Legal Opinion
William Daniel Nicholson, Iii, Cross-Appellant v. Harold Brown, Secretary of Defense, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 26, 1979No. 77-1782PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Major William D. Nicholson, M.D., plaintiff-appellee, was a participant in the armed services’ “Berry Plan”. This plan permits deferment of a draftee’s active military service pending completion of his medical training. Nicholson entered into the program in 1967. This was a critical time in Nicholson’s professional career. This was also a critical time in the history of the country. The Berry Plan was a program that gave aspiring doctors a break. Shortly before he was called to active duty, Nicholson filed a habeas corpus petition seeking review of the decision of the…
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