Legal Opinion
Stafford v. Briggs
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 20, 1980No. 77-1546PublishedCited by 317 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
We granted certiorari in these cases to decide whether the venue provisions contained in § 2 of the Mandamus and Venue Act of 1962, 28 U. S. C. f 1391 (e), apply to actions *530for money damages brought against federal officials in their individual capacities. 439 U. S. 1113 (1979).
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No. 77-1546
Stafford et al. v. Briggs et al.
In 1972, petitioner William Stafford was United States Attorney and petitioner Stuart Carrouth was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Guy Goodwin was an attorney in the Department of Justice.1 Together they conducted grand jury…
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