No. 21-432
 
Title: Adolfo R. Arellano, Petitioner
v.
Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Docketed: September 21, 2021
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
   Case Numbers: (2020-1073)
   Decision Date: June 17, 2021
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Sep 17 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2021)
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Oct 01 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 21, 2021 to November 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
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Oct 04 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021.
Oct 21 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy Inc. filed.
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Nov 09 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 22, 2021 to December 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
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Nov 10 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 22, 2021.
Dec 22 2021 Brief of respondent Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs in opposition filed.
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Dec 30 2021 Reply of petitioner Adolfo R. Arellano filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 05 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
Feb 11 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
Feb 22 2022 Petition GRANTED.
Mar 10 2022 Motion of the parties for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Mar 22 2022 Motion of the parties to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 13, 2022. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 18, 2022.
Apr 19 2022 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Adolfo R. Arellano.
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May 02 2022 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
May 13 2022 Brief of petitioner Adolfo R. Arellano filed.
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May 19 2022 Brief amici curiae of Disabled American Veterans and Lee Kirby filed.
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May 20 2022 Brief amici curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy Inc. and Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Inc. filed.
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May 20 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
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May 20 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Federal Circuit Bar Association filed.
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May 20 2022 Brief amicus curiae of National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium filed.
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May 20 2022 Brief amici curiae of Edgewood Veterans, et al. filed.
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Jun 14 2022 ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, October, 4, 2022.
Jun 22 2022 Record requested from the Federal Circuit.
Jul 06 2022 The record from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
Jul 18 2022 Brief of respondent McDonough, Denis, Secretary of Veterans Affairs filed.
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Jul 19 2022 The record from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, has been electronically filed.
Jul 21 2022 CIRCULATED
Aug 17 2022 Reply of petitioner Adolfo R. Arellano filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 04 2022 Argued. For petitioner: James R. Barney, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Jan 23 2023 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Feb 27 2023 Judgment issued.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
James R. Barney
Counsel of Record
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
901 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

james.barney@finnegan.com
Ph: 202-408-4412
Party name: Adolfo R. Arellano


Attorneys for Respondents
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: McDonough, Denis, Secretary of Veterans Affairs


Other Attorneys
Melanie Lynn Bostwick
Counsel of Record
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
1152 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005

mbostwick@orrick.com
Ph: 202-339-8483
Party name: Military-Veterans Advocacy Inc. and Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Inc.


Melanie Lynn Bostwick
Counsel of Record
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
1152 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005

mbostwick@orrick.com
Ph: 202-339-8483
Party name: Military-Veterans Advocacy Inc.


Angela K. Drake
Counsel of Record
Veterans Clinic Univ. of Mo. School of Law
203 Hulston Hall
Columbia, MO 65211-4300

drakea@missouri.edu
Ph: 573-882-7630
Party name: National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium


Brianne Jenna Gorod
Counsel of Record
Constitutional Accountability Center
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 501
Washington, DC 20036

brianne@theusconstitution.org
Ph: 202 296 6889
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center


Jonathan Alan Herstoff
Counsel of Record
Haug Partners LLP
745 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10151

jherstoff@haugpartners.com
Ph: 212-588-0800
Party name: Federal Circuit Bar Association


Liam James Montgomery
Counsel of Record
Williams & Connolly, LLP
680 Maine Avenue S.W.
Washington, DC 20024

lmontgomery@wc.com
Ph: 2024345030
Party name: Edgewood Veterans, National Veterans Organizations, et al.


Amy Frances Odom
Counsel of Record
Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick
321 S Main St
#200
Providence, RI 02903

aodom@cck-law.com
Ph: 401-331-6300
Party name: Disabled American Veterans and Lee Kirby