VAN PATTEN v. DEPPISCH

No. 04-1276.

434 F.3d 1038 (2006)

Joseph VAN PATTEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jodine DEPPISCH, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 24, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda T. Coberly (argued), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Christopher Wren (argued), Office of the Attorney General Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before COFFEY, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

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