United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 20-1600 SAMUEL MORELAND, Petitioner-Appellant, v. CHERYL EPLETT, Warden Respondent-Appellee. ____________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. No. 2:16-cv-00379 — Pamela Pepper, Chief Judge. ____________________

ARGUED SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 — DECIDED NOVEMBER 15, 2021 ____________________

Before BRENNAN, SCUDDER, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges. BRENNAN, Circuit Judge. Samuel Moreland argues his fed- eral habeas corpus petition was erroneously dismissed when the district court concluded that the petition was time barred and circumstances did not warrant equitable tolling. But Mo- reland’s arguments either fall short of the relevant legal and equitable standards or fall outside the scope of the certificate of appealability. So, we affirm the district court’s denial of ha- beas relief. 2