United States v. Marrie

OPINION

DUMBAULD, District Judge.

' In airline parlance, the interesting question is presented here whether a draft board may utilize “overbooking” in order to offset anticipated “no-shows.” *487Two of the three defendant^ were indeed “no-shows”, as the briefs describe them; they utterly and completely failed and neglected to report for induction pursuant to orders of the board. They did not, as some draftees (including the third defendant, Andrews) do, report to the induction center but then refuse to take the symbolic step forward signifying their subjection to the articles of war. They simply…