 With his discharge scheduled for January 16, 1998, Senior Chief Petty Officer McVeigh, represented by Proskauer Rose, filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on January 15 seeking a preliminary injunction to bar his discharge.His suit named Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen as principal defendant.At stake in addition to his job and income were the pension, health and life insurance, and other benefits due to someone separating honorably from the Navy when he expected to retire after 20 years of service.