Legal Opinion

Blassingame v. Secretary of Navy

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 26, 1987No. 369, Docket 86-6037PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FEINBERG, Chief Judge:

This case raises a number of questions growing out of attempts by a former member of the United States Marine Corps, Larry E. Blassingame, to upgrade his discharge status from undesirable to honorable. Plaintiff Blassingame appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Thomas C. Platt, J., which dismissed Blassingame’s complaint and granted summary judgment to defendants, the Secretary of the Navy, the Naval Discharge Review Board and the Board for Correction of Naval Records. Blassingame had petitioned the two Boards to…

2Cases cited27 opinions

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. One Toshiba Color Television Two Answering MacHines One Health Tech Computer Reginald McGlory in No. 98-3578 (Pursuant to Rule 12(a), f.r.a.p.) (d.c. Civ. No. 90-Cv-00138) United States of America v. Assorted Jewelry Reginald McGlory in No. 98-3579 (Pursuant to Rule 12(a), f.r.a.p.) (d.c. Civ. No. 90-Cv-00370)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  2. Vasile v. Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1998
  3. Blassingame v. Secretary Of The NavyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  4. United States v. One Toshiba Color TelevisionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  5. Gilbert Ortiz, Jr. Nollie Plowman v. Secretary of Defense Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994

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