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Neitzke v. Williams

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George A. Rutherglen (on behalf of Respondent)
Robert S. Spear (on behalf of Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-1882
Petitioner: 
Neitzke
Respondent: 
Williams
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
490 U.S. 319 (1989)
Argued: 
Wednesday, February 22, 1989
Decided: 
Monday, May 1, 1989
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Indigents, Miscellaneous

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The Oyez Project, Neitzke v. Williams , 490 U.S. 319 (1989)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_87_1882)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Williams, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 U.S.C. 1915

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