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O'bannon v. Town Court Nursing Center

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O'bannon v. Town Court Nursing Center - Oral Argument
Expanded View
Advocates
Nathan L. Posner (on behalf of the Respondents)
Norman J. Watkins (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Richard A. Allen (on behalf of the Respondent Secretary of HEW, supporting Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
78-1318
Petitioner: 
O'bannon
Respondent: 
Town Court Nursing Center
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
447 U.S. 773 (1980)
Argued: 
Tuesday, November 6, 1979
Decided: 
Monday, June 23, 1980
Issues: 
Due Process, Hearing or Notice

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, O'bannon v. Town Court Nursing Center , 447 U.S. 773 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1318)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

None

Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for O'bannon, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Due Process

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Did not participate
Marshall
Wrote a special concurrence
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens