Legal Opinion
Hardison v. Alexander
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 26, 1981No. 79-2485PublishedCited by 152 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.
Concurring Opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge BAZELON.
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
This case turns on a straightforward application of the principles of res judicata in a factual setting complicated by the numerous occasions on which Hardison, a captain in the United States Army, has sought piecemeal relief from an accommodating Army bureaucracy.
Hardison’s grievance is simple: he believes he was twice unfairly passed over for promotion to the rank of major, and thus, under the Army’s up-or-out policy, marked for involuntary discharge from the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Kalb v. FeuersteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Doyle v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979
- Dilley v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Lawrence E. Moch v. East Baton Rouge Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Major Adolph H. Knehans, Jr. v. Clifford L. Alexander, Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by152 opinions
- Darrell R. Page v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Apotex, Inc. v. Food & Drug AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
- In Re Islamic Republic of Iran Terrorism LitigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
- Precision Air Parts, Inc. v. Avco CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Nwachukwu v. KarlDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2004
147 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.