Cato v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1995-12-04

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RYMER, Circuit Judge: Two groups of plaintiffs, Jewel Cato, Joyce Cato, Howard Cato and Edward Cato; and Leerma Patterson, Charles Patterson, and Bobbie Trice Johnson (collectively “Cato”), filed nearly identical complaints in forma pauperis against the United States for damages due to the enslavement of African Americans and subsequent discrimination against them, for an acknowledgment of discrimination, and for an a…

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