FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Kenneth Shockley appeals from the district court's dismissal, sua sponte, of his complaint on the eve of trial. The district court dismissed the complaint on two alternative grounds: lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. We agree that the complaint failed to state a claim, and we therefore affirm the judgment of the district court.
I.
In January, 1975, Shockley...
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