United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 22-1780 MARCUS CONNER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. DENNIS REAGLE, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. ____________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. No. 1:21-cv-2188-SEB-MPB — Sarah Evans Barker, Judge. ____________________

ARGUED FEBRUARY 14, 2023 — DECIDED SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 ____________________

Before ROVNER, KIRSCH, and JACKSON-AKIWUMI, Circuit Judges. ROVNER, Circuit Judge. This case presents a threshold ques- tion of whether the one-year period for filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus can be equitably tolled. Petitioner Mar- cus Conner was advised by his postconviction counsel to postpone filing his habeas petition until the United States Su- preme Court first ruled on the petition for a writ of certiorari counsel filed with the United States Supreme Court at the 2