Legal Opinion
Canavan v. Beneficial Finance Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 23, 1977No. 76-1772PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Nancy Canavan, appeals from an order granting defendants’ 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss her complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Rather than answer the complaint in the district court, defendants filed a motion to dismiss accompanied by affidavits and exhibits. Plaintiff had an opportunity to file an opposing brief, but advised the district court that she was unable to do so without an opportunity to proceed with discovery on the factual allegations concerning jurisdiction raised in defendants’ affidavits. She therefore requested…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Cobbledick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. WetzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Love v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Glus v. G. C. Murphy Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Vanguard Justice Society, Inc. v. HughesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1979
- Novotny v. Great American Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- 17 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1252, 17 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8576 John R. Novotny v. Great American Federal Savings & Loan Association, John A. Virostek, Joseph E. Bugel, John J. Dravecky, Daniel T. Kubasak, Edward J. Lesko, James E. Orris, Joseph A. Prokopovitsh, John G. Micenko and Frank J. VanekCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Flesch v. Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric InstituteDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
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