Legal Opinion
Rangel v. Boehner
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 11, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2013-0540PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge
Before the Court is [14] defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff Charles Rangel’s complaint, which seeks injunctive and declaratory relief related to his censure by the United States House of Representatives. Defendants have responded with a motion to dismiss plaintiffs complaint on five grounds: standing, the political question doctrine, immunity under the Speech or Debate Clause of the U.S. Constitution, failure to state a claim, and discretionary dismissal under the Declaratory Judgment Act or under the doctrine of equitable…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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