Legal Opinion
Selden G. Hooper v. C. C. Hartman, Rear Admiral Usn, Commandant, Eleventh Naval District
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1959No. 16058PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
Hooper, a retired admiral of the regular Navy, challenges the right of the Navy to try him before a navy court martial for moral offenses. Unlike Toth in United States ex rel. Toth v. Quarles, 350 U.S. 11, 76 S.Ct. 1, 100 L.Ed. 8, Hooper was not confined or placed under restraint. Thus, there was no basis for habeas corpus in Hooper’s case.
By naming the Commandant of the Eleventh Naval District (San Diego, Calif.) as defendant, Hooper claimed jurisdiction for a district court of this circuit. Hooper has been convicted by the court martial of at least some of the charges against him. However,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Toth v. QuarlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Gusik v. SchilderSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- United States v. HooperUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1958
- Bland v. HartmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Hooper v. HartmanDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1958
3Cited by12 opinions
- United States v. GuaglioneUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1988
- Selden G. Hooper v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1964
- Elmwood v. ElmwoodSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
- Watson v. WatsonDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1976
- Ruby v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
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