Legal Opinion
John C. Szyka v. United States Secretary of Defense
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 5, 1975No. 123, Docket 75-6003PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, a Marine combat veteran, filed a pro se complaint 1 on September 10, 1974, against the United States Secretary of Defense, seeking $6.8 million damages for an incident taking place on the night of September 18, 1971, almost three years before his suit was filed. The incident allegedly involved a shelling close to plaintiff and his family in their boat in Long Island Sound from some military installation “in furtherance of a conspiracy on the part of unnamed government officials to threaten and intimidate him.” The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Robert…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Chisholm v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1793
- The PlymouthSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- Kawananakoa v. PolyblankSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Laurence F. Kelly, as Administrator of the Estate of Richard C. Kelly v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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- Edward Saffron v. Department of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Reynold Floyd Reep v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Lien v. BeehnerDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1978
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