Legal Opinion
Wright v. Hendershot
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 6, 1976No. Civ. A. No. 76-959PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
A. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff, a member of the religious sect known as the Jehovah’s Witnesses, filed this action for an injunction and mandamus, requesting this Court to order the defendants to process plaintiff’s application for discharge from the Pennsylvania Army Na*906tional Guard on the grounds of conscientious objection, and for writ of habeas corpus discharging plaintiff as a theological student. Jurisdiction is premised on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1361, 2201, 2202 and 2241. Plaintiff is a private in Headquarters and Company A 103rd Medical Battalion,…
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