Legal Opinion

Brenner v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided October 17, 1973No. 296-68PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSkeltoN, Judge

Plaintiff, a lieutenant in the United States Navy with over ten and one-half years of active duty service, who was honorably discharged effective June 7, 1968, after having been passed over for promotion to lieutenant commander by two successive selection boards, seeks recovery of both the active duty and retirement pay of a lieutenant commander.

The plaintiff’s suit is not based on an illegal discharge. Instead, he claims that the actions of the selection boards in twice passing over him for promotion and failing to select him for promotion to lieutenant commander, as shown below, were…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Orloff v. WilloughbySupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Reaves v. AinsworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  3. Richard A. Weiss v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1969
  4. Harold R. Conn v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
  5. Marcus A. Arnheiter v. John H. Chafee, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Does One Through Ten, InclusiveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. David W. Heisig v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  2. Sanders v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979
  3. Gregory C. Porter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
  4. Pamela Lea Maier v. Verne Orr, Secretary of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
  5. Stephen W. Richey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003

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