Legal Opinion
Wood v. Secretary of Defense
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 25, 1980No. Civ. A. 77-0684PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge:
This action challenges the authority of the military to issue less than fully honorable administrative discharges 1 to members of the inactive reserves because of civilian misconduct not found to have affected adversely the quality of their military service. The four plaintiffs were issued such discharges for civilian misconduct ranging from an alleged and unprosecuted sexual offense to a conviction for unarmed robbery. They argue that the Department of Defense (DOD) policy underlying their discharges exceeds the military’s statutory and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Parker v. LevySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Harmon v. BruckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Stephanie CRAWFORD, Appellant, v. General Robert E. CUSHMAN, Jr., Commandant, United States Marine Corps, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Thomas B. Roelofs v. Secretary of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
3Cited by10 opinions
- Robert A. Walters v. Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Karl Ballenger v. John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Richard N. White v. Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- Long v. UNITED STATES DEPT. OF DEFENSEDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1985
- Gay Veterans Ass'n, Inc. v. Secretary of DefenseDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987
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