Legal Opinion
Sholars v. Matter
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1974No. 71-3078PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BATTIN, District Judge:
Sholars appeals the dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus,1 He sought the writ on the grounds that he was illegally denied a conscientious objector discharge from the United States Navy. As the district court did not reach the merits of his claim, the only reviewable issue on this appeal is its conclusion regarding jurisdiction. This court’s power to proceed is founded upon 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
Sholars was commissioned after graduation from the United States Naval Academy in 1968. Until the filing of this petition he had had no…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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