Legal Opinion
Michel v. McConnell
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 17, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2016-1729PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Granting Dependants’ Motion to Dismiss, Denying Plaintiff’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction
Rudolph Contreras, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
In this case, the Court considers whether a citizen has standing to sue to compel the United States Senate to take action on a President’s Supreme Court nomination. Plaintiff Steven Michel seeks a preliminary injunction and writ of mandamus compelling the Senate to take action on President Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the United States Supreme Court. He claims that Senators McConnell and Grassley have…
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