Legal Opinion
Captain James H. Smith v. Secretary of the Air Force, Verne Orr
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 25, 1988No. Appeal 87-1384PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.
In this military separation/discharge case, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, in an order dated February 19, 1987, granted the Secretary of the Air Force’s (Government) motion to dismiss and/or for summary judgment and dismissed with prejudice Capt. James H. Smith’s (Captain Smith) complaint seeking both reinstatement and *1546back pay as a result of his alleged illegal separation from active duty in the United States Air Force. We vacate the district court’s order and remand this case to that court with instructions to…
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