Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Rychlowski
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided March 14, 2016No. 14-cv-685-jdpPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION & ORDER
JAMES D. PETERSON, District Judge
Plaintiff Paul Murphy was convicted of rape in California in 1980. Under California’s Sex Offender Registration Act, Murphy must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life — so long as he resides in California. But now he lives in Wisconsin, which requires that any person “registered as a sex offender in another state” must register in Wisconsin. Murphy contends that his California sex offender registration is now inactive, so he should not have to register in Wisconsin. Murphy brings this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging…
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