Legal Opinion
Seyler v. Seyler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1982No. 81-4504PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, Circuit Judge:
The refusal of a district court to follow the clear direction of a panel of this Court forces us once again to consider this action. The suit arose from the dissatisfaction of Carolyn Seyler with a state divorce granted her husband Clifford Seyler. She brought suit against him, the state court judge, and the State of Mississippi, with the allegation that the divorce proceedings had violated her federal rights. The district court granted the defendants’ motions to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim, but denied their motions for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Robinson v. KimbroughCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Joseph Taylor, Cross v. W. L. Sterrett, Garry Weber, County Judge of Dallas Co., Jim Jackson, Nancy Judy, Jim Tyson, Roy Orr, Etc., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Davis v. Board of School CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Joette Watkins, Brenda Brown, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Mobile Housing BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Moses Leroy v. The City of Houston, Greater Houston Civic Council v. Frank Mann, City of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Coghlan v. StarkeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Coghlan v. StarkeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Montgomery & Associates, Inc. v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Thomson McKinnon Securities, Inc. And Gilbert KaapCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- George T. Knoblauch and Julia Knoblauch v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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