Legal Opinion

Jose F. Olivares v. Winston Martin, Director, San Antonio Development Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 14, 1977No. 75-2668PublishedCited by 89 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Jose Olivares appeals the district court’s grant of defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. 1 After reviewing his complaint, we conclude that the district court was correct in dismissing Olivares’ complaint. We cannot entirely agree with its reasoning, however, and we must add our own reasons for approving the court’s order of dismissal.

Olivares’ suit arises as a consequence of attempts by San Antonio, Texas, to renovate its downtown area. On March 22, 1968, the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of San Antonio (also known as the San Antonio…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Helvering v. GowranSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. John Martin Oatis, David Johnson, Sr., and R. T. Young v. Crown Zellerbach CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  4. Harold FRANKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, Johnny Lee, Intervenor-Appellant, v. BOWMAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  5. Named Individual Members of the San Antonio Conservation Society v. The Texas Highway Department, and the United States Department OftransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971

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