Legal Opinion

Stephen L. Gregory, James E. Hovis, John B. Sharpless Ii, Richard J. Silverman v. Curtis W. Tarr, National Director of Selective Service

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 26, 1971No. 20497PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WEICK, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs filed a class action in the District Court challenging the application and validity of a Selective Service Regulation defining eligibility of draft registrants for what is known as a “fatherhood deferment” under deferment classification III-A. 1 The plaintiffs are draft registrants who have been re-classified I-A (available for military service) and ordered to report for induction. The defendants are the National Director of Selective Service, the State Directors of Selective Service of the states of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Minnesota, and a number of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Oestereich v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 11Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Falbo v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Breen v. Selective Service Local Board No. 16Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Clark v. GabrielSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Pasquier v. TarrDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1970

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. 9 Fair empl.prac.cas. 211, 9 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9931 Sandra Wetzel and Mari Ross, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Equal Opportunity Commission as Amicus Curiae v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
  2. Thomas T. Schrader v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 76 of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
  3. McCubbrey v. Boise Cascade Home & Land Corp.District Court, N.D. California · 1976
  4. Paul Robert Pasquier v. Curtis W. TarrCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  5. Patrick McCarthy v. Director of Selective Service SystemCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972

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