspiring...

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