· 12/16/1998
Missouri Ex Rel. Nixon v. Craig
Citations
- 163 F.3d 482
- 1998 WL 871106
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- explaining that it is not enough that the plaintiffs “may be parties to the same sort of dispute in the future” (brackets and citation omitted)
- referring to availability of preliminary injunctions, emergency stays, and expedited appeals and holding that case was not one evading review when plaintiff did not seek expedited review and relief
- noting “no apparently reason why” a case could not be fully litigated before it became moot, given “the availability of judicial processes such as preliminary injunctions, emergency stays, and expedited appeals in reaching this decision”
- “The mootness doctrine is of such importance that ‘[i]t is the duty of counsel to bring to the federal tribunal’s attention, ‘without delay,’ facts that may raise a question of mootness.’ ” (emphasis in original
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Judges: Hansen, Bright, Arnold
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