Kenneth R. Shockley v. Mary Spinner Jones and Terry McLain

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1987-06-26

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FLAUM, Circuit Judge. Kenneth Shockley appeals from the district court’s dismissal, sua sponte, of his complaint on the eve of trial. The district court dismissed the complaint on two alternative grounds: lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. We agree that the complaint failed to state a claim,…

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