Legal Opinion
Downen v. Warner
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1973No. 71-2683PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ELY, Circuit Judge:
Gail Waugh Downen served as a regular officer in the United States Marine *643Corps until her marriage to Robert Downen. Since Mr. Downen was then the father of two children, ages thirteen and fifteen, Mrs. Downen was on January 31, 1969, discharged from the service pursuant to a Corps regulation that terminates the commission of any female officer who becomes “the step-parent of a child under the age of 18 years who is within the household of the woman for a period of more than thirty days a year. . . .” 32 C.F.R. § 714.1(d) (3) (i)(c); 32 C.F.R. § 730.61(c) (2) (iii).…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- McKart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Frontiero v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Richardson v. Tennessee Board of DentistryTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
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- Lewis Gibas v. Saginaw Mining Company Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs and Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Marie Von Hoffburg v. Clifford Alexander, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Gene A. Williams v. Secretary of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
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