Legal Opinion
Rastin v. Laird
District Court, S.D. California
Decided December 29, 1970No. 70-384PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
WALLACE, District Judge.
Petitioner brought this habeas corpus proceeding following a denial by the United States Navy of petitioner’s request for a discharge because of his claimed status as a conscientious objector (hereinafter C.O.).
FACTS
In an undated application addressed to Commanding Officer, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, which was filed allegedly on or about the first part of June, 1970,1 petitioner, WILLIAM EDWIN RASTIN, requested discharge because of conscientious objection. In compliance with Department of Defense Directive 1300.6 dated May 10, 1968,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Witmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. Lonnie Leroy HaughtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Craycroft v. FerrallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Wayne Myron Bishop v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by1 opinion
- William Edwin Rastin, Usn v. Hon. Melvin LairdCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971