Joe Alter v. Donald Trump
Joe Alter v. Donald Trump
Opinion
United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 24-5132 September Term, 2024 1:24-cv-00478-RDM Filed On: September 4, 2024 Joe Alter, Appellant v. Donald J. Trump, Appellee
ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BEFORE: Katsas, Pan, and Garcia, Circuit Judges JUDGMENT This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the brief filed by appellant. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); D.C. Cir. Rule 34(j). Upon consideration of the foregoing and the motion to expedite, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s dismissal of this case be affirmed. Appellant lacks standing to challenge Donald Trump’s eligibility to hold future office. See Lance v. Coffman, 549 U.S. 437, 439–42 (2007) (per curiam); Laity v. Harris, No. 20-7109, 2021 WL 2350003, at *1 (D.C. Cir. Feb. 5, 2021) (per curiam) (holding that plaintiff did “not possess standing to challenge Vice President Harris’s eligibility to hold office”). It is FURTHER ORDERED that the motion to expedite be dismissed as moot.
Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 24-5132 September Term, 2024 of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App. P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.
Per Curiam
FOR THE COURT: Mark J. Langer, Clerk BY: /s/ Daniel J. Reidy Deputy Clerk
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