Legal Opinion
O'Hara v. Laird
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided March 9, 1972No. Civ. A. No. 4763PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
This action is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus directed against the respondents seeking petitioner’s release from the United States Army as a conscientious objector.
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction is founded on 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241(a), 2241(c) (1), and 2241(c) (3). The petitioner and respondent Colonel Charles F. Means are present in the District of Rhode Island and the respondents Secretary of the Army and Secretary of Defense are subject to the jurisdiction of this court.1
Findings of Fact
Certain documents from the file of the petitioner pertaining to his application…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Welsh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Clay v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- John E. Bates v. Commander, First Coast Guard DistrictCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- Private Michael Leonard Helwick v. Melvin Laird as Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Goldstein v. MiddendorfDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1975