Blassingame v. United States

OPINION

BRUGGINK, Judge.

This is an action for back pay, brought by a former enlisted man in the Marine Corps. Defendant has filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that the complaint demonstrates that the action is untimely. The matter is fully briefed, and oral argument is deemed unnecessary. For the following reasons, the motion is granted.

*505BACKGROUND

On June 18, 1971, Mr. Blassingame, a private first class, received an undesirable discharge from the Marine Corps. His efforts to have the discharge corrected before the Naval Discharge Review Board and the Board of Corrections for Naval Records…