Committee for G. I. Rights v. Callaway

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GESELL, District Judge.

This is a class action brought on behalf of all G.I.’s attached to the United States Army’s European Command. Plaintiffs claim that certain features of a drug abuse prevention plan developed by the Army for that command are unconstitutional and they seek a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief.

The issues have been narrowed and clarified during several pretrial proceedings. Plaintiffs have abandoned damage claims. The Army published a revised comprehensive statement of the plan on September 10, 1973, which reflected a reevaluation of the program…