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· 11/13/1978

Wiggins v. Estelle

Citations

  • 439 U.S. 967
  • 99 S. Ct. 457

How courts have described this case

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  • principles of comity do not require United States plaintiff to use Hague Convention where defendant had already answered two sets of interrogativies, further delay would impede litigation, and Convention requests would likely be futile
  • document requests under Convention would be futile

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