J. Michael Geiger, Jr., M.D. v. United States of America, the Department of the Army, the United States of America and Stuart, Richard B., Colonel

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Michael J. Geiger, an army physician, brought this action against the United States, the Department of the Army, and Colonel Richard B. Stuart, seeking an injunction and a writ of habeas corpus releasing him from future military obligations. Pending a hearing, the district court issued a temporary restraining order barring Geiger’s assignment to active duty. At the hearing, the court entertained the petition for a preliminary injunction and for a writ of habeas corpus, along with defendants’ alternative motion to dismiss or for summary judgment. For reasons orally…