Legal Opinion
Denton v. Schlesinger
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1979No. 77-2443PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
This case involves the question whether the Court of Claims ór a federal district court is the proper forum for challenging discharges from the military service. The *485court below, concluding that the present case was in reality a suit against the United States for damages in excess of $10,000, held that the Court of Claims was the proper forum and dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. We agree and affirm the order of dismissal.
BACKGROUND
On April 7, 1975, the plaintiffs, all junior officers in the Navy and Marine Corps, instituted this action against the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Schlesinger v. BallardSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Albert H. Carter v. Robert Seamans, Jr., as Secretary of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Myers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Cook v. ArentzenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- George Polos v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Hahn, Michael S. And Bradley, B. Shay and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Vietnam Veterans of America v. Secretary of the Navy, (Two Cases). Vietnam Veterans of America v. Secretary of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- 3 soc.sec.rep.ser. 108, Medicare&medicaid Gu 33,413 State of Minnesota, by Its Commissioner of Public Welfare, Arthur E. Noot v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services, State of Minnesota, by Its Commissioner of Public Welfare, Arthur E. Noot v. Margaret M. Heckler, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- George A. Keller v. Merit Systems Protection Board, and James M. Beggs, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Minnesota v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
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