Lieutenant Richard C. Taylor v. The Honorable W. Graham Claytor, Jr. Secretary of the Navy, Radm. W. Hayley

Appellant Richard C. Taylor, a Naval reservist, brought this habeas corpus action in an effort to secure his release from the Navy on the ground that he is a conscien tious objector. The United States District Court for the Central District of California held that there was a “basis in fact” for the Navy’s refusal to grant appellant’s request for conscientious objector status and dismissed his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

MOOTNESS

After almost two years of Naval service, appellant was released from active duty on February 10, 1979. He remains a member of the Naval Reserve…