Legal Opinion
In Re: Navy Chaplaincy
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 16, 2016No. Misc. No. 2007-0269PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Gladys Kessler, United States District Judge
Table of Contents
I. Background ... 27
A. The Navy Chaplain Corps .. .27
B. The Navy’s Personnel System .. .28
C. Plaintiffs’ Claims .. .28
D. Procedural Background .. .29
II. Legal Standard .. .29
A. Standard of Review Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 (b) (1) .. .29
B. Standing .. .30
C. Mootness ... 30
III. Analysis .. .31
A. “As Applied” Challenges to Alleged Policies .. .31
1. Faith Group Accession Goals .. .31
2. Staffing of CARE Boards ... 33
3. CARE Board Procedures .. .34
4. Former Alleged Recruiting Policy .. .34
6.Alleged use of Faith Group…
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Furniss Harkness v. Sec'y of NavyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2017
- In re Navy ChaplaincyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Arnold v. Secretary of the NavyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2020
- In Re: Navy ChaplaincyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2018
- In re: Navy ChaplaincyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2020