Legal Opinion
Barbara Lewis and Colonel James Wimberley Lewis, Etc. v. Ronald Reagan, President of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 26, 1981No. 80-2271PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal by Mrs. Barbara Lewis from an order of the district court granting a summary judgment against her challenge to the constitutionality and propriety of a status-review proceeding under the Missing Persons Act, 37 U.S.C. §§ 551-58. We affirm.
Mrs. Lewis filed this suit on January 28, 1980, in an attempt to enjoin the Air Force from convening a hearing to review the Missing in Action status of her husband, Colonel James Lewis, who fought for this country in Vietnam. 1 Her principal claim was that the hearing should not proceed until the Air Force had given her certain additional…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- McKart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Clothing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hodges v. CallawayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Columbia Packing Company, Inc. v. United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. t.i.m.e.-dc, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- In Re Donald J. WillyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- City of Houston v. Williams, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
- Bobby E. Maynard v. Al HavenstriteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Garner v. U.S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
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