United States Fourth Circuit

Neither the Federal Public Defender nor a private citizen had any significant relationship with a detainee, captured as an alleged enemy combatant during military operations in Afghanistan, to establish "next friend" standing.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/04/2002
• Decided 06/26/2002
• Published 06/26/2002

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, and WILKINS and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Gregory George Garre, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Frank Willard Dunham, Jr., Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON PLEADINGS:  Paul D. Clement, Deputy Solicitor General, Alice S. Fisher, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Lawrence R. Leonard, Managing Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellants.  Larry W. Shelton, Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender, Geremy C. Kamens, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.