Lewis E. Jones v. Clifford Alexander, Secretary of the Army

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• challenging Army’s power to remedy defect in composition of selection board
• challenging Army's power to remedy defect in composition of selection board
• “Declaratory Judgment Act is not an independent ground for jurisdiction; it permits the award of declaratory relief only when other bases for jurisdiction are present.”
• “Declaratory Judgment Act is not an independent ground for jurisdiction; it permits the award of declaratory relief only when other bases for jurisdiction are present.”
• “Therefore, the Mandamus Act (section 1361) is the sole jurisdictional leg upon which this action stands”
• uncontested amendment to complaint under Tucker Act permitted on appeal

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