2 Cited authorities

  1. Harris v. City of Houston

    151 F.3d 186 (5th Cir. 1998)   Cited 74 times
    Finding "no support for the appellant's notion that we may fashion relief not requested below in order to keep a suit viable"; "The appellants brought this action to enjoin [conduct], and when [that conduct] occurred, the basic underlying dispute between the parties ended, and the case became moot."
  2. Rule 7 - Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 7   Cited 7,742 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Defining "pleadings" for purposes of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure