Legal Opinion
Al Mumford v. James M. Glover
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 11, 1974No. 73-3037PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
This case stands for the proposition that those with a cause of action should not be barred from the fields of advocacy merely because they have trouble making their way through the jurisdictional thicket. We find ourselves cutting the path which will allow plaintiffs to state their case in district court.
The district court dismissed the plaintiffs’ complaint “for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.” Upon review here for the limited purpose of determining the validity of the dismissal, we look to see if there are any facts which plaintiffs could…
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