Legal Opinion
Watkins v. United States Army
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided October 28, 1982No. C81-1065RPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ROTHSTEIN, District Judge.
THIS MATTER is before the court on the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment. At issue is whether the United States Army may deny reenlistment to plaintiff based on plaintiff’s admitted homosexuality. On May 18, 1982 the court ruled that the Army could not, under its own regulations, validly discharge plaintiff on grounds of homosexuality. 541 F.Supp. 249. The undisputed facts that provided the foundation for that ruling are also controlling here:
On August 27, 1967 plaintiff reported to an Army facility for his preinduction physical…
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