Legal Opinion
Harder v. Rafferty
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided March 28, 1989No. 88-1334-CIV-T-17(B)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTIONS
KOVACHEVICH, District Judge.
The cause is before the Court on Defendant’s motion to dismiss or in the alternative motion for summary judgment, filed November 2, 1988; Plaintiff’s response, filed November 23,1988; and court-ordered joint memorandum of law, filed February 16, 1989.
A complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that Plaintiff can prove no set of facts that would entitle him to relief. Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 45-46, 78 S.Ct. 99, 101-102, 2 L.Ed.2d 80 (1957). A trial court, in ruling on a motion to dismiss, is…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by6 opinions
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