Legal Opinion
Max Shachtman v. John Foster Dulles, Individually and as Secretary of State
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 23, 1955No. 12406_1PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAHY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant sued in the District Court to enjoin the Secretary of State1 *940from denying,.for the reason assigned by the Secretary, his application for a passport to visit Europe, and for a declaratory judgment. His complaint was dismissed on motion, the court holding that it failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted and that since the denial was in the proper exercise of the Secretary’s discretion the court lacked jurisdiction. Appellant does not ask that the Secretary be required by the court to issue the passport. He seeks in this court only a ruling to the…
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