Larsen v. United States Navy

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GRANTING THE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR Summary Judgment; Denying the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment

URBINA, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter comes before the court on the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment. The plaintiffs, Charles Larsen, Gregory McNear and James Linzey, are three non-liturgical Protestant ministers who applied for but were denied commissions in the Navy Chaplain Corps (the “Corps” or “Chaplaincy”). 1 They bring suit against the Navy and the Secretary of the Navy (collectively, the “defendants”) to challenge alleged prejudice in Corps…