Percy Robinson v. Samuel Price, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
The decision of the district court dismissing this cause of action for failing to state a claim upon which relief may be granted is reversed. We feel that the plaintiff has set forth in his pleadings sufficient facts to preliminarily invoke the court’s jurisdiction, and that his allegations of wrongful dismissal from his employment because of racial and religious reasons are sufficiently detailed and relevant to withstand dismissal under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). We recognize that the pleadings of the plaintiff (who is proceeding pro se) are poorly drafted,…
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