· 4/29/1983
Lightsey v. King
Citations
- 567 F. Supp. 645
- 1983 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17305
How courts have described this case
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- finding that the USMMA violated the APA by refusing to reinstate the plaintiff’s exam grade after plaintiff was found not in violation of cheating by the Honor Board
- Academy’s refusal to reestablish exam grade after the Honor Board exonerated midshipman of cheating was arbitrary and capricious
- Academy’s refusal to reestablish exam grade after Honor Board exonerated midshipman of cheating violated due process
- where Merchant Marine Academy (“MMA”) procedures provided for an Honor Board hearing to determine the veracity of honor code allegations, the MMA could not disregard the findings of that board
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