Legal Opinion
Robert Hoffman and Wife, Joanna Hoffman v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 29, 1975No. 74-1882PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is from a final judgment sustaining defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure of the plaintiffs to state a claim within the jurisdiction of the district court, and also denying plaintiffs’ request for the convening of a three-judge court.
We may consider the undisputed facts alleged in the complaint and disclosed in the hearing on plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. 1 With the assistance 2 of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary), the Hoffmans purchased a low-income family home. For the $17,750 purchase price, the Hoffmans…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Goosby v. OsserSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Moody v. FlowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Hindes v. Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Eva Mae Roberts, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Cameron-Brown Company and Federal National Mortgage AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Jachetta v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
- Doe v. United States Civil Service CommissionDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
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