>From qn-owner@queernet.org Fri Sep 24 17:10:05 1993
>Date: Fri, 24 Sep 93 01:02:00 PDT
>From: "Faison, Elyssa (G)     HISTORY" <faison@histr.sscnet.ucla.edu>
Here's some copy from the "Metropolitan Digest" page of the 9/23/93 LA Times:


ASPIN, NAVY ORDERED TO COURT OVER POLICY ON GAYS

Los Angeles --  A federal judge who ruled that the Navy's ban on homosexuals 
was unconstitutional has ordered the secretary of defense and other officials 
to explain why the policy is still in force or face contempt charges. In a 
one-page order, U.S. District Judge Terry J. Hatter Jr. instructed Defense 
Secretary Les Aspin, the secretary of the Navy and the commanding officer of 
Moffett Field Naval Air Station near San Jose to appear in court today or 
send an agent to represent them.
     Hatter chastised the Navy for "continuing disparate treatment" of Petty 
Officer Keith Meinhold, who was discharged after revealing on national 
television that he is homosexual.  Meinhold was reinstated to his position 
as a petty officer and sonar technician at Moffett in March on a temporary 
order by Hatter.
     Maj. Jeff Lovell, a Pentagon spokesman, said officials had not seen 
Hatter's order and could not comment on it.


I also heard the NPR report, which seemed to make it more clear that Aspin 
et. al. have the option of sending "representatives" to appear before Hatter, 
rather than showing up themselves.

--elyssa faison