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STEARNS v. VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS

Civ. A. No. 1415-72.

353 F.Supp. 473 (1972)

Jessie STEARNS, Plaintiff, v. VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, a corporation chartered by Congress of the United States, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

December 29, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Robbins, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Marilyn D. Sloan, Center for Women Policy Studies, and Margaret J. Gates, Washington Women's Legal Defense Fund, Washington, D. C., Amicus Curiae.

Wilmer S. Schantz, Jr., Schantz, Stock & Marshall, McLean, Va., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

WADDY, District Judge.

In this suit plaintiff seeks an order of the Court directing the defendant, Veterans of Foreign Wars (hereinafter V. F.W.), a corporation chartered by Congress, to reconsider her application for membership in said organization and enjoining V.F.W. from barring membership to plaintiff on the ground that she is a member of the female sex. Plaintiff also seeks compensatory and exemplary damages, counsel fees and costs...

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