Fine v. Mass. Dep't of Children & Families

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that a court may sua sponte dismiss claims under Rule 12(b)(6) “as long as the procedure employed is fair” (quotation and citations omitted)
• affirming dismissal of LUTPA claim in insurance context under Section 51:1406(1)
• “In the Fifth Circuit, fairness requires that a litigant have the opportunity to be heard before a claim is dismissed, except where the claim is patently frivolous.” (emphasis added)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).