SUNDEL v. UNITED STATES

No. 19-1234.

985 F.3d 1029 (2021)

Philip Lawrence SUNDEL, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 26, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Sundel, pro se, argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner.

Jeffrey M. Smith , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent. Joseph F. Palmer and Danielle S. Tarin , Attorneys, Houston, TX, entered appearances.

Before: Henderson and Walker, Circuit Judges, and Silberman, Senior Circuit Judge.


In this case, a defense attorney named Philip Sundel (with no client) petitioned a court (with no jurisdiction) to reverse a procedural ruling (excluding the public from a classified hearing) in an appeal filed by other attorneys who (like Sundel) have no client. Welcome to Guantanamo Bay.

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