Legal Opinion
DeBoer v. Snyder
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 6, 2014No. Nos. 14-1341, 14-3057, 14-3464, 14-5291, 14-5297, 14-5818PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J., joined by Cook, J.,
DAUGHTREY, J. (pp. 421-37), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
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