Fernando R. GUTIERREZ-Appellant v. EL PASO COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (Project Bravo, Inc.)-Appellee

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Fernando R. GUTIERREZ-Appellant v. EL PASO COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (Project Bravo, Inc.)-Appellee, 462 F.2d 121 (5th Cir. 1972)

Fernando R. GUTIERREZ-Appellant v. EL PASO COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (Project Bravo, Inc.)-Appellee

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

The District Court dismissed this case for failure to state a claim of discriminatory discharge under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.A. § 2000e, which is alleged in the complaint to give the Federal court jurisdiction.

An opportunity to amend should have been accorded, so dismissal with prejudice was unwarranted. Whether plaintiff can state a claim under this statute, we do not determine or even faintly intimate.

The fact that the Judge considered affidavits from both sides does not save the order of dismissal with prejudice. Under Rule 12(b) such affidavits at best might bring into play Rule 56, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Georgia, Southern & F. Ry. Co. v. Atlantic *122 Coast Line R. Co., 5 Cir. 1967, 373 F.2d 493, but the 10 day notice that it would be treated as a motion for summary judgment and the opportunity to furnish additional material were not given. The case could not be decided in this way at this stage.

Reversed and remanded.

Reference

Full Case Name
4 Fair empl.prac.cas. 411, 4 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7759 Fernando R. Gutierrez v. El Paso Community Action Program (Project Bravo, Inc.)
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Status
Published