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Mallard v. United States District Court

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John E. Mallard (on behalf of Petitioner)
Gordon E. Allen (on behalf of Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-1490
Petitioner: 
Mallard
Respondent: 
United States District Court
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
490 U.S. 296 (1989)
Argued: 
Tuesday, February 28, 1989
Decided: 
Monday, May 1, 1989
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Indigents, Appointment of Counsel

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The Oyez Project, Mallard v. United States District Court , 490 U.S. 296 (1989)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_87_1490)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Mallard, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 U.S.C. 1915

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Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Wrote a regular concurrence
Kennedy

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.