FRIEDMAN v. FROEHLKE

No. 72-1203.

470 F.2d 1351 (1972)

Bruce FRIEDMAN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Robert F. FROEHLKE, Secretary of the Army, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 22, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul I. Feinberg, Boston, Mass., with whom Matthew H. Feinberg, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellants.

Robert B. Collings, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Joseph L. Tauro, U. S. Atty., was on brief, for appellees.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, ALDRICH and McENTEE, Circuit Judges.


COFFIN, Chief Judge.

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