Hamill v. Cusack

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a discharge for \personal abuse of alcohol and other drugs\ was stigmatizing
• holding that the plaintiff was entitled to “all back pay, allowances, and benefits ... ”
• holding that a discharge for \personal abuse of alcohol and other drugs\ was stigmatizing
• awarding an enlisted member of the army who was denied due process “voluntary retirement in the pay grade of E-7, after 20 years of active duty service, with the appropriate back retirement benefits due from September 12, 1979 through the date of judgment”
• discharge certificate included a code indicating the member was discharged for drug and alcohol abuse
• “Because the vast majority of servicemen receive honorable discharges, a general discharge severely stigmatizes its recipient and significantly disadvantages him in the job market.”

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