Thomas James v. Lorenzo Eli

Decided May 2, 2018. Joel Martin Flaum wrote the opinion for the court.

889 F.3d 320 · Cited 129 times

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• Uvion Junior v. Summer Anderson · 724 F.3d 812
• Joseph Wilborn v. David Ealey · 881 F.3d 998

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