· 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
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- 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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