Legal Opinion

Frecht v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided January 21, 1992No. 91-1028CPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NETTESHEIM, Judge.

This case is before the court after argument on cross-motions for summary judgment. The issue for decision is whether a correction board erred in issuing a general discharge to plaintiff for allegedly committing homosexual acts.

FACTS

The following facts are undisputed, unless otherwise noted. John W. Frecht (“plaintiff”) enlisted in the United States Army (the “Army”) on December 20, 1968, as a second lieutenant. At the time of this enlistment, he was 20 years old with 10 months and 15 days of prior active enlisted service.

By 1985 plaintiff had obtained the rank of…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Orloff v. WilloughbySupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. David W. Heisig v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  4. Sanders v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979
  5. Victoria M. Voge v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Martinez v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2007
  2. Christian v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2000
  3. Thomas v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1998
  4. Dougharty v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1993
  5. Allen v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2000

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