DOE v. DiGENOVA

No. 84-5571.

779 F.2d 74 (1985)

John DOE, Appellant, v. Joseph DiGENOVA, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 17, 1985.

As Amended December 17, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Lubin, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Charles F. Flynn, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Royce C. Lamberth and R. Craig Lawrence, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellees.

Arthur B. Spitzer, Elizabeth Symonds and Nancy L. Cook, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for American Civil Liberties Union Fund of the National Capital Area, amicus curiae, urging reversal.

Armin U. Kuder and Walter G. Birkel, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for Washington Psychiatric Society, amicus curiae, urging remand with modifications.

Before WALD, EDWARDS and STARR, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

Opinion concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge STARR.

WALD, Circuit Judge.

John Doe appeals from the district court's order granting summary judgment to the defendants and dismissing Doe's suit for damages, injunctive, and declaratory relief. The appeal involves the United States Attorney's right to issue a grand jury subpoena for a veteran's medical records, and the Veterans' Administration...

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