Wooten v. United States Senate

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ROBERT WOOTEN, : : Plaintiff, : Civil Action No.: 20-3037 (RC) : v. : Re Document No.: 4 : UNITED STATES SENATE, et al., : : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS I. INTRODUCTION In this case, the Court is presented the question of whether a private citizen can sue the United States Senate to compel confirmation hearings on expired Supreme Court nominations and, potentially, vacate the results of successful ones. The answer, unsurprisingly, is a resounding no. Plaintiff Robert Wooten filed this…