Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Cecil v. United States

436 U.S. 907

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1978-05-15
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that this court does not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal under D.C.Code § 11-721 where a trial court has declared a contempt adjudicationto be moot
  • holding a child who was not a party to a divorce proceeding was not bound by a decision as to his legitimacy or illegitimacy
  • “Having failed to state a cause of action under § 1985, plaintiff has failed to state a claim under § 1986”
  • refusal to take blood test for fourteen months, which included two months after court order to do so

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C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.