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PETERSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 83-59.

292 F.2d 892 (1961)

Paul PETERSON v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred W. Shields, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff. King & King, Washington, D. C., were on the brief.

Arthur E. Fay, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen., William H. Orrick, Jr., for defendant.

DURFEE, Judge.

The single question presented in this case is whether the Secretary of the Navy and the Board for the Correction of Naval Records acted arbitrarily in declining to reconsider the plaintiff's request for relief.

In April 1944, while he was serving as a warrant officer in the Navy, the plaintiff was convicted by a general court-martial of an unauthorized absence and sentenced to forfeitures for six months. One year later he was again tried by...

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