Acknowledgement of receipt (02/13/08) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit received.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion). Justice Stevens filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. (Detached Opinion) (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 4, 2008.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 7, 2007.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 30, 2007.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 20, 2007.

Reply of petitioner Randall Wright, Sheriff, Shawano County, Wisconsin filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Joseph L. Van Patten in opposition filed.

Response Requested . (Due October 17, 2007)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2007.

Waiver of right of respondent Joseph L. Van Patten to respond filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 19, 2007)

Randall Wright, Sheriff, Shawano County, Wisconsin, Petitioner, represented by Christopher G. Wren

Joseph L. Van Patten, Respondent, represented by Linda T. Coberly