Legal Opinion

James P. Asher v. Fred Harvey Harrington

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 13, 1972No. 71-1075, 71-1116PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWYGERT, Chief Judge.

This is a consolidated appeal of two actions by the district court: the dismissal of plaintiffs’ complaint for failure to state a federal cause of action, and the denial of leave to file an amended complaint on the grounds that appeal of the initial dismissal divested the district court of jurisdiction. We affirm both holdings.

Plaintiffs are students at the University of Wisconsin; the defendants include the president and the regents of the university and the chancellors of the Madison and Milwaukee campuses. The complaint was precipitated by the defendants’ actions,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Moviecolor Limited v. Eastman Kodak Company, Technicolor, Inc. And Technicolor Motion Picture CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
  4. Eugene M. Fuhrer v. Malcolm W. FuhrerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961
  5. Bonanno v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. John T. Henry and Evelyn I. Henry v. Farmer City State Bank, an Illinois Banking Corporation, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  2. Sherwin S. Stern v. United States Gypsum, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
  3. Perkins v. SilversteinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  4. Overnite Transportation Co. v. Chicago Industrial Tire Co., Appeal of Themis N. Anastos and Paul E. PeldyakCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  5. Cohen v. Illinois Institute of TechnologyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978

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