Legal Opinion
Hester v. Melidosian
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 12, 1966No. Civ. A. No. 39413PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, District Judge.
Plaintiff is currently pursuing administrative remedies within the Veterans’ Administration (“V. A.”) in an effort to obtain disability compensation benefits which he claims are due him. He has brought this suit under the general mandamus provisions of the Judicial Code, 28 U.S.C. § 1361, to obtain documents and records from the V. A.’s files which he says he needs to prosecute his claim. Defendant has moved to dismiss under F.R.Civ.P. 12(b).1 However, since defendant has filed an affidavit in support of his motion, we will treat it as one for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Helvering v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Haggar Co. v. Helvering, Com'r of Internal RevenueSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Whittier v. EmmetCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. HainesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939
- Flowers v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1964
3Cited by2 opinions
- Helfgott v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1994
- United States ex rel. Hester v. Veterans Administration CenterDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971