Legal Opinion
Rickson v. Ward
District Court, S.D. California
Decided May 25, 1973No. Civ. 73-5-GTPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER
GORDON THOMPSON, Jr., District Judge.
The petitioner, a Navy crewmember of the U.S.S. Constellation, filed application for writ of habeas corpus on January 3, 1973, asking this Court to discharge him from the United States Navy, alleging that he is. being unlawfully detained and restrained of his liberty. The gist of his complaint is that he has been denied an administrative discharge based upon certain alleged severe hardships.
Petitioner’s application for an order temporarily restraining his deployment to the Western Pacific aboard his ship was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Orloff v. WilloughbySupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Thomas C. Smith, Appellant-Petitioner v. Stanley S. Resor, Secretary of the Army, Appellee-RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Lonnie Leroy HaughtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Stephens v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
- Robert W. Nixon v. Secretary of the Navy, Defendant-RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by3 opinions
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