PARTINGTON v. HOUCK

No. 12-5038.

723 F.3d 280 (2013)

Earle Arthur PARTINGTON, Appellant v. James W. HOUCK, Vice Admiral, JAGC, USN, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 23, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earle Arthur Partington, pro se, argued the cause for appellant. On the briefs were Charles W. Gittins and Jeffrey A. Denner.

Arthur B. Spitzer and Daniel M. Gluck were on the brief for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union of the Nation's Capital, et al. in support of appellant.

Marina Utgoff Braswell , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge SENTELLE.


SENTELLE, Senior Circuit Judge:

Attorney Earle Partington brought this action against the Judge Advocate General of the Navy and other naval officials, alleging violation of his constitutional rights in an administrative decision which suspended him from practice before naval courts. His action purported to set forth four causes of action. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of the defendant as to part of the action and dismissed the rest. Partington...

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