Question

Mary, a resident of california, is outraged that the u.S. Navy allows civilians on board submarines and believes that this practice, along with the captain's negligence, was responsible for the 2001 sinking of a japanese boat in the waters around hawaii. She has filed suit in federal district in hawaii against the captain and the secretary of the navy. Mary is just a concerned citizen and is not related to anyone aboard either the sub or the japanese boat. What is the most likely result of her suit

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: The court will dismiss the case because Mary lacks standing to sue

There are several reasons for mary's lack of standing. The first one that she has no way to proof whether her accusations is true or not. Second, unless the captain in that situation purposedly put the troops in danger, his action would be considered as the expense of war even if his decision is resulted in bad outcomes.