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BOYLE v. TURNAGE

No. 86-1087.

798 F.2d 549 (1986)

Paul W. BOYLE and Mark S. Smaller, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Thomas TURNAGE, Administrator of Veterans Affairs, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 19, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth M. Kalberg, Jr. with whom Douglas M. Brooks was on brief, for plaintiffs, appellants.

Karen F. Green, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom William F. Weld, U.S. Atty., was on brief, for defendants, appellees.

Before BREYER, Circuit Judge, BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge, and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

JOHN R. BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge:

In this appeal we must determine whether the District Court erred in upholding — against a constitutional attack — the Veteran's Administration (VA) policy on the use of mace in the training and employment of VA police officers. Two VA police trainees brought this action1 following their discharge for refusing to complete a portion of the training program which required them to be exposed...

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