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WYNN v. CAREY

No. 78-1262.

582 F.2d 1375 (1978)

Ralph M. WYNN, M.D., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Bernard CAREY, State's Attorney for County of Cook, Illinois, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 17, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Gorby, John A. Dienner, III, Asst. State's Atty., Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Lois J. Lipton, Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, Inc., Merle L. Royce, II, R. Peter Carey, and Jeffrey W. Finke, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before SWYGERT, Circuit Judge, MOORE, Senior Circuit Judge, and SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

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