Legal Opinion
Bruce Hanson and Irene C. Hanson v. Town of Flower Mound
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1982No. 81-2055PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiffs brought this pro se action for damages on the ground that the defendant Town of Flower Mound, which taxes them and interferes with their liberty, does not have a republican form of government. The district court dismissed for lack of jurisdiction sua sponte. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(h)(3). After dealing with a question concerning our own jurisdiction, we affirm.
I. Appellate Jurisdiction
We raise the question of our own jurisdiction sua sponte. The district court entered an order reciting “that this action is dismissed in its entirety with prejudice.” Plaintiffs appeal from this order.…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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3Cited by71 opinions
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