Legal Opinion
Brownstein v. Director, Illinois Department of Corrections
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 24, 1984No. 83 C 3477PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
SHADUR, District Judge.
Ronald Brownstein (“Brownstein”) has petitioned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Section 2254”) for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus against the Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Illinois Attorney General (for convenience, but without any Eleventh Amendment implications, collectively the “State”). After the State had sent Brownstein on a procedural wild goose chase described in greater detail below, his case ultimately ended up before this Court for a hearing (as required by Section 2254(d)) on the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Ronald Brownstein v. Director, Illinois Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States ex rel. Bradley v. HartiganDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · 1985
- United States ex rel. Saucedo v. LaneDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984