Antonio A. Giles, Jr. v. Secretary of the Army

EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

This case involves an appeal by the Secretary of the Army from two orders issued in favor of appellees. The first order, granting a summary judgment in favor of the named plaintiff, Antonio A. Giles, Jr., was issued on September 21, 1979. J.App. 537. This first order was based upon a Memorandum Opinion by the Honorable Barrington D. Parker, District Judge, dated August 24, 1979. J.App. 526-536; reported at 475 F.Supp. 595 (1979). The second order, granting plaintiff’s motion to certify the case as a class action under Rules 23(a) and 23(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of…