JUSTICE v. SUPERIOR COURT, DIST. OF COLUMBIA

No. 80-2580.

732 F.2d 949 (1984)

Burke JUSTICE, Jr., et al., Appellants v. SUPERIOR COURT OF the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 20, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joy Marie Leong, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellants. Margaret F. Ewing, Washington, D.C., was on the brief for appellants.

David P. Sutton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom Judith W. Rogers, Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C. (at the time the brief was filed) and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before ROBINSON, Chief Judge, MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge, and NICHOLS, Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.


Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

Dissenting opinion filed by Chief Judge ROBINSON.

MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Appellants brought this action in federal district court against the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and two of its judges. Appellants allege that the conservatorship statute of the District of Columbia is unconstitutional on its face and as applied. The district court dismissed their complaint...

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