Saul L. Wellman v. Summer G. Whittier, Individually and as Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, United States Veterans Administration

DANAHER, Circuit Judge.

Wellman invoked the District Court’s jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2201 which authorizes the court in appropriate situations to “declare the rights and other legal relations of any interested party seeking such declaration.” He also asked that the Administrator be required to resume payment of his service-connected disability compensation which had been declared forfeited. After consideration of Wellman’s motion for summary judgment and the Administrator’s motion to dismiss the complaint or in the alternative for summary judgment, the District Court dismissed the…