HOLLOWAY v. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

No. 27182.

418 F.2d 242 (1969)

Lillie Belle HOLLOWAY, and Gloria Hodge, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT and Haley Sofge, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

November 12, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred Feinberg, Elizabeth J. duFresne, Howard W. Dixon, Legal Services Program, Inc., Miami, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Joan Elizabeth Odell, Asst. County Atty., Thomas C. Britton, County Atty., Wallace N. Maer, Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before RIVES, BELL, and DYER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This case was dismissed for want of subject matter jurisdiction. The complaint claims deprivation of due process of law in the administration of tenant regulations in public housing. The court viewed the matter as a breach of contract suit. We view it as involving the procedures used in the treatment of tenants in public housing and reverse.

Subject matter jurisdiction in such a proceeding depends upon the issue or issues sought to be asserted...

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