BARRY v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BD. OF ELECTIONS

No. 78-1482.

580 F.2d 695 (1978)

Marion BARRY et al. v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ETHICS et al. Appeal of JePhunneh LAWRENCE.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 19, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JePhunneh Lawrence, pro se.

James C. McKay, Jr., Asst. Corp. Counsel, District of Columbia, Washington, D. C., with whom John R. Risher, Jr., Corp. Counsel, and Louis P. Robbins, Principal Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for amicus curiae District of Columbia urging reversal.

Andrew E. Mishkin and Albert J. Beveridge, Washington, D. C., with whom Herbert O. Reid, Sr., Dovey J. Roundtree, and Benny Kass, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee. Winfred R. Mundle, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before WRIGHT, Chief Judge, and McGOWAN and ROBB, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court Per curiam.

PER CURIAM:

This case concerns the constitutionality of a provision of the District of Columbia election statutes, but we do not find it necessary to deal with the interesting constitutional questions which it presents. Instead, we dismiss the appeal, since it appears that the appellant lacks a sufficiently concrete interest in the controversy to confer standing to appeal and justify judicial intervention.

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