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KARN v. U.S. DEPT. OF STATE

Civil Action No. 95-01812 (CRR).

925 F.Supp. 1 (1996)

Philip R. KARN, Jr., Plaintiff, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, and Thomas B. McNamara, Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

March 22, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth C. Bass, III and Thomas J. Cooper, Attorneys, Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti, L.L.P., Teresa Dondlinger Trissell, of counsel, Washington, D.C., for Plaintiff.

Anthony J. Coppolino, Trial Attorney, Vincent M. Garvey, Deputy Branch Director, Eric. H. Holder, United States Attorney, and Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, all of the U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This case presents a classic example of how the courts today, particularly the federal courts, can become needlessly invoked, whether in the national interest or not, in litigation involving policy decisions made within the power of the President or another branch of the government. The plaintiff, in an effort to export a computer diskette for profit, raises administrative law and...

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