COOMBS v. COMMANDING GEN. HQ., U. S. ARMY TRAINING CTR.

Civ. A. No. 16573.

327 F.Supp. 786 (1971)

Todd K. COOMBS v. COMMANDING GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, U. S. ARMY TRAINING CENTER, INFANTRY and Fort Polk.

United States District Court, W. D. Louisiana, Lake Charles Division.

May 19, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cox & Cox, Lake Charles, La., for petitioner.

Donald E. Walter, U. S. Atty., Paul Lynch, Asst. U. S. Atty., Shreveport, La., for defendant.


EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., District Judge.

Petitioner Coombs is an Army private who enlisted in the United States Army on January 23, 1970. On August 19, 1970 he filed an application with the Army for discharge as a conscientious objector. This request was denied by the Conscientious Objector Review Board on November 17, 1970. A second application was denied on March 9, 1971. Meanwhile, Coombs was charged with failure to obey lawful orders to put on his U. S. army...

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