KRAUS v. DULLES

No. 12820.

235 F.2d 840 (1956)

Arthur J. KRAUS, Appellant, v. John Foster DULLES, Secretary, Department of State, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 5, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Stanley Suydam, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Frank H. Strickler, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Leo A. Rover, U. S. Atty., at the time case was argued, and Lewis Carroll, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before PRETTYMAN, BAZELON and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant seeks a passport to travel abroad. Failing to obtain favorable action by the State Department on his application, he brought this suit in the District Court for declaratory and mandatory relief. The District Court granted appellee's motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted. This appeal followed.

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