Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit May 17, 1972, 72-1392 (Horne Brothers, Inc. v. Melvin R. Laird, Secretary, Department of Defense)

LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:

The appellee, Horne Brothers, Inc.,

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was suspended in December, 1971, as a bidder on Department of Defense contracts. Soon thereafter Horne brought an action alleging that the Secretaries of Defense and Navy had acted in violation of law by issuing the suspension and by refusing to award to Horne a repair contract on the naval vessel U.S.S.

Francis Marion.