HARLINGTON WOOD, Senior Circuit Judge:
Regardless of whether a plaintiff is represented by a veteran attorney or, as in this civil case, proceeds pro se, a court must first determine whether it has proper subject matter jurisdiction before addressing the substantive issues. The district court dismissed Plaintiff Charles Taylor's complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, but granted Taylor leave to amend within twenty days. The district court concluded that...
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