Legal Opinion

Benitez-Manrique v. Micheli

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided November 6, 1969No. Civ. 591-69PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

FERNANDEZ-BADILLO, District Judge.

Petitioner, Jose Antonio Benitez-Manrique, has applied for a writ of habeas corpus directing his release from the Armed Forces of the United States on the grounds that his induction into the armed services was unlawful because the Selective Service System Local Board failed to properly handle his physical unfitness claim. Benitez was inducted into the Army on August 27, 1969 at the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station, Fort Brooke, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The relevant events leading to Benitez induction are disclosed by examination of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Knox v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
  2. Gibson v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
  3. Nevarez Bengoechea v. MicheliDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1969
  4. In re BankDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1968

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Bernard Williams v. William P. Rogers, Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
  2. United States v. Roger Sutton SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
  3. United States v. Juan Manuel BarayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
  4. United States Ex Rel. Lohmeyer v. LairdDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1970
  5. Benitez-Manrique v. MicheliCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971

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