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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-60906

CHARLES DIXON, Individually and on behalf of the 345 other named 

plaintiffs; AMELIA WAY, Individually and on behalf of the 345 other named 

plaintiffs; SHEILA GARY EVANS, Individually and on behalf of the 345 other 

named plaintiffs; CICILIA JEFFERSON, Individually and on behalf of the 345 

other named plaintiffs, 

 Plaintiffs - Appellants

v.

RICHARD A. FREESE; TIM K. GOSS; FREESE & GOSS, P.L.L.C.; JOHN 

AND JANE DOES, Individually and as Entities, 

 Defendants - Appellees

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Mississippi

USDC No. 3:13-CV-236

Before JONES, SMITH, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The court has carefully considered this appeal in light of the briefs and 

record. Having done so, we conclude that there is neither clear error nor any 

reversible error of law in the district court’s decision that the admission of a 

 

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not 

be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH 

CIR. R. 47.5.4.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

September 14, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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non-equity member by the unanimous agreement of the LLC’s equity members 

occurred substantially in accordance with Texas law. See Tex. Bus. Org. Code 

§§ 101.001(1) (“company agreement” defined to include written or oral 

agreements), 101.053 (each member must consent to an amendment of the 

company agreement, 101.103(c) (a non-equity member may be admitted on 

consent of all the company members); 101.102(c) (the company agreement may 

provide for admission of non-equity members), and 101.104(b) (rights of a class 

of members may be stated in the company agreement or at the time the class 

is established). Accordingly, we AFFIRM, for essentially the reasons stated 

by the trial court, its decision to dismiss the case for lack of federal jurisdiction.

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