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Sims v. Cohen

390 U.S. 746 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1968-04-29 Docket No. 386 English

Judges The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice White dissent for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice White in Hopkins v. Cohen, ante, p. 535.; Mr. Justice Marshall took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.

Delivered by Per Curiam.

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SIMS v. COHEN, ACTING SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE.
No. 386,
Misc.
Decided April 29, 1968.
H. H. Gearinger for petitioner.
Solicitor, General Marshall for respondent.
Israel Steingold for the American Trial Lawyers Association, as amicus curiae, in support of the petition.

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is reversed. Hopkins v. Cohen, ante, p. 530.

The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice White dissent for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice White in Hopkins v. Cohen, ante, p. 535.

Mr. Justice Marshall took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.