United States ex rel. Bopp v. Abbott

WELSH, District Judge.

Mary Bopp filed herein a petition for writ of habeas corpus to release her son Albert Bopp from the United States Army. Said petition is based mainly on the claim that he is necessary to and regularly engaged in an agricultural occupation such as to entitle him to deferment under the Tydings’ Amendment to the Selective Training and Service Act, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix § 305, subd. (k).

The Commanding General at Camp Beale, California, has filed a return to an order to show cause, which summarizes the steps taken by the Local Selective Service Board. Said return shows that the…