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County Of Imperial v. Munoz

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Advocates
William H. Kronberger, Jr. (on behalf of the Respondents)
James H. Harmon (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
79-1003
Petitioner: 
County Of Imperial
Respondent: 
Munoz
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
449 U.S. 54 (1980)
Argued: 
Wednesday, October 15, 1980
Decided: 
Tuesday, December 2, 1980
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Comity, Civil Procedure

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The Oyez Project, County Of Imperial v. Munoz , 449 U.S. 54 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_79_1003)
(last visited Monday, November 30, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for County Of Imperial, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 U.S.C. 2283

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Jurisdictional dissent
Marshall
Wrote a special concurrence
Blackmun
Wrote a regular concurrence
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart