Legal Opinion
Hoffer v. Ancel
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 14, 2002No. Docket No. 01-7880PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the judgment of the district court be and it hereby is AFFIRMED.
Plaintiff-appellant Douglas Hoffer (“Hoffer”) brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendants-appellees Janet Ancel, the Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Taxes (the “Department”), and Charles Merriman, an attorney for the Department who was assigned to handle Hoffer’s administrative appeal of his tax bill. Hoffer’s suit alleged violations of his Equal Protection and Due Process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United…
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- Matthews v. RodgersSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Shields v. GerhartSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
- Hebert v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1996
- MURRAY v. McDONALDCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
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