Legal Opinion
Brown v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 21, 1988No. Nos. 87-5471, 87-5910PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HUTCHINSON, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Virgilio J. Granata appeals (at 87-5471) a district court order denying his motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint, which alleges violations of their constitutional rights. In the alternative, he requests relief in the form of a writ of mandamus (at 87-5910) ordering the district court to dismiss the complaint. Because the complaint stated claims arising under the law of the United States, the district court had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1331 (West Supp.1988).1 We have jurisdiction to review the district court’s interlocutory…
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- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by35 opinions
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