Opinion ID: 536121
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Plaintiff Crawford

Text: 108 The plaintiffs next challenge DISCR's processing of plaintiff Crawford's application subsequent to the filing of this lawsuit as unconstitutional. Plaintiffs' Brief Supporting Motion for Summary Judgment at 2. The plaintiffs specifically alleged: 109 11.1 In October 1984, Defendants subjected Plaintiff CRAWFORD to a personal interview in which the details of his sexual activities and related social activities were probed. In particular, he was asked about the number of his adult male sexual partners, and the information he provided on this subject constituted the sole basis for his inability to obtain a Secret clearance until after he joined this lawsuit in February, 1985. In late April 1985, CRAWFORD was notified by a second Statement of Reasons from DISCR that his application was being denied this time because of past, discontinued marijuana use rather than the purely sexual reasons listed in the first Statement of Reasons issued in about July 1984. The DOD changed its reasons in retaliation for CRAWFORD's joining this lawsuit in a attempt to weaken his legal position herein by shifting its grounds from homosexuality to drug use, in violation of his First Amendment right to petition the Courts for redress of grievances and his right to due process of law in security clearance processing. 110 Third Amended Complaint, para. 11.1, at 8-9. 111 The above allegations refer to a June 16, 1983, letter from E. Eric Holt, the Director of DISCO, to DISCR regarding plaintiff Crawford's application for a Secret clearance. The letter provides, in pertinent part: 112 Based upon information contained in the attached case file, recommend that SUBJECT [Crawford] be considered ineligible for a security clearance within the Defense Industrial Security Program because it is not considered to be clearly consistent with the national interest. 113 1. Adjudicative Criterion Considered (DoD 5220.6; DoD 5200.2-R): H (pattern of sexual perversion), I and J. SUBJECT admitted at least weekly participation in promiscuous homosexual acts and is currently receiving treatment for schizophreniform disorder described as ongoing. 114 2. Investigative Data: Expanded National Agency Check completed March 10, 1983, by the Defense Investigative Service (DIS), file number 83035-DR1-33441V1. A current National Agency Check (NAC) has been requested and will be forwarded upon receipt. 115 (Emphasis added). 116 Based upon our equal protection analysis above, DISCO's recommendation of denial of Crawford's application, and its referral to DISCR for an expanded investigation and adjudication, was in accordance with the regulations and did not violate constitutional guarantees. His admissions as to his weekly participation in promiscuous homosexual acts and his current receipt of treatment for his ongoing schizophreniform disorder were sufficient to justify the referral of the application to DISCR for an expanded investigation. Therefore, the district court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of plaintiff Crawford with respect to his claim regarding DISCO's refusal to grant his clearance because of his 'homosexual activity and susceptibility to coercion.'  High Tech Gays, 668 F.Supp. at 1379. As we have ruled today, use of these factors alone does not violate Crawford's constitutional rights.