Legal Opinion
John Doe v. Stanley S. Harris
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 17, 1982No. 82-1297PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Doe appeals from the district court’s refusal to entertain his claim for declaratory and injunctive relief and its dismissal of his complaint as moot. We hold that Doe’s complaint retains vitality. Accordingly, we reverse the district court’s judgment and remand the case for further proceedings.
I. Background
A. Facts
On October 22, 1981, an Assistant United States Attorney informed Doe, by letter, that he was a target for criminal prosecution in a pending grand jury investigation of fraudulent…
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