Legal Opinion
Foley v. Alabama State Bar
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided November 21, 1979No. Civ. A. 79-M-5092 NEPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
McFADDEN, Chief Judge.
This cause came before the court on June 27, 1979, on plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, and defendants’ motion to dismiss. The court denied the motion for a preliminary injunction and reserved ruling on the motion to dismiss. Since the court during the course of the preliminary injunction hearing necessarily heard matters outside the pleadings, the court by order of July 31, 1979, has directed that the motion to dismiss be treated as a motion for summary judgment.
The duty of a district court in passing on a motion for summary judgment is…
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