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LAWTON v. LEHMAN

Civ. A. No. 81-845-N.

531 F.Supp. 139 (1982)

Christopher Saunders LAWTON, Petitioner, v. John LEHMAN, Secretary of the Navy, and Admiral Harry D. Train, II, Commander, Service Force, United States Atlantic Fleet, Respondents.

United States District Court, E. D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

February 4, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seymour M. Teach, Norfolk, Va., for petitioner.

James A. Metcalfe, Asst. U. S. Atty., Norfolk, Va., for respondents.

AMENDED ORDER

CLARKE, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on Christopher Saunders Lawton's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. In the petition, Lawton asks the Court to issue an Order directing the respondents to discharge him from their custody. Petitioner predicates this request for relief on his conscientious objection to war in any form.

I.

The material facts in this case are not in dispute. Lawton enlisted in the United...

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