Legal Opinion
Sibley v. Obama
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 6, 2012No. Civil Action No. 12-cv-1 (JDB)PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*19 MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.
Plaintiff is a United States citizen who has filed with the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics to qualify as a write-in candidate for the office of United States President. Plaintiff asserts so-called “birther” claims against President Barack Obama, aiming to have him ousted from office and to have his name removed from the ballot in November 2012 because he supposedly was not born in the United States. Plaintiff also sues Attorney General Eric Holder and United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Ronald Machen.…
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