Legal Opinion

Howard v. Shelton

District Court, S.D. Mississippi

Decided August 30, 2011No. 3:10-CV-00494-CWR-LRAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

CARLTON W. REEVES, District Judge.

The above-styled matter is before the Court on the defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.1 The Court has duly considered the request but has concluded that good cause warrants the motion’s denial.

On September 7, 2010, Makeda Howard (hereinafter “Howard”), acting pro se, filed suit2 in district court against Shondra Shelton (hereinafter “Shelton”) and John Doe for mental anguish connected to a fire at (and her ensuing eviction from) an apartment complex earlier that year. Magistrate Judge Linda R. Anderson granted Howard leave to proceed informa pauperis on…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Speelman v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
  2. Mid-Continent Wood Products, Inc. v. Lawrence A. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  3. O'MEARA v. WatersDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2006
  4. Ames Nowell v. Iris Calder NowellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  5. Williams v. Capital Transit Co. Williams v. DouglasCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Butterfield v. Intermountain Homecare & HospiceDistrict Court, D. Utah · 2024
  2. Sentry Select Insurance Company v. CockrellDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2024
  3. Taylor v. Onin StaffingDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2019

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