MELVIN Castro, 29, has filed a complaint against the United States Army for “fraudulent denial of [his] re-enlistment.”
Castro, who represents himself, is “demanding a settlement” of $500,000 from the Army.
According to the draft complaint that Castro filed in the District Court for the NMI, “fabricated medical causes were imposed [on] him (non-self-inflicted scars on left wrist).”
“[A] fractured finger is not cause for disqualification,” he added.
Castro said he was “able to surpass minimum scores for physical evaluation tests during time in service despite having an incapacitated finger on [the] left hand.”
He also said that he was not institutionalized for any mental illnesses.
He said a “re-entry examination was conducted at Portland, Oregon military entrance procession station,” and that he was “denied again at the recruiters station on Saipan.”
Castro filed his lawsuit on June 1 and requested the court to waive the filing fees.
