Jack W. Walker v. John J. Gilligan, Governor’s Empirical Analysis
487 F.2d 508 · 1973
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1341 · 28 U.S.C. § 2284
Relies on Perez v. Ledesma · Lynch v. Household Finance Corp. · Faubion v. Juras · Geo. F. Alger Co. v. Peck · Lion Manufacturing Corporation (New Lion) v. Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General of the United States
Most-quoted passages
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“First, it is well settled that a single judge to whom application is made to convene a three-judge district court may dismiss the action if jurisdiction is lacking. (Citations omitted). Clearly 28 U.S.C. § 2284 is directed to the manner in which a three-judge district court must function once it has been convened and therefore its provisions are invoked only when jurisdiction exists.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Barnett v. Alabama
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