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authority type
case
jurisdiction
federal_seventh_circuit
publication status
published_precedential_opinion
precedential status
binding_in_ca7
decision or issuance date
1992-04-24
subsequent history
Bounded public-source treatment review completed through 2026-08-26; no explicit adverse treatment located.
negative treatment status
No explicit adverse treatment located in a bounded public-source review through 2026-08-26; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
material limitations
Published precedential full opinion reviewed from a public reporter reproduction after no stable historical official opinion file was located. Johnson declined to decide ultimate survival and resolved only the absence of a later legal defect in the immigration-consequence posture.
Audita querela would require a legal defense or discharge arising after judgment; equity, harsh collateral consequences, or gross injustice alone is insufficient.
Material limitation
Binding only in the Seventh Circuit and only for the bounded procedural postures in the linked claims. Published precedential full opinion reviewed from a public reporter reproduction after no stable historical official opinion file was located. Johnson declined to decide ultimate survival and resolved only the absence of a later legal defect in the immigration-consequence posture. A comprehensive commercial citator was not run.