Legal Opinion
Wilkins v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 31, 2002No. 00-55117PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge.
This case arises from a military chaplain’s claims that the Navy unconstitutionally administers its Chaplain Corps to prefer certain religious denominations. Ronald G. Wilkins, a non-liturgical protestant chaplain, filed a pro se complaint, requesting damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. The district court dismissed the complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), holding that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction due to (1) the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Federal Claims, see 28 U.S.C. § 1491; (2) the Feres doctrine, see…
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