Legal Opinion
Saal v. Middendorf
District Court, N.D. California
Decided February 8, 1977No. C-73-1299 WWSPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SCHWARZER, District Judge.
In this action plaintiff challenges on due process grounds the validity of Instruction 1900.9A issued by the Secretary of the Navy and entitled “Policy for the Separation of Members of the Naval Service by Reason of Homosexuality.” Paragraph 4.a states the policy to be as follows:
“Members involved in homosexuality are military liabilities who cannot be tolerated in a military organization. In developing and documenting cases involving homosexual conduct, commanding officers should be keenly aware that members…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Gay Law Students Ass'n v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.California Supreme Court · 1979
- Beller v. MiddendorfCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Shuman v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- BenShalom v. Secretary of ArmyDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1980
- Aumiller v. University of DelawareDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1977
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