Legal Opinion
Dellums v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1986No. 84-1525PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
This case is one of three lawsuits brought by members of the public in federal district courts seeking to force Attorney General William French Smith to comply with the provisions of the Ethics in Government Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 591-598 (1982) [Ethics Act]. All three district courts concluded that the Ethics Act imposes mandatory duties upon the Attorney General and found that he had unlawfully failed to perform them. All three courts issued injunctions requiring the Attorney General to comply with the Ethics Act’s provisions. See Banzhaf v. Smith, 588 F.Supp. 1498…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- City of Davis, a Municipal Corporation v. William T. Coleman, Jr., Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by20 opinions
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