Legal Opinion
Palacios v. Spencer
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 18, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-2110PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
After tw;o and a half years of service in the U.S. Marines Corps, plaintiff Frank Palacios was discharged “under other than honorable conditions” based on a “pattern of misconduct.” This type of discharge, known as an “OTH,” has consequences for veterans’ retirement benefits and often hurts their prospects for civilian employment, See Marisa Penaloza, “Path to Reclaiming Identity Steep for Yets with ‘Bad Paper,’ ” NPR (Dec. 11, 2013 4:58' AM), http://www.npr.org/2013/12/ll/249962933/…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Bennett v. SpearSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. GaubertSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Frank Palacios v. Richard SpencerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Roseberry-Andrews v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Durr v. Department of ArmyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2020
- Fontanez v. BerberDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2022
- Ganiszewski v. AustinDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2024
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