Farmer v. Carlson

Decided February 29, 1988. William Joseph Nealon Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

685 F. Supp. 1335 · Cited 113 times

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• Lamb v. Maschner · 633 F. Supp. 351
• Loe v. Wilkinson · 604 F. Supp. 130
• Wright v. Cuyler · 517 F. Supp. 637
• Dyson v. Kocik · 564 F. Supp. 109
• Laaman v. Helgemoe · 437 F. Supp. 269
• Pace v. Fauver · 479 F. Supp. 456
• Rowe v. Cuyler · 534 F. Supp. 297
• Sierra v. Lehigh County Pennsylvania · 617 F. Supp. 427
• Rende v. Rizzo · 418 F. Supp. 96

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