Legal Opinion
Montgomery v. Rumsfeld
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1978No. 76-2905PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Montgomery and other Army recruits (appellants) appeal the judgment of the district court denying certification of a class under Rule 23, Fed.R.Civ.P., denying their motion to bring in additional plaintiffs by an amended complaint, and dismissing without prejudice their action in which they seek a writ of habeas corpus and other relief to avoid further obligations under their enlistment contracts. We affirm in part, vacate and remand in part.
I. The Facts
Appellants are Army enlisted personnel who allege that in accordance with the terms of their enlistment contracts and…
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