Mendez v. Del Toro

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LAWRENCE MENDEZ, Plaintiff, v. No. 22-cv-1382-ZMF JOHN C. PHELAN in his official capacity as Secretary of the Navy,1 Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION This case arises under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and involves a challenge by Plaintiff Lawrence Mendez to the decision of the Board for Correction of Naval Records (BCNR) to deny his petition to remove an adverse combat Fitness Report from his service record. Mendez contends that the BCNR’s denial of his application for correction of his military record was arbitrary,…