SHERMAN v. U.S.

Civ. A. No. 91-33-3-MAC(DF).

755 F.Supp. 385 (1991)

Craig L. SHERMAN, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES, et al., Respondents.

United States District Court, M.D. Georgia, Macon Division.

February 4, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett T. Willis, Jr., Macon, Ga., Roger L. Sherman, Overland Park, Kan., for petitioner.

Frank L. Butler, III, Asst. U.S. Atty., Macon, Ga., for respondents.


FITZPATRICK, District Judge.

This petition for a writ of habeas corpus presents the court with an important question concerning the armed forces at a time when our nation is engaged in a war in the Middle East. More specifically, the issue is whether the President has the authority under 10 U.S.C. § 673c to involuntarily extend the term of enlistment for an active member of the Air Force. The court holds that he does, and so the petition is DENIED.

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