WARD v. VOLPE

No. 72-2569.

484 F.2d 1230 (1973)

George K. WARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John A. VOLPE, as Secretary of Transportation, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

September 18, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael G. W. Lee (argued), Joseph Morozumi, Oakland, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

John D. Link, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), James L. Browning, Jr., U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before TUTTLE, TRASK and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges.


TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:

Appellant George Ward appeals from an order of the district court denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus and request for declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, and mandamus on the ground that the Coast Guard wrongfully denied his application for discharge from the service as a conscientious objector. We reverse and remand with directions that the district court grant Ward's prayer for habeas...

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