Azar v. Garza
| Azar v. Garza | |
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| Decided June 4, 2018 | |
| Full case name | Alex Azar, II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Rochelle Garza, as guardian ad litem to unaccompanied minor J. D. |
| Docket no. | 17-654 |
| Citations | 584 U.S. ___ (more) |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Temporary restraining order granted, Garza v. Hargan, No. 1:17-cv–02122 (D.D.C. Oct. 18, 2017); vacated in part, D.C. Cir., Oct. 19, 2017; vacated and remanded, 874 F. 3d 735 (D.C. Cir. 2017) (en banc) |
| Holding | |
| Judgment below should be vacated and remanded with a direction to dismiss when a federal civil case has become moot while on its way to the Supreme Court. | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Per curiam | |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
Garza v. Hargan (Azar v. Garza after Alex Azar's confirmation as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services) is a case before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit regarding a juvenile undocumented immigrant in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who sought to have an abortion.