Legal Opinion
Schaefer v. McHugh
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 22, 2010No. 09-5187PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.
KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:
Malcolm Schaefer pointed to his bad knees as a reason to get out of his Army service. But Schaefer was an Army law yer. Bad knees typically do not preclude service as a lawyer. The Army therefore rejected Schaefer’s request for discharge. But because of an administrative foul-up, Schaefer was able to obtain papers showing his legal discharge. Shortly after-wards, the Army informed Schaefer that he had to return to service. Schaefer did so, and the Army then took disciplinary action against him for his apparent…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cone, George E. v. Caldera, LouisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
- Billy Ray Kidwell v. Department of the Army, Board for Correction of Military RecordsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- Steenholdt v. Federal Aviation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
- United States v. HarmonCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2006
- Musengo, James v. Caldera, LouisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Damus v. NielsenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Rags Over the Arkansas River, Inc. v. Colorado Parks & Wildlife BoardColorado Court of Appeals · 2015
- Schaefer v. McHughSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
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