Cordell Sanders v. Michael Melvin

Decided October 17, 2017. Frank Hoover Easterbrook wrote the opinion for the court.

873 F.3d 957 · Cited 93 times

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• Ashoor Rasho v. Willard Elyea · 856 F.3d 469
• Anthony Hill v. Daniel M. Tangherlini · 724 F.3d 965
• David Gevas v. Christopher McLaughlin · 798 F.3d 475

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