Legal Opinion
Sherwin S. Stern v. United States Gypsum, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 12, 1977No. 76-1070PublishedCited by 264 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
This interlocutory appeal, taken pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), from the district court’s order denying defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, presents questions of first impression 1 in the construction of 42 U.S.C. § 1985(1). 2 The first count of plaintiff Stern’s complaint purports to state a claim arising under that section, and accordingly asserts jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331(a) and 1343(1), (2), and (4). The second and third counts allege state law claims, sounding in defamation and malicious interference with Stern’s…
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