Legal Opinion
Michael J. Shelton v. Carl L. Brunson, Col. U. S. Air Force, Commander 3500th Pilot Training Wing, Reese Air Force Base, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 17, 1972No. 72-1042PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the denial of habeas corpus relief to appellant, an Air Force sergeant. The decision of the district court is reported. Shelton v. Brun-son, N.D.Tex., 1971, 335 F.Supp. 186. We affirm in part and vacate and remand in part for further proceedings.
The petition for the writ was directed to effecting appellant’s discharge from the Air Force on the ground that he was being held in the Air Force unlawfully. Cf. Orloff v. Willoughby, 1953, 345 U.S. 83, 73 S.Ct. 534, 97 L.Ed. 842. The thrust of the petition was that appellant’s reenlistment contract was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Orloff v. WilloughbySupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- In Re GrimleySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- George Oliver Chalfant, Jr. v. Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company v. Juanita Frances Price and Tri-State Wholesale Associated Grocers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Ronald Alan Gausmann v. Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Daryl B. Lundgrin v. W. Graham Claytor, Secretary of the Navy of the United States, and the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Jerome Jablon, M.D. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Peavy v. WarnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Louis T. Falcone, Etc. v. Samuel R. Pierce, Jr., Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Harvey v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994
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