Legal Opinion
Sanders v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided February 21, 1979No. 157-74PublishedCited by 433 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBennett, Judge
Plaintiff petitions this court for back pay, the correction of his records, and reinstatement to the rank of captain.1 We hold that the Correction Board’s action cannot be sustained under this standard of review and that plaintiff is entitled to relief.
*291Plaintiff was formerly a captain on active duty in the Regular United States Air Force until April 30, 1974, when he was involuntarily separated from the service because he had been passed over twice for promotion to the permanent grade of major.2 Plaintiffs difficulties began 5 years earlier when, on April 21, 1969, he was passed over for…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Eastport Steamship Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
- Orloff v. WilloughbySupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by433 opinions
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- Colonel David W. Palmer, II v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
- David W. Heisig v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- John D. Holley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1997
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