Legal Opinion
Knehans v. Callaway
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 12, 1975No. Civ. A. 1978-73PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WILLIAM B. JONES, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, formerly a Major in the regular Army, brought this action on October 30, 1973, to prevent his imminent honorable discharge from the Army. Prior to filing suit, plaintiff had twice been passed over for promotion by Selection Boards. By statute, a commissioned officer who has been passed over for promotion by two consecutive Selection Boards shall, if not eligible for retirement, be honorably discharged within seven months of the date that the Secretary approves the action of the second Selection Board. 10 U.S.C. § 3303(d) (1970).…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Capt. Milbert Mindes v. Dr. Robert C. Seaman, Secretary of the United States Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Harmon v. BruckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Sims v. FoxCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Sanders v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979
- Doyle v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979
- Major Adolph H. Knehans, Jr. v. Clifford L. Alexander, Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Neal v. Secretary of the NavyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Dilley v. AlexanderDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977
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