Legal Opinion
Joseph B. Williams and Leo Bazille v. Joseph L. Alioto
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1977No. 74-2149PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRASK, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the district court of the Northern District of California that preliminarily enjoined officials of the San Francisco Police Department from continuing certain practices of “Operation Zebra,” a program involving the stopping, frisking, and questioning of black males who resembled an unapprehended murderer. Jurisdiction to hear this appeal is based upon 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291, 1292(a)(1). Because there is no longer a case or controversy under Article III of the Constitution, we dismiss the appeal as moot and vacate the judgment of the district…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sosna v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Duvall v. County of KitsapCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Native Village of Noatak v. Edgar Blatchford, as Commissioner, Department of Community and Regional Affairs, State of AlaskaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Joseph B. Williams and Leo Bazile v. Joseph L. AliotoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Sample v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Lee v. Schmidt-WenzelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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