Clay v. Yates

Decided December 15, 1992. Robert E. Payne wrote the opinion for the court.

809 F. Supp. 417 · Cited 212 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Neitzke v. Williams · 490 U.S. 319
• Foman v. Davis · 371 U.S. 178
• Spencer v. Rhodes · 656 F. Supp. 458
• DeFerro v. Coco · 719 F. Supp. 379
• Ballentine v. Crawford · 563 F. Supp. 627
• Cello-Whitney v. Hoover · 769 F. Supp. 1155
• Edwards v. Hare · 682 F. Supp. 1528
• UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, ETC. v. Dalton · 544 F. Supp. 291

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• Cain v. COM. OF VIRGINIA · 982 F. Supp. 1132
• Stephens v. Herring · 827 F. Supp. 359
• Willner v. Frey · 421 F. Supp. 2d 913

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