Legal Opinion
Kenneth R. Shockley v. Mary Spinner Jones and Terry McLain
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 26, 1987No. 86-3024PublishedCited by 208 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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, and we therefore affirm the judgment of the district court.
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In January, 1975, Shockley was involved in an accident which left him a paraplegic. Six years later, in May, 1981, Shockley was hospitalized for pressure sores on his left and right…
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