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Head v. Jellico Housing Authority, 870 F.2d 1117 (1989)

Citation
Head v. Jellico Housing Authority, 870 F.2d 1117 (1989)
Parent Document
Head v. Jellico Housing Authority, 870 F.2d 1117 (1989)
Effective Date
1989-03-27

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In the instant case, the district court denied Head's motion to amend her complaint in two sentences as follows: "Plaintiff seeks to amend her complaint to add a claim of denial of equal protection under Chapter 8 of HUD's regulations. Plaintiff concedes that a federal court should not decide federal constitutional questions where a dispositive non-constitutional ground is available. Hagans v. Lavine, 415 U.S. 528, 547, 94 S.Ct. 1372, 1384, 39 L.Ed.2d 577 (1974)."