James W. Clinton v. The United States

The plaintiff is an Air Force Major on active duty. He filed his petition in this court pro se, and defendant moved to dismiss on the ground that the petition sought relief which this court did not have jurisdiction to grant, among other things a declaratory judgment. United States v. King, 395 U.S. 1, 89 S.Ct. 1501, 23 L.Ed.2d 52 (1969). The motion asserts the further ground that there is no clear and concise statement of a monetary claim as required by Rule 35(a). Before the court could act on this motion the plaintiff moved for leave to amend. The proposed amendment clarifies the nature of…