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Blassingame v. Secretary of the Navy

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided November 14, 1985No. 84 CV 4104PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PLATT, District Judge.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Plaintiff filed this suit to compel defendants to upgrade plaintiff’s undesirable discharge from the Marine Corps to honorable status with credit for time served. In addition he demanded monetary damages in the amount of Thirty Million ($30,000,000) Dollars. The allegations in his pro se complaint were for erroneous enlistment, wrongful discharge and racial discrimination. A Court-ordered attorney subsequently amended the pleadings, requesting “equitable relief to address [sic] legal wrongs suffered by plaintiff as the result of actions taken by the…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. United States v. LarionoffSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Blassingame v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1995
  2. Blassingame v. Secretary Of The NavyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  3. Larry E. Blassingame v. Secretary of the Navy, Naval Discharge Review Board, and Board for the Correction of Naval RecordsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
  4. Blassingame v. Secretary of NavyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  5. Blassingame v. Secretary of the NavyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1988

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