SIMON v. CITY OF CLUTE, TEX.

No. 86-2853.

825 F.2d 940 (1987)

Russell Curtis SIMON, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 31, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Bruckner, Roxella, T. Cavazos, Bruckner & Sykes, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John Eckel, Richard S. Crowther, Mills, Shirley Eckel & Bassett, Galveston, Tex., for Clute, et al.

Gregory T. Kenney, William C. Book, Tekell, Book & Matthews, Houston, Tex., for Steele.

Before RUBIN, GARZA, and JONES, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

On the eve of trial, the district court dismissed this suit without hearing any evidence other than the testimony adduced on the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction and without holding either that the plaintiffs had failed to state a claim for which relief could be granted or that the absence of genuinely disputed material facts warranted summary judgment. 646 F.Supp. 1280 (S.D.Tex.1986...

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