District Court, District of Columbia May 30, 2002, CIV.A. 01-0941(RBW) (Bates v. Rumsfeld)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

WALTON, District Judge.

This lawsuit concerns an issue that recent events have made of particular relevance to our nation’s security: biological warfare. Plaintiffs, Sonnie Bates and Captain John Buck, bring this action on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated individuals, for a declaration, pursuant to the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C.