Legal Opinion
Cato v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1995No. Nos. 94-17102, 94-17104PublishedCited by 2,346 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYMER, Circuit Judge:
Two groups of plaintiffs, Jewel Cato, Joyce Cato, Howard Cato and Edward Cato; and Leerma Patterson, Charles Patterson, and Bobbie Trice Johnson (collectively “Cato”), filed nearly identical complaints in forma pauperis against the United States for damages due to the enslavement of African Americans and subsequent discrimination against them, for an acknowledgment of discrimination, and for an apology.1 The district court in both cases dismissed the complaints prior to service pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d).2
We have carefully considered Cato’s pleading and the arguments…
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