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Parties Involved:
Eartha Jean Johnson
Appellant
United Airlines, Incorporated
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-20662

EARTHA JEAN JOHNSON, 

 Plaintiff–Appellant,

versus

UNITED AIRLINES, INCORPORATED,

 Defendant–Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 4:14-CV-646

Before KING, SMITH, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The plaintiff appeals a dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

12(b)(6) based on the statute of frauds. Plaintiff was denied a request to amend 

the complaint, and there was no discovery. 

Included in the record on appeal is a letter from the defendant, dated 

 

* 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

July 9, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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March 1, 2013, referencing, inter alia, “our promise of lifetime top-tier earned 

status.” That admission detaches the statute-of-frauds issue from this case. 

Under these particular circumstances, the plaintiff should be allowed to amend 

the original complaint, which was inartful. The district court should then 

determine whether to permit discovery.

The judgment is REVERSED, and this matter is REMANDED. We place 

no limitation on the rulings that the district court should make on remand 

except to allow amendment. 

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