Legal Opinion
Sargeant, Donald B. v. Dixon, Harry
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 9, 1997No. 95-5357, 95-5358 and 95-5359PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Joe Mohwish and Donald B. Sargeant seek a writ of mandamus requiring the United States Attorneys for the District of Columbia and the Southern District of Georgia to present certain information to a grand jury. We hold that they do not have constitutional standing to pursue such relief, and we therefore affirm the judgment of the district court dismissing their suit for lack of jurisdiction.
I. Background
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