Robert S. Rivkin v. Donald B. Rice, Secretary of the Air Force

963 F.2d 379 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert S. RIVKIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald B. RICE, Secretary of the Air Force, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-15476. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 14, 1992. Decided May 20, 1992. Before HUG, SKOPIL and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Robert Rivkin, a civilian attorney, sued in federal court to obtain an injunction prohibiting Donald Rice, Secretary of the Air Force, Keithe Nelson, Judge Advocate General of the Air Force, and John Howell, Chief, U.S. Air Force Judiciary, from detailing Kenneth Randall, Chief Judge of the United States Air Force Judiciary, to any court-martial or proceeding in which Rivkin has been retained as the defense attorney. The district court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment because it found that Rivkin's claim was non-justiciable. 1 Rivkin appeals. We dismiss the case as moot. 3 Federal courts do not have…