Legal Opinion
Private First Class Daniel E. Pitcher v. Melvin Laird
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 3, 1969No. Misc. 1439PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Per curiam
Motion for Stay Pending Appeal has been denied.
Petitioner, an enlisted member of the United States Army, applied for an administrative discharge as a conscientious objector pursuant to Army Regulation 635-20, while stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. His application was denied after normal administrative review. He then applied for a writ of ha-beas corpus in the District Court for the Western District of Texas and this appeal ensued from the denial of the writ.
Petitioner was ordered on July 15, 1969 to report to Fort Lewis, Washington for further transfer to Vietnam. He refused to obey his…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- J. W. Schwartz, Individually and as Commanding General of the United States Army, Letterman General Hospital v. Napoleon CovingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Rufus R. McCurdy Jr. v. Eugene M. Zuckert, Secretary of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Covington v. SchwartzDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1964
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- P. F. C. Daniel E. Pitcher v. Melvin Laird, as Secretary of Defenses.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- David Bayless v. Floyd Martine, Dean of Students, Southwest Texas State UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Stop H-3 Association v. VolpeDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1972
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