Ashford v. Does, No. 16-3366 (8th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed suit alleging that a court administrator discriminated against him on the basis of his race when plaintiff applied to represent indigent murder defendants. The court held that plaintiff's second amended complaint did not adequately allege an injury in fact, and therefore did not vest the district court with jurisdiction. Accordingly, the court denied as moot plaintiff's pending motions to take judicial notice, vacated the judgment of the district court, and remanded with instructions to dismiss the case without prejudice.
Court Description: Per Curiam - Before Benton, Shepherd and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Discrimination. In action alleging the Douglas County, Nebraska court administrator discriminated against plaintiff on the basis of his race when plaintiff applied to represent indigent murder defendants, the complaint failed to state an injury in fact and did not vest the district court with jurisdiction; dismissal under Rule 12(b)(6) reversed and the case remanded with directions to dismiss without prejudice.
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