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Type
Opinion
Author
A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.
Filed
July 26, 2024
Case
Darlene Lancaster v. Secretary of the Navy
Case status
Decided

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USCA4 Appeal: 23-1578 Doc: 46 Filed: 07/26/2024 Pg: 1 of 19 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 23-1578 DARLENE FAYE LANCASTER, wife, heir and executor of the estate of her late husband, Commander Allen Lee Lancaster, CHC, USN (ret), Intervenor/Plaintiff - Appellant, and ALLEN L. LANCASTER, Plaintiff, v. THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY; THE CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL; THE NAVY CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Elizabeth W. Hanes, District Judge. (2:19-cv-00095-EWH-RJK) Argued: May 10, 2024 Decided: July 26, 2024 Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges. Vacated and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Judge Quattlebaum wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wilkinson and Judge Niemeyer joined. USCA4 Appeal: 23-1578 Doc: 46 Filed: 07/26/2024 Pg: 2 of 19 ARGUED: Arthur A. Schulcz, LAW OFFICE OF ARTHUR A. SCHULCZ, SR., CHAPLAINS’ COUNCIL, PLLC, Leesburg, Virginia, for Appellant. Garry Daniel Hartlieb, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Jessica D. Aber, United States Attorney, Richmond, …

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