Legal Opinion
Sims v. Fox
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1974No. 73-2707PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an action by Air Force Lieutenant William Sims against Air Force General Cecil Fox and the Secretary of the Air Force. Sims asks that the Air Force be enjoined from discharging him without first giving him a hearing in person to present proof of his fitness for continued service.
The District Court dismissed Sims’ complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. A Panel of this Court reversed, Sims v. Fox, 5 Cir., 1974, 492 F.2d 1088. We granted the petition for rehearing en banc, and again consider the correctness of the dismissal.
We…
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