United States DC Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiffs' claim, alleging that the United States caused the death of plaintiffs' decedent, is affirmed where the courts lack jurisdiction over nonjusticiable questions raised by the complaint.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/11/2005
• Decided 06/28/2005
• Published 06/28/2005

Judges

• SENTELLE, Circuit Judge., Before:  SENTELLE, HENDERSON and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Laura Rotolo, student counsel, argued the cause appellants.   With her on the briefs were Michael E. Tigar, and Alison Stites, Christine Parsadaian, Courtney J. Nogar, Debra L. Spinelli-Hays, James B. Cowden, Karen Corrie, Melissa Mandor, Timothy L. Foden, Jennifer Dodenhoff, and Aaron Lloyd, student counsel.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert M. Loeb, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were Daniel Meron, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney, and Barbara L. Herwig, Assistant Director.