| No. 21-234 |
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| Title: |
Kevin R. George, Petitioner v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
| Docketed: | August 17, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-1916) |
| Decision Date: | March 16, 2021 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Aug 13 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 16, 2021) Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 24 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 16, 2021 to October 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Aug 25 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 18, 2021. |
| Sep 15 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Jeremy C. Doerre filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Sep 16 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 05 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 18, 2021 to November 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Oct 06 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 17, 2021. |
| Nov 08 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 17, 2021 to December 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Nov 09 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 8, 2021. |
| Dec 08 2021 | Brief of respondent Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs in opposition filed. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Dec 20 2021 | Reply of petitioner Kevin R. George filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 22 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022. |
| Jan 10 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022. |
| Jan 14 2022 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jan 25 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Kevin R. George. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Feb 22 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Feb 28 2022 | Brief of petitioner Kevin R. George filed. Main Document Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 03 2022 | Amicus brief of Disabled American Veterans not accepted for filing. (March 03, 2022--Corrected version to be submitted) |
| Mar 03 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Disabled American Veterans (3/3/2022) filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 04 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy and Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Swords to Plowshares and Vietnam Veterans of America filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 15 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, April 19, 2022. |
| Mar 16 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit. |
| Mar 18 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Mar 23 2022 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 28 2022 | The record received from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims has been electronically filed. |
| Mar 30 2022 | Brief of Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs not accepted for filing. (April 01, 2022--Corrected brief and PDF to be submitted.) |
| Mar 30 2022 | Brief of respondent Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count |
| Apr 08 2022 | Reply of petitioner Kevin R. George filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Apr 19 2022 | Argued. For petitioner: Melanie L. Bostwick, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 15 2022 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Kagan, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, J., joined, and in which Sotomayor, J., joined as to all but Part II–C. |
| Jul 18 2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |