Hancock v. Avery

Decided July 2, 1969. William Ernest Miller wrote the opinion for the court.

301 F. Supp. 786 · Cited 78 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.

• Jordan v. Fitzharris · 257 F. Supp. 674
• Cullum v. California Department of Corrections · 267 F. Supp. 524
• Liveright v. Joint Committee of Gen. Assem. of State of Tenn. · 279 F. Supp. 205
• Burns v. Swenson · 288 F. Supp. 4
• Hinton v. Threet · 280 F. Supp. 831

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