Legal Opinion
Jaffee v. United States
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided March 29, 1979No. Civ. A. 78-1014PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STERN, District Judge.
This case presents the question whether the doctrine of intra-military immunity as pronounced by the Supreme Court in Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135, 71 S.Ct. 153, 95 L.Ed. 152 (1950) protects military officers who intentionally violate the constitutional rights of thousands of soldiers. With the gravest reluctance, recognizing that we are bound by the law as it now stands, the Court concludes that Feres exempts these defendants from liability.
The United States together with the named defendants, past and present officers of the Department of Army,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- United States v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Brooks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. MaloneySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by14 opinions
- James B. Stanley v. Central Intelligence Agency United States Department of Defense U.S. ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Jaffee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Theodore L. Lombard v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Thornwell v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1979
- Everett v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1980
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