Legal Opinion
Hollister v. Soetoro
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 5, 2009No. Civil Action 08-2254 (JR)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JAMES ROBERTSON, District Judge.
This case, if it were allowed to proceed, would deserve mention in one of those books that seek to prove that the law is foolish or that America has too many lawyers with not enough to do. Even in its relatively short life the case has excited the blogosphere and the conspiracy theorists. The right thing to do is to bring it to an early end.
The plaintiff says that he is a retired Air Force colonel who continues to owe fealty to his Commander-in-Chief (because he might possibly be recalled to duty) and who is tortured by uncertainty as to whether he…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Hugh Leroy Dunbar, Jr., A/K/A H. L. Dunbar v. United States of America, Defendants-Third Party J. Arthur Hawkesworth, Jr., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Underwriters at Lloyd's and Orion Insurance Co., Ltd. v. R. H. NicholsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Bank of Neosho v. ColcordDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1949
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Berg v. ObamaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
- Hollister v. SoetoroCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
- Hollister v. SoetoroCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
- Sibley v. ObamaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012