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· 3/10/2003

Paul Modrowski v. Stephen D. Mote

Citations

  • 322 F.3d 965
  • 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 4089
  • 2003 WL 910891

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that attorney incapacity is not grounds for equitable tolling
  • holding that attorney incapacity does not warrant equitable tolling
  • ruling that attorney incapacity does not warrant equitable tolling
  • refusing to equitably toll the period of limitation for a petitioner whose attorney missed the filing deadline by one day due to mental incapacity
  • affirming dismissal of a habeas petition that was one day late, filed on behalf of a prisoner serving a life sentence for murder
  • rejecting attorney misconduct as a basis for equitable tolling because such conduct is “attributable to the client”

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Judges: Coffey, Easterbrook, Kanne

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