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488 F.2d 35·
5th Cir.·
1974-01-11
The court held that the district court correctly dismissed the complaint for lack of jurisdiction because the plaintiff failed to establish the jurisdictional amount required by 28 U.S.C. § 1331.
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466 F.2d 765·
7th Cir.·
1972-08-11
The court held that the petitioner's claims regarding the constitutionality of the Indiana Uniform Criminal Extradition Act were insubstantial and did not present a substantial federal question, thus the district court correctly dismissed the action for lack of jurisdiction.
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401 F.2d 545·
9th Cir.·
1968-10-04
The court held that a dispute over water rights on privately owned land within Glacier National Park gives rise to federal jurisdiction because the United States assumed exclusive jurisdiction over the park's territory, including private lands, through cession and acceptance.
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396 F.2d 776·
3d Cir.·
1968-06-26
The court held that the State of New Jersey was immune from suit and that Chief Justice Weintraub was protected by judicial immunity, thus the district court properly dismissed the complaint.
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364 F.2d 500·
9th Cir.·
1966-07-21
The court held that the summary judgment for the appellee was proper because there was no genuine issue of material fact and the action was barred by California tax statutes.
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The court held that the evidence supporting the conviction was not so insufficient as to violate due process, and thus no federal question was presented.
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354 F.2d 561·
7th Cir.·
1965-11-02
The court held that the district court correctly dismissed the case for want of jurisdiction, as the plaintiffs' claims did not present a federal question or a basis for federal court review of state court proceedings.
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In this mortgage foreclosure case, the Dade County Circuit Court entered a final foreclosure decree against defendants Abraham and Anna Block in favor of Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and subsequently addressed the distribution of sale surplus by ruling that
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The court denied the application for a certificate of probable cause.
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279 F.2d 375·
10th Cir.·
1960-05-23
The court affirmed the dismissal without prejudice, holding that the trial court properly abstained from exercising jurisdiction to allow state courts to determine crucial questions of state water law.
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260 F.2d 605·
5th Cir.·
1958-11-14
The court held that the appellant's claim was moot because the statute he challenged had been repealed, and thus his federal jurisdiction claim was unfounded.
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The court affirmed the lower court's judgment, finding no basis to deem it 'inescapably wrong' or 'patently erroneous'.
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The court denied the petition for a certificate of probable cause, finding no federal question presented.
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Circuit court stayed proceedings pending resolution of a parallel test case in Duval County involving the same legal question of whether a telephone company must bear the cost of relocating its facilities for federal highway construction.
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A federal court will not re-examine a federal constitutional issue previously adjudicated by state courts and denied certiorari by the Supreme Court, especially when the petitioner had counsel and an avenue for appeal.
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American Railway Express Company appeals a jury verdict awarding Johnson Brothers damages for failure to deliver perishable beans due to a railroad switchmen's strike. The Florida Supreme Court reversed, holding that an unauthorized "outlaw" strike falls within a contractual exem