Legal Opinion
Doe v. Rumsfeld
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 2, 2011No. Case 1:08-CV-1902PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
JAMES S. GWIN, District Judge:
In this challenge to the conditions of and procedures used in detaining an American citizen at a United States military compound in Iraq, Plaintiff John Doe sues former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, other high-ranking United States government officials, and several unidentified United States officials and agents. He alleges multiple constitutional violations in his seizure and detention. [Doc. 4.]
Defendant Rumsfeld moves to dismiss Doe’s complaint for failure to state a claim. [Doc. 11.] The government moves to dismiss for lack of subject…
2Cases cited86 opinions
- Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by3 opinions
- John Doe v. Donald RumsfeldCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
- Beattie v. BarnhartDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
- Baird v. HoltonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011