Legal Opinion
Jones v. Reagan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1984No. 83-4309PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs, a class of merchant seamen who have been declared permanently not fit for duty because of physical ailments or injuries, challenge sections 986 and 988 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, which terminated the seamen’s right to free medical care in government facilities. The seamen contend that the termination of care violates equal protection, due process, the separation of powers, contract law and equity. In addition, the seamen argue that the Act’s one-year extension of medical care to certain hospitalized seamen establishes an…
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