Legal Opinion
Lightsey v. King
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 29, 1983No. CV-83-1346PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ALTIMARI, District Judge:
Plaintiff, a Midshipman at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York (hereinafter “the Academy”) brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief after the Academy refused to change an examination grade fixed at “zero” because of plaintiff’s alleged cheating, despite a finding by the Academy’s Honor Board exonerating him of that charge. As a result, the plaintiff was ineligible to take the Third Mates Licensing Examination offered by the Coast Guard on April 12-14,1983. Jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331,…
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