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Opinion
Per curiam
Yes — no individual author
Filed
Jan. 7, 2008
Case
Wright v. Van Patten
Case status
Decided

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128 S.Ct. 743 (2008) Randall WRIGHT, Sheriff, Shawano County, Wisconsin, Petitioner, v. Joseph L. VAN PATTEN. No. 07-212. Supreme Court of United States. Decided January 7, 2008. *744 PER CURIAM. The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that respondent Joseph Van Patten was entitled to relief under 28 U.S.C. § 225…

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Opinion of the Court Per curiam Jan. 7, 2008
Concurrence Not attributed Jan. 7, 2008