Legal Opinion
Bluth v. Laird
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1970No. 14962PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff, Major Bluth, is a physician and an officer in the United States Army who is assigned to DeWitt Army Hospital in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, but who is presently under orders to report for duty in Vietnam. In his complaint filed with the district court, he alleged that the Army had failed to follow its own regulations in (1) processing his “Request for Deletion from Overseas Levy,” and (2) refusing to afford him an officers’ basic training course prior to being sent overseas. He also alleged that the Army’s decision denying him a deferment from overseas duty was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States ex rel. Brooks v. CliffordCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Kelly v. CooperDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1980
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