John Doe v. Village of Deerfield

Decided April 12, 2016. William Joseph Bauer wrote the opinion for the court.

819 F.3d 372 · Cited 109 times

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• Digital Equipment Corp. v. Desktop Direct, Inc. · 511 U.S. 863
• Will v. Hallock · 546 U.S. 345
• Herx v. Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Inc. · 772 F.3d 1085
• Golden v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 745 F.3d 252

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