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Court Reporters Entitled to Only Qualified Immunity
Loaded on Aug. 15, 1993
published in Prison Legal News
August, 1993, page 13
Jeffrey Antoine was convicted of bank robbery in the US district court in Tacoma, WA. He appealed his conviction and ordered a copy of the trial transcript from the court reporter, May Ruggenberg. After two years of delays, filing deadlines passing, time extensions being granted, etc., Ruggenberg admitted she had ...
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