ALHASSAN v. HAGEE

No. 04-2446.

424 F.3d 518 (2005)

Rasheed ALHASSAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. General Michael W. HAGEE, Commandant, United States Marine Corps, and Major Jon D. Quehl, United States Marine Corps, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 1, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Fennerty, Chicago, IL, Charles Nissim-Sabat (Argued), Fennerty & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Gerard A. Brost, Office of the United States Attorney, Peoria, IL, Brian Lansing (Argued), United States Department of the Navy, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Washington, DC, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Lance Corporal Rasheed Alhassan sought a discharge from the United States Marine Corps as a conscientious objector but his request for conscientious objector status was denied. Alhassan petitioned the district court for relief under habeas corpus but the district court denied his petition finding that the Marine Corps had a basis in fact for denying him status as a conscientious objector because he made his request immediately after learning...

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