Legal Opinion
Robert T. Mathis, Sr. v. The Hon. Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of the Department of Defense
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1972No. 71-2329PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff Robert T. Mathis served in the United States Army from 1946 until 1960. On September 26, 1960, he was given an undesirable discharge because of “an established pattern showing dishonorable failure to pay just debts.” He brought this action in the district court seeking correction of his military discharge from undesirable to honorable and for money damages. He claimed that the Army Discharge Review Board which reviewed his case was hostile to him that he was not allowed counsel at the Board hearing, and that the hearing conducted by the Board was a “sham.”
The district court, D.C.,…
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