Legal Opinion
Doe v. Alexander
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided March 27, 1981No. Civ. 3-79-184PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
DEVITT, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff in this section 1983 suit seeks to enjoin the enforcement of an army medical regulation which disqualifies transsexuals from fitness for service.
This action is before the court on defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings or in the alternative for summary judgment. Defendants argue that this court lacks jurisdiction because defendant is immune from suit, that plaintiff lacks standing to sue and that this case presents a non-justiciable non-reviewable controversy. In the alternative, defendants argue that the medical fitness regulation is…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Josephine Brown v. Aristedes Zavaras, Robert FurlongCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- Gabriel I. Penagaricano v. Orlando LlenzaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Doe v. United Services Life InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- Irene Lindenau v. Clifford AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- Christy Cole, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert E. Cole, Deceased and Helen Cole v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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