This case, which is permanently restricted because it contains sensitive information, concerns a man employed by the Army who had his access to Sensitive Compartmented Information ("SCI") revoked in 1979. He was debriefed by his employer and physically removed from the facility where he had worked for 12 years at a job which required SCI access. He was not told why his access was revoked, and was not able to respond. The plaintiff later learned that his access was revoked because of private homosexual conduct, as well as the disclosure of that conduct to his ex-spouse and friends. The Army believed that these behaviors indicated a lack of discretion, and considered this grounds for dismissal from this post.

The plaintiff alleged economic loss and psychological humiliation, and settled with the Army for a sum of money which cannot be disclosed. The Army had violated its own policy, which does not allow revocation of SCI access due to private homosexual conduct. It had also failed to follow proper procedure when dismissing him from his post. The Army was directed to "amend existing regulations, to make the provisions of the adverse action procedures pertaining to SCI access." The SCI revocation was expunged from the plaintiff's record, and plaintiff was eligible for future considerations of SCI access "without regard to the prior erroneous determination."