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· 9/22/1971

Whitner v. Attorney General

Citations

  • 447 F.2d 1370

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • standing “is a threshold issue that must be addressed, and found to exist, before the merits of [the] case are judicially resolved.”
  • “Although [the r]espondent’s brief does not address the issue of standing, we are compelled to address this issue.”
  • “[W]e are unable to conclude that [r]espondent’s actions are consistent with one who assumes the status and obligation of a parent[.]”
  • “[W]e are unable to conclude that [r]espondent’s actions are consistent with one who assumes the status and obligation of a parent[.]”

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