Legal Opinion

Raitport v. Chemical Bank

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided March 18, 1977No. 76 Civ. 5038 (GLG)PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GOETTEL, District Judge.

It is unquestionably the law in this Circuit that pro se litigants’ complaints are to be given solicitous and generous consideration, Jackson v. Statler Foundation, 496 F.2d 623 (2d Cir. 1974), cert, denied, 420 U.S. 927, 95 S.Ct. 1124, 43 L.Ed.2d 397 (1975), and that summary disposition should rarely be granted, no matter how clear the facts may be or how frivolous the complaint. Cunningham v. Ward, 546 F.2d 481 (2d Cir. 1976); Heyman v. Commerce and Industry Ins. Co., 524 F.2d 1317, 1319-20 (2d Cir. 1975); Empire Electronics Co. v. United States, 311 F.2d 175,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Annette Heyman v. Commerce and Industry Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  3. Radzanower v. Touche Ross & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Empire Electronics Co., Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
  5. Rev. Donald L. Jackson v. The Statler FoundationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Cusamano v. SobekDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2009
  2. Rupert v. Krautheimer (In Re Krautheimer)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1997
  3. Wood v. Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce, Inc.District Court, D. Nevada · 1980
  4. Holsey v. BassDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1981
  5. Thomas v. Beth Israel Hospital Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1989

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