The following excerpt is from Hopper v. Carter, 572 F.2d 87 (2nd Cir. 1978):
b) The next of kin would be afforded a reasonable opportunity to attend the review hearing with a privately retained civilian attorney if they chose;
c) They would have reasonable access to information upon which the status review would be based; and
d) They would be permitted to present any information which they considered relevant to the proceedings.
See Crone v. United States, 538 F.2d 875, 885 n.6 (Ct.Cl.1976).
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