WEBSTER v. MESA

No. 74-2750.

521 F.2d 442 (1975)

John M. WEBSTER, Appellant, v. Tomas R. MESA, Jr., Executive Director of the Elections Commission, Territory of Guam, and the Elections Commission, Territory of Guam, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

August 1, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Webster (argued), in pro. per.

Harold Haefer, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Agana, Guam, for appellees.

Before BARNES, KILKENNY, and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

ALFRED T. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

John M. Webster, who was barred from the 1974 legislative primary ballot by the Director of Elections of Guam, brought this action for injunctive and declaratory relief under 48 U.S.C. § 1421b(u), an act of Congress making available to residents of Guam the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

While the completion of the election makes injunctive relief moot, declaratory relief is still...

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