Dilley v. Alexander’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Relationships
Applies 10 U.S.C. § 1552 · 10 U.S.C. § 277 · 10 U.S.C. § 3441 · 10 U.S.C. § 3447 · 10 U.S.C. § 681
Relies on Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · Mathews v. Eldridge · Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle · Weinberger v. Salfi · Parker v. Levy
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“possibility), vacated the judgment and remanded for reconsideration in light of a statute that had not been brought to the district court's attention. 186 U.S.App.D.C. at 134 , 567 F.2d at 1127 . The dicta of a vacated district court judgment is not, of course, binding on this court, but it is worth noting that Colm is not necessarily inconsistent with our analysis here. Had Colm involved a violation of the statute governing separation proceedings, the constitutional issue would never have been reached. The district judge's reference to the”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Michael F. Dilley, Captain, U.S. Army Reserve v. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., Secretary of the Army Raymond W. Fontaine, Major, U.S. Army Reserve v. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., Secretary of the Army Milton D. O'Quinn v. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., Secretary of the Army. Major Russell A. Powell v. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., Secretary of the Army · Dilley v. Alexander“to which they were entitled. The exact path traversed by the Henderson and Ricker courts to reach this conclusion is unclear. Though expressly disavowing reliance on the court martial analogue, 175 Ct.Cl. at 698 , the Henderson court called the proceedings”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Michael F. Dilley, Captain, U.S. Army Reserve v. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., Secretary of the Army Raymond W. Fontaine, Major, U.S. Army Reserve v. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., Secretary of the Army Milton D. O'Quinn v. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., Secretary of the Army. Major Russell A. Powell v. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., Secretary of the Army · Dilley v. Alexander“H.R.Rep.No.1066, 82d Cong., 2d Sess. 49 (1951). The Senate Committee recommended and the Senate adopted the same language, with the additional clause requiring the Secretary of Defense to promulgate regulations regarding the”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Michael F. Dilley, Captain, U.S. Army Reserve v. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., Secretary of the Army Raymond W. Fontaine, Major, U.S. Army Reserve v. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., Secretary of the Army Milton D. O'Quinn v. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., Secretary of the Army. Major Russell A. Powell v. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., Secretary of the Army · Dilley v. Alexander
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