Legal Opinion

McDonald v. McLucas

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided February 13, 1974No. 73 Civ. 3190PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

METZNER, District Judge:

This three-judge court was convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2282 and 2284 to consider plaintiffs’ challenge to the\ constitutionality of Sections 555 and 556 of Title 37 of the United States Code which govern the circumstances under which American armed forces personnel missing in action may be declared dead. The opinion granting the convocation of/ this court is appended hereto.

Plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment of unconstitutionality, an injunction prohibiting the defendants from making any further determinations of death, and an order directing the payment of…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Feld v. BergerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
  2. Crone v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1976
  3. Percy v. BrennanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
  4. Gray v. International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977
  5. Midgett v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979

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