Legal Opinion
John Doe v. Rick Stover
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 8, 2014No. 13-10280PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge:
The Supreme Court has reminded us:
It is no small matter to deprive a litigant of the rewards of its efforts, particularly in a case that has been litigated up to this Court and back down again. Such action on grounds of mootness would be justified only if it were absolutely clear that the litigant no longer had any need of the judicial protection that it sought.
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Slater, 528 U.S. 216, 224, 120 S.Ct. 722, 726, 145 L.Ed.2d 650 (2000) (per curiam).
The case now before us began in 2007 and is here on its second trip to this Court. By this appeal,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Preiser v. NewkirkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1Supreme Court of the United States · 2007
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Prison Legal News v. ChapmanDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 2014
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