Brendan Dassey v. Michael Dittmann
Petitioner - Appellee: BRENDAN DASSEY
Respondent - Appellant: MICHAEL A. DITTMANN
Case Number: 16-3397
Filed: September 9, 2016
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus

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Date Filed Description
June 22, 2017 Summary Dassey v. Dittmann
August 4, 2017 Brendan Dassey v. Michael Dittmann
December 8, 2017 Summary Dassey v. Dittmann

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December 8, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 703123956 Filed opinion of the court by Judge Hamilton. Given the state courts reasonable findings of fact and the absence of clearly established Supreme Court precedent that compels relief for Dassey, the district court s grant of habeas relief is REVERSED. The case is REMANDED to the district court with instructions to dismiss the petition. Diane P. Wood, Chief Judge; dissenting; Frank H. Easterbrook, Circuit Judge; Michael S. Kanne, Circuit Judge; Ilana Diamond Rovner, Circuit Judge, dissenting; Ann Claire Williams, Circuit Judge; Diane S. Sykes, Circuit Judge and David F. Hamilton, Circuit Judge. (Wood, Chief Judge, with whom Rovner and Williams, Circuit Judges, join dissenting) (Rovner, Circuit Judge, with whom Wood, Chief Judge, and Williams, Circuit Judge, join dissenting) (Circuit Judges Flaum and Barrett did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.) [6889039-1] [6889039] [16-3397]
June 22, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 703019014 Filed opinion of the court by Judge Rovner. The decision of the district court is AFFIRMED in all respects. The writ of habeas corpus is GRANTED unless the State of Wisconsin elects to retry Dassey within 90 days of issuance of this court s final mandate, or of the Supreme Court s final mandate. Ilana Diamond Rovner, Circuit Judge; Ann Claire Williams, Circuit Judge and David F. Hamilton, Circuit Judge, dissenting. [6849593-1] [6849593] [16-3397]
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Petitioner - appellee: BRENDAN DASSEY
Represented By: Laura Nirider
Represented By: Steven A. Drizin
Represented By: Robert J. Dvorak
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Respondent - appellant: MICHAEL A. DITTMANN
Represented By: Luke N. Berg
Represented By: Misha Tseytlin
Represented By: Ryan J. Walsh
Represented By: Jacob J. Wittwer
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