SPRIGGS v. WILSON

No. 24719.

467 F.2d 382 (1972)

Harold A. SPRIGGS, On Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Appellant, v. Jerry V. WILSON, Chief of Police, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 27, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Norman Lefstein, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Joseph Paull, Washington, D. C. (both appointed by the District Court), was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Charles H. Roistacher, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, John A. Terry and Mrs. Ellen Lee Park, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. Harold H. Titus, Jr., U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before FAHY, Senior Circuit Judge, and TAMM and MacKINNON, Circuit Judges.


MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal seeks reversal of an order of the District Court dismissing appellant's complaint for a class action declaratory judgment concerning various aspects of the police lineup procedures in the District of Columbia. Specifically, the complaint was brought on behalf of appellant Spriggs and "all suspects in criminal cases in the District of Columbia who have been required in the past or who will be ordered in the future to appear in...

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