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Documents. Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendant's Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgement., July 1977

 File — Box: MS419.06, Folder: MS419.06.565
Identifier: MS419.06.565

Scope and Contents

36 Pages. See folder for details. Maj.Foster, Capt.Gober, and Capt.Knapp vs Clifford Alexander, Secretary of the Army. In the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Columbus Division. Attorneys: W.Miguel (Mike) Swanwick, Alexandria, LA and William Tucker,Columbus, GA. TABLE OF CONTENTS: I. The ABCMR was incorrect in its determination that no injustice was committed by virtue of the alleged improper composition of the Original 1975 Selection Boards.................................................................................................Page 1 II. The Case Law Cited by the Defendant does support a finding that the Original 1975 Selection Boards were "Void Ab Initio"...........Page 5 III. There was an improper Reservation of 15 percent of the promotion vacancies to members of the Secondary Zone and an improper reduction in promotion vacancies..................................................................................................Page 8 IV. The May,1975, amendments to Army Regulation 624-100 and 635-100 should not be deemed to have retroactive operation.................Page 10 V. The effect of the Settlement of Sliman v. United States............................................................................Page 12 CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................Page 14 Appendix A - Opinion of the United States Court of claims in Savio v. U.S. Appendix B - Letters of Instruction to Reduction-In-Force Board. Appendix C - Amendment to Petition of Sliman vs. U.S.

Dates

  • July 1977

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Extent

From the Collection: 6 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

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