Legal Opinion
Richard P. Lavin v. John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary of the Army of the United States, and the United States Army
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1981No. 79-4163PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
I. Introduction
Richard P. Lavin was a 53-year-old lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve who faced mandatory removal from active service because of an age-based statutory years-of-service limitation. Lavin sought a district court injunction to prevent his removal and to require that the Secretary of the Army review his petition for relief from the mandatory removal provision. The district court found that while Lavin’s claim was deserving of sympathy, it was not supported by statute or by equitable principles. We agree and affirm the district court’s summary…
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