Case Name: Gene CUBBISON, USN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Hon. Melvin LAIRD, Secretary of Defense, et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1972-09-11
Citations: 464 F.2d 1393
Docket Number: No. 71-2100
Parties: Gene CUBBISON, USN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Hon. Melvin LAIRD, Secretary of Defense, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 464
Pages: 1393–1393

Head Matter:
Gene CUBBISON, USN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Hon. Melvin LAIRD, Secretary of Defense, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 71-2100.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Sept. 11, 1972.
Michael Pancer (argued), Alex Landon, of Pancer & Stephens, La Jolla, Cal., Milton J. Silverman, of Silverman, Gusky & Barry, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.
John Neece, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Frederick B. Holoboff, Robert H. Filsinger, Asst. U. S. Attys., Harry D. Steward, U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for defendants-appellees.
Before MERRILL and ELY, Circuit Judges, and LUCAS, District Judge.
Honorable Malcolm M. Lucas, United States District Judge for the Central District of California, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
In our judgment this case on its facts is not distinguishable from Tressan v. Laird, 454 F.2d 761 (9th Cir. 1972); Miller v. Chafee, 462 F.2d 335 (9th Cir. 1972); and Strait v. Laird, 464 F.2d 205 (9th Cir. 1972), and, as in these cases, the record here provides no basis in fact for the determination of the Chief of Naval Personnel that appellant was not sincere in his avowed beliefs.
We conclude that appellant is entitled to his discharge and to the writ in aid thereof.
Reversed.