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te fimaie tp o d rs i al o ns r e a r NASCO,Ic, 01U. 3 44( 9 )
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W ihr pec t Sobelst c s a s e ntr e i oft tcke/ onta t'W ali,
t es t o
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pur
' ls
306 F. a 836, t r c d r ea s t Sobe ,upc a yi t atend t Sem e t r a Se
3d t
he e or ev l hat
l m ppl ng o t
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ac
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m l ppl o
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a i s on t Se e t ra Se i l ng t e s f t i t V oyage ' Ha boo a t tc t
dm s i o m s e t a, nc udi hos et orh n he
r s nd k nd he i ke
c r t(vaiabl f rviw t ough yourMyvoya page . Zol De .a ! 4. Sobe was
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ve
s w d hat low d r o Og n nd c s r r m
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SE' bst ,
i udi t Ti ke Cont a t Sobe a c s d t we ie c a ni t Ti ke Cont a tf t
ncl ng he c t
rc.
l c es e he bst ont i ng he c t
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fr ttm e on J nua y 1 201 She t n a c s d t w e ie m or t 1 tm e over t
is i
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he c es e he bs t
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cour eoft nextyea . Ea h tmet ts l d i Sobe wasr quie t c k a box sa i
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r
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eti
nt , nc udi he c t
r t
Addii l be or e ba ki Sobel a a s i wr tng on m uli e oc asonst tû he m os
tonaly, f e m r ng,
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t
t
i
mpora t ng's c d do t pr pa c f he voya wa t i ea t Voya r Hand ok a
tnt hi ' he oul
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ge s o û d he
r
ge s
bo nd
t Ti tConta ,' c C onti e r l i tnti or ton.' 1 at 7,9. Thec r
he cke
rct'whih ' an xtemey mpora nf mai ' d. !!
c
ou t
i convi ed t tt s m ehodsofcommuni ton s fcenty die t Sobe ' a tnton t t
s
nc ha he e t
cai ufii l r ced
ls te i o he
t r s and c
em
ondii oft Ti ke Co r c . Se e. ,St r y v.G A dve ur s l ,7 F. d
tons he e t nt a t
e. g. a ke
nt e , nc. 96 3
1 1 ( Ci.201 ( di t tc rct ltr wer ras bl c
93, 97 2d r 5) hol ng ha onta ua ems e e ena y ommu c e whe a
niatd n
t compa s t pl i ift e e l dieci herat nton t t tr sby me ofa
our
ny ent he antf hr e mais r tng
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hypelnk a lngua a sng he t clck on t hy lnk) Re r e sofwhehe Sobel
ri nd a ge dvii
ro i
he peri . gadls
t r
a t aly r a t t r s a c tons be o e de r i s cl a l ha t C biiy t be om e
c u l e d he e m nd ondii
f r pa tng, he e r y d he i lt o c
a
m eani uly i or edr' w hi i s fci t s i y t s
ngf l nf m '
ch s uf i ent o atsf he econd pr
ong of t ûreasonabl
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e
11
communia i nes 't s. W a ls 306 F. a 836,s a s Ra av. e iy Cr s s I ,376
c tve s' e t
li,
3d t . ee lo cc Celbrt uie s nc.
F.App' 929,93l (11h Ci.201 (% pase rs fiur t a ualy r d t c rct l
x
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A s nge ' al e o ct l ea he onta ua
pr s on a i s does not pr c ude hi bei bound. The que ton i w he he Ra ca r ce ved
ovii t s ue
el
s ng
si s
t r c e i
ad t notc of t lmiai pr son.) Ac or ngl t cour concudes t t t
equae ie
he i ttons ovii ' . c di y, he
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l
ha he
lm ia i pr son i t Tike Conta twasr as bl communi a e t Sobe .
i tton ovii n he c t
rc
e ona y
c td o
l
2.
Fundam ent Fai
al rness
Cr ie tc e c nr csae as C u j c t j diils rtn f rf n a na fin s .
u s ik t o ta t r lo k be t o u ca cuiy o u d me tl ar e s'
s
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Shut 499 U . a 5
e,
S. t 95. k
i 'sf uson w he hert cl us wasi l
coul oc
t
t he a e
nc uded be us of k d- aih
ca e ba f t
m otve'and whet r t cl us w a ç m ea of di c a ng cr s pas e r f om pur ui
i
he he a e s a
ns
s our gi
uie s nge s r
s ng
l tmae cai .' Olma 538 F. a 277( i Shut 499U. a 595) l t sc e,
egii t l ms'' t n,
3d t1 quotng
e,
S. t . n hi as
t e i no e den t l i l d t lm ia i pr s on ou ofba f ih ort tt pr son
her s
vi ce hat SE nc ude he i t ton ovi i
t
d at
ha he ovi i
wasi e dt dicou a lgii t cl ms I e bye ctng46U. C. 30508,k ng e s
ntnde o s r ge e tmae ai . nde d, na i
S. j
t rs
co
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s
ndi td ha tc t onta t y e l ho tn he i ttons rod o
r'
De s v, 7 F.da 99 (i n 4 U. C. 1 3 , c wa r c d fe a 4 U. C. 3 5 )
mp e 9 2 2 t 9 ct g 6 S. j 8 b whih s e o iid s 6 S. j 0 08 .
i
l de e m i ng whet rt one- rlm ia i pr son i f m e a l f i,t co t
n t r ni
he he
yea i tton ovii s unda ntly ar he ur
mus a s consde whe he l obt ne Sobe ' C c s i t t .. .c a e by fa or
t lo
i r
t r SE
ai d
ls i ce son o he
a
l us
r ud
overe chi ' Shu e 499 U, a 595. W hieSobelsc pli ti l sca msf ri e i l
r a ng.
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S. t
l
' om a n nc ude li o ntntona
and neglge m ir pr s nt ton a i tI t e i no alegai offa i t i e
i nt s e e e ai ga ns SE, her s
l ton r ud n he nduc mentof
t lm ia i pr s on is l . See Lie v.G i la W es End,I . 631 F. d 1
he i t ton ovi i t e f
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