Legal Opinion

Lauritzen v. Secretary of the Navy

District Court, C.D. California

Decided September 9, 1982No. CV 81-879 AWTPublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

TASHIMA, District Judge.

Plaintiff Carolyn R. Lauritzen alleged in this action that she was threatened with discharge from the Navy and that her rank and pay had been reduced as a result of her statements to a Navy psychiatrist that she might have homosexual tendencies. Plaintiff sought damages and injunctive and declaratory relief, on the ground that the Navy’s past and threatened actions violated her rights under the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Ninth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

A temporary restraining order was issued by the Court enjoining plaintiff’s…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Davis v. PassmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by30 opinions

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  4. Billy H. Ashburn and Faye F. Ashburn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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