HARRINGTON v. SCHLESINGER

No. 74-1573.

528 F.2d 455 (1975)

Michael HARRINGTON et al., Appellants, v. James H. SCHLESINGER et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 8, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman B. Smith, Greensboro, N.C., and Deborah G. Mailman, Raleigh, N.C. (James Keenan, Durham, N.C., and Jerry W. Leonard, Raleigh, N.C., on brief), for appellants.

David N. Cohen, Atty., United States Dept. of Justice (Carla A. Hills, Asst. Atty. Gen., Thomas P. McNamara, U.S. Atty., Robert E. Kopp and Michael H. Stein, Attys., United States Dept. of Justice, on brief), for appellees.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and BOREMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and THOMSEN, Senior District Judge.


HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge.

This action was properly dismissed, for the plaintiffs, citizens and taxpayers, some of whom are members of Congress, lack standing to maintain it.

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