Fifth Circuit· 10/10/1986

Fernando Jacquez v. R.K. Procunier

Citations

801 F.2d 789
1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 32121

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holding that “once given adequate opportunity, even a pro se complaint must contain specific facts supporting its conclusions”
holding that dismissing an action after giving the plaintiff only one opportunity to state his case is ordinarily unjustified
holding that the plaintiff must enunciate a set of facts that illustrate the defendant’s participation in the alleged wrong to successfully plead a cause of action in a civil rights case
holding that where the pleadings, viewed under the individual circumstances of the case, “demonstrate that the plaintiff has pleaded his best case,” dismissal on the pleadings is appropriate if the pleadings do not adequately state a cause of action
holding that where the pleadings, viewed under the individual circumstances of the case, “demonstrate that the plaintiff has pleaded his best case,” dismissal on the pleadings is appropriate if the pleadings do not adequately state a cause of action
holding that where the pleadings, viewed under the individual circumstances of the case, “demonstrate that the plaintiff has pleaded his best case,” dismissal on the pleadings is appropriate if the pleadings do not adequately state a cause of action

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Judges: Reavley, Johnson, Davis

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