Legal Opinion

Trent Coburn v. Patrick J. Murphy

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided July 8, 2016No. 15-5009PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Circuit Judge:

This case returns following our first decision in Coburn v. McHugh, 679 F.3d 924 (D.C. Cir. 2012) (Cobum I). In that case we remanded to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) so the ABCMR could provide a reasoned explanation (if possible) for several questions we could not resolve. On remand, the parties have largely resolved these questions, but for one, over which a significant dispute remains. Today we affirm the ABCMR’s decision to terminate Trent Co-burn’s disability processing and its conclusion that Coburn’s medical conditions did not warrant…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Chappell v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Holland, Michael H. v. Barnhart, Jo Anne B.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
  4. Coburn v. McHughCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
  5. Kreis v. Secretary of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Mahoney v. Del ToroCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2024
  2. Code v. EsperCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
  3. Code v. McHughDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
  4. Holmes v. United States of AmericaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2019
  5. Michael Baxley v. Daniel DriscollCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2026

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