Legal Opinion
Hill v. Berkman
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 15, 1986No. 1:85-mj-00389PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
WEINSTEIN, Chief Judge:
Plaintiff Joan Hill sues the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Chief of the Army Reserve and other officials, alleging violation of her right to be free from discrimination on the basis of sex. She enlisted in the United States Army on the understanding that she would become a chemical specialist. After her enlistment, the position that she sought was closed to women on the justification that persons with this specialty would likely be exposed to combat.
The court orally dismissed the claims against defendants in their individual…
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