Legal Opinion
Rich v. Secretary of Army
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 1, 1984No. 81-1795PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.
In this suit the plaintiff, an army medical specialist, challenges his involuntary discharge from the Army. The Army honorably discharged plaintiff for fraudulent enlistment when it was learned that, in the enlistment process, he falsely represented that he was not a homosexual. The district court upheld the Army’s action. Rich v. Secretary of the Army, 516 F.Supp. 621. Plaintiff appeals.
I
THE FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiff enlisted in the Army on February 15, 1968. While on active duty in Europe, he married a woman from Turkey, and she bore him a son. When he returned to…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
- 37 Fair empl.prac.cas. 598, 37 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 35,223 Roger W. Rich v. Secretary of the Army, Major General Kenneth R. Dirks, M.D., Former Commander Philip A. Deffer, M.D., Brigadier GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Ben-Shalom v. MarshCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Guerra v. ScruggsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Philips v. PerryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Guerra v. ScruggsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
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