Legal Opinion

Walther v. Federal Election Commission

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided April 17, 1979No. Civ. A. 78-2097, 78-2193PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.

This case is before the Court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Henry Walther, a registered voter residing in Virginia, brings these two consolidated actions pursuant to 2 U.S.C. § 437g(a)(9); he alleges that the defendant Federal Election Commission (“FEC” or “the Commission”) acted contrary to law in dismissing 45 complaints which he filed with the FEC pursuant to 2 U.S.C. § 437g(a)(l). In essence, each complaint asserted that either a candidate for federal office or his campaign committee had violated 2…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. DanielSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Hampton v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In Re Federal Election Campaign Act LitigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1979
  2. Commission v. Sailors' Union of Pacific Political FundDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1986
  3. Walther v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1979
  4. Federal Election Commission v. Sailors' Union of the Pacific Political FundCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  5. Federal Election Commission v. Sailors' Union Of The Pacific Political FundCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987

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