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Parties Involved:
Federal Reserve
Appellee
Fernando Fontanez
Appellant
Jerome H. Powell
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

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No. 24-5178 September Term, 2024

1:24-mc-00077-UNA

Filed On: October 15, 2024

Fernando Fontanez,

Appellant

v.

Federal Reserve and Jerome H. Powell,

Appellees

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

BEFORE: Millett, Pillard, and Pan, Circuit Judges

J U D G M E N T

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, the motion to

appoint counsel, and the motion to compel, it is

ORDERED that the motion to appoint counsel be denied. In civil cases,

appellants are not entitled to appointment of counsel when they have not demonstrated

sufficient likelihood of success on the merits. It is

FURTHER ORDERED that the motion to compel be dismissed as moot. This

court has full access to the district court record, including the documents appellant was

denied leave to file. It is

FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s order filed July

10, 2024, be affirmed. The district court correctly concluded that appellant lacked

standing to pursue the relief sought. “[A] plaintiff raising only a generally available

grievance . . . and seeking relief that no more directly and tangibly benefits him than it

does the public at large . . . does not state an Article III case or controversy.” Lujan v.

Defs. of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555, 573-74 (1992).

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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

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No. 24-5178 September Term, 2024

Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published.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

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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