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authority type
case
jurisdiction
federal_seventh_circuit
publication status
published_precedential_opinion
precedential status
binding_in_ca7
decision or issuance date
2000-06-22
subsequent history
Bounded public-source treatment review completed through 2026-08-25; no explicit adverse treatment located.
negative treatment status
No explicit adverse treatment located in a bounded public-source review through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
material limitations
Published precedential full opinion reviewed from a public full-text mirror after no historical official opinion file was located. The separate state-prisoner portion is not generalized.

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Linked modules

Walker v. O'Brien

Holdings used

  • A federal prisoner properly proceeding under § 2241 does not need a COA; in federal cases § 2253(c)'s COA category reaches § 2255.

Material limitation

Binding only in the Seventh Circuit and only for the bounded procedural postures in the linked claims. Published precedential full opinion reviewed from a public full-text mirror after no historical official opinion file was located. The separate state-prisoner portion is not generalized. A comprehensive commercial citator was not run.

Official source and pinpoints

216 F.3d 626 (7th Cir. 2000), 216 F.3d 638: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/769182/jimmy-walker-v-jt-obrien-and-joseph-w-finfrock-v-craig-a-hanks/

Linked claims

  • CLM-CIR7-003