Legal Opinion
Townsend v. Columbia Operations
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1982No. 79-4638PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYATT, District Judge:
This is an appeal by plaintiffs from a summary judgment for defendants entered on August 24, 1979. We affirm.
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The action was commenced on May 24, 1978.
After various maneuvers and a hearing of motions, a first amended complaint was filed on May 9, 1979. This is the only pleading for plaintiffs now effective, and, for convenience, it will hereafter be referred to simply as “the complaint.”
The complaint is not “a short and plain statement of the claim” as required by a basic general rule. (Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a)). It is a complicated, confusing 22 page document, with a good deal…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,023 United California Bank v. Charles E. SalikCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Robert Dorado, on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Henry W. Kerr, Chairman, California Adult Authority, in His Official CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Mattye Faye FAULKNER, Appellant, v. FEDERATION OF PRESCHOOL AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTERS, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,562 William J. Rochelle, Jr., Trustee in Reorganization of Sunset International Petroleum Corporation on His Own Behalf and as a Representative of Certain Classes, and American Income Life Insurance Company, on Its Own Behalf and as Representative of Certain Classes v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Company of New York, Being Joined as Involuntary v. Arthur Young & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- Jerry L. Branch, Valenna Branch, Colby Branch v. Dale L. Tunnell, Individually and as Special Agent of Bureau of Land Management, State of MontanaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Theodore C. Swartz v. Kpmg Llp, and Presidio Advisory Services Inc. Deutsche Bank Ag Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Adrian L. Cristobal v. Jeffrey SiegelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Portsmouth Square, Inc. v. Shareholders Protective Committee Palmer York, Jr. George E. Croke Eugene J. Marty Rose Leah Jones Kenneth R. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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