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Goldstein v. Harvard University, 95-1735 (1996)

Court: Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Number: 95-1735 Visitors: 7
Filed: Jan. 22, 1996
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: HARVARD UNIVERSITY, ET AL.___________, Stahl and Lynch, Circuit Judges.Jennifer Goldstein on brief pro se., __________________, Diane E. Lopez, Office of the General Counsel, Harvard, _________________, University, on brief for appellees. P. Rule 8(a)(2).the reasons stated by the district court.
USCA1 Opinion




January 18, 1996 [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT


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No. 95-1735

JENNIFER GOLDSTEIN,

Plaintiff, Appellant,

v.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY, ET AL.,

Defendants, Appellees.


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APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

[Hon. Nancy J. Gertner, U.S. District Judge] ___________________

____________________

Before

Torruella, Chief Judge, ___________
Stahl and Lynch, Circuit Judges. ______________

____________________

Jennifer Goldstein on brief pro se. __________________
Diane E. Lopez, Office of the General Counsel, Harvard _________________
University, on brief for appellees.


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Per Curiam. Plaintiff/appellant Jennifer Goldstein __________

appeals from a district court order dismissing her 258-

paragraph complaint without prejudice because of its failure

to conform to the concise pleading requirements of Fed. R.

Civ. P. Rule 8(a)(2). We have carefully reviewed the

complaint and the parties' briefs. We affirm essentially for

the reasons stated by the district court. The district court

order does not, on its face, preclude an eventual decision on

the merits, and appellant makes no meaningful argument that

she is foreclosed from pursuing her claims. We add that

appellant's allegation of judicial bias was not raised below,

and, in any event, is meritless. See Brody v. President & ___ _____ ___________

Fellows of Harvard College, 664 F.2d 10, 11 (1st Cir. 1981) __________________________

(noting that all judges come to the bench with a background

of experiences, associations and viewpoints and that this

background is seldom sufficient in itself to provide a

reasonable basis for recusal), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 1027 ____________

(1982). The request to seal the dismissal order is denied.

Affirmed. ________















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