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· 5/11/1989

James H. Ricketts, Sr. v. Midwest National Bank, James H. Ricketts, Sr. v. Sharp Investment Company

Citations

  • 874 F.2d 1177
  • 13 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1161
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 6971
  • 1989 WL 51335

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  • where a sua sponte dismissal is contemplated by a district court, that court must first give “both notice of the court’s intention and an opportunity to respond”
  • allegations must have minimum plausibility to support jurisdiction, or risk dismissal under the substantiality doctrine
  • because a court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over an obviously frivolous complaint, dismissal prior to service of process if permitted
  • where a sua sponte dismissal is contemplated by a district court, that court must first give \both notice of the court's intention and an opportunity to respond\

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Judges: Cudahy, Flaum, Kanne

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