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Hanson v. Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit of Illinois

444 U.S. 907 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1979-10-09 Docket No. 78-6596 English

Judges Mr. Justice Brennan would grant certiorari.

Decision Majority (1) · Dissent — White J.

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Majority

p. 907
No. 78-6596.
Hanson v. Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit of Illinois.

C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Mr. Justice Brennan would grant certiorari.

dissenting.

I dissent from the denial of certiorari and would vote to grant the petition to resolve the conflict in the decided cases. It is apparent that some federal courts would have entertained petitioner’s 42 U. S. C. § 1983 action, see Strader v. Troy, 571 F. 2d 1263 (CA4 1978); Shipp v. Todd, 568 F. 2d 133 (CA9

Dissent — White J.

p. 908
1978) (per curiam); Pueschel v. Leuba, 383 F. Supp. 576 (Conn. 1974), while another, like the court below, would not. Cavett v. Ellis, 578 F. 2d 567 (CA5 1978).

Cases cited

  • 571 F. 2d 1263 571 F. 2d 1263 p. 907
  • 568 F. 2d 133 568 F. 2d 133 p. 907
  • 383 F. Supp. 576 383 F. Supp. 576 p. 908
  • 578 F. 2d 567 578 F. 2d 567 p. 908

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