Legal Opinion

Yocum v. United States

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided July 6, 1984No. Civ. A. CA-81-4014Published

1Opinion of the Court

*707FINDINGS OF FACT and CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

SHAPIRO, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Mark Yocum, a Naval reservist involuntarily activated, brought this action against the Government following his term of service to recover as damages wages he would have earned as a civilian had he not been forced to return to active duty. Jurisdiction is asserted under the Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 134.6(a)(2). Plaintiff asserts a Government breach of his Navy enlistment contract.

Plaintiffs original complaint, filed in October, 1981, contained three Counts. Counts I and II, seeking compensatory and punitive damages for…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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  3. Lehman v. NakshianSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Army and Air Force Exchange Service v. SheehanSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Gregory J. Dougherty v. John F. Lehman, Jr., Secretary of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982

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