Legal Opinion
Hill v. City of El Paso
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 5, 1971No. 29844PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
It is difficult to appreciate immediately that the resolution of a question so mundane as what constitutes “junk” in El Paso, Texas could create a legal Hydra. The proliferating problems and obstacles stem from the notion by one litigant that he will somehow fare better in a federal forum than in pending State court civil and criminal proceedings, because it ignores the basic truth that neither the State nor the federal court systems can discharge the function of preserving justice under law for the citizens of this republic without a scrupulous regard for the rightful…
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3Cited by24 opinions
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