Legal Opinion

Fein v. Selective Serv. System Local Bd. No. 7 of Yonkers

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 21, 1972No. 70-58PublishedCited by 88 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun

Petitioner Oliver T. Fein is a doctor of medicine. In February 1969 he filed this pre-induction suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Jurisdiction was asserted under the federal-question statute, 28 U. S. C. § 1331, under the civil rights statute, 28 U. S. C. § 1343, and under the federal-officer statute, 28 U. S. C. § 1361. Fein challenged, on *367due process grounds, the constitutionality of his Selective Service appeal procedures and sought declaratory and injunctive relief that would prevent his induction into military service. The defendants are…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. McKart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Estep v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Oestereich v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 11Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Witmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  5. Gonzales v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955

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  4. William Carlton Dart v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
  5. United States of America Ex Rel. Neil Bruce Checkman v. Hon. Melvin Laird, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972

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