1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 415 F.2d
  5. 415 F.2d 234 (1969)
 

HANCOCK v. LAIRD

No. 24487.

415 F.2d 234 (1969)

Charles HANCOCK, Appellant, v. Melvin LAIRD, Secretary of Defense, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

August 15, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Hecht (argued), and Michael D. Nasatir, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

Sheldon Deutsch (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Cecil F. Poole, U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for appellees.

Before HAMLEY, ELY and CARTER, Circuit Judges.

ELY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from the District Court's denial of appellant's petition for a writ of mandamus. Hancock, a member of the United States Army, had served four months of combat duty in Vietnam with Company A of the Second Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, when, on March 16, 1969, he was granted an emergency thirty-day leave to return to the United States because of a family crisis. Under his leave orders, Hancock was attached, at the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases