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Houston Welfare Rights Organization v. Chapman

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jun 29, 1979
599 F.2d 111 (5th Cir. 1979)

Opinion

No. 75-2815.

June 29, 1979.

Jeffrey J. Skarda, Houston, Tex., John R. Williamson, Texas Rural Legal Aid, Harlingen, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

David H. Young, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; Carl O. Bue, Jr., Judge.

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Before GODBOLD, SIMPSON, and GEE, Circuit Judges.


The district court heretofore correctly determined that federal jurisdiction in this case did not exist by reason of 28 U.S.C. § 1337. The Supreme Court having now determined that jurisdiction is lacking as well under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343(3) and 1343(4), no remaining jurisdictional basis exists. Obedient to its remand order of May 14, 1979, ___ U.S. ___, 99 S.Ct. 1905, 60 L.Ed.2d 508, we so determine and hereby remand the cause to the district court for further proceedings consistent herewith.


Summaries of

Houston Welfare Rights Organization v. Chapman

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jun 29, 1979
599 F.2d 111 (5th Cir. 1979)
Case details for

Houston Welfare Rights Organization v. Chapman

Case Details

Full title:HOUSTON WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jun 29, 1979

Citations

599 F.2d 111 (5th Cir. 1979)

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