Supreme Court of the United States, 1986

Willis v. Lane

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 14, 1986 · Brennan, Marshall, Stevens

479 U.S. 880; 107 S. Ct. 267; 55 U.S.L.W. 3257; 93 L. Ed. 2d 244; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 4198 (United States Reports)

Dissenting Opinion

Justice Brennan, Justice Marshall, and Justice Stevens,

dissenting.

For the reasons expressed in Brown v. Herald Co., 464 U. S. 928 (1983), we would deny the petition for writ of certiorari without reaching the merits of the motion to proceed informa pauperis.

Opinion of the Court

C. A. Fed. Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed informa pauperis denied. Petitioner is allowed until November 4, 1986, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 45(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33 of the Rules of this Court.

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