Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit March 10, 2003, 02-1804 (Paul Modrowski v. Stephen D. Mote)

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Paul Modrowski, an Illinois prisoner serving a life sentence for murder, hired an attorney to file a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on his behalf, but the attorney filed the petition one day late. The attorney claimed that a series of physical and mental ailments prevented him from working on the petition and filing it on time.