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WATKINS v. UNITED STATES ARMY

No. C81-1065R.

551 F.Supp. 212 (1982)

Sergeant Perry WATKINS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES ARMY, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Washington.

Opinion on Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment October 28, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Lobenz, American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff.

Stanley E. Alderson, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Christopher L. Pickrell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROTHSTEIN, District Judge.

THIS MATTER is before the court on the parties' cross motions for summary judgment. At issue is whether the United States Army may deny reenlistment to plaintiff based on plaintiff's admitted homosexuality. On May 18, 1982 the court ruled that the Army could not, under its own regulations, validly discharge plaintiff on grounds of homosexuality. 541 F.Supp. 249...

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