for State Bar of Wisconsin
1. Polk County v. Dodson, No. 80-824 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, October 13, 1981, Argued , December 14, 1981, Decided
OVERVIEW: A § 1983 action was properly dismissed against a county public defender because the public defender did not act under color of state law when performing a lawyer's traditional functions as counsel to a defendant in a criminal proceeding.
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