Legal Opinion
Thomas E. Blevins, Lieutenant Colonel, Retired v. The Honorable Verne Orr, Secretary of the Air Force
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 2, 1983No. 83-1097PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STARR.
STARR, Circuit Judge:
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E. Blevins, United States Air Force, retired, brought this action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the Air Force’s decision not to promote him to the rank of colonel. The District Court concluded that the Air Force’s determination was not arbitrary, capricious or otherwise unlawful. Blevins v. Orr, 553 F.Supp. 750 (D.D.C.1982). This appeal followed. We affirm.
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The facts are not in dispute. From April 1972 to February 1979, Lt. Col. Blevins was…
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