Legal Opinion
Charles J. Lantz v. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Secretary of the Air Force
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 8, 1974No. 21, Docket 74-1364PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Charles J. Lantz, an unattached, inactive United States Air Force reservist, appeals from an order entered January 30, 1974 in the Eastern District of New York, Mark A. Costantino, District Judge, dismissing for lack of jurisdiction a petition for a writ of habeas corpus by which Lantz challenged the denial by the Secretary of the Air Force of his application for a discharge based on his claim of conscientious objector status.
The narrow issue presented is the correctness of the district court’s determination that it lacked subject matter and in personam jurisdiction because petitioner’s…
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- Jeffrey M. Arlen v. Hon. Melvin Laird, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- United States ex rel. Applebaum v. SeamanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
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