Legal Opinion
Doe, John v. Exxon Mobil Corp
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 12, 2007No. 05-7162PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge.
Exxon Mobil Corporation and several of its wholly-owned subsidiaries (hereinafter “Exxon”) appeal from a district court order denying their motion to dismiss. Exxon argues that the district court should have granted the motion to dismiss because the plaintiffs’ claims are non-justicia-ble political questions. We need not reach the merits of Exxon’s arguments because we do not have jurisdiction over this appeal. In the alternative, Exxon has requested that we treat…
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