Legal Opinion
Fadjo v. Coon
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1981No. 79-1813PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
Donald Fadjo brought this civil rights suit in district court alleging that the state of Florida, along with a credit investigator and six insurance companies, conspired to abridge his constitutional rights to privacy and freedom of speech. 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1988. The district court dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Because we find that Fadjo has stated a claim that he was unconstitutionally deprived of his civil rights, we hold that federal jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. § 1343 and remand for a trial on the merits.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by66 opinions
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