Equitable Tolling

By: Derek Hawkins//July 30, 2019//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Bill Conroy v. Scott Thompson

Case No.: 17-3624

Officials: EASTERBROOK, SYKES, and BARRETT, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Equitable Tolling

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 both that his petition was untimely and that he had not met the high bar necessary to establish equitable tolling. We agree and affirm.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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