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
   Rehearing Denied:
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Sep 17 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2021)
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Oct 01 2021Motion 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 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021.
Oct 21 2021Brief amicus curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy Inc. filed.
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Nov 09 2021Motion 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 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 22, 2021.
Dec 22 2021Brief of respondent Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs in opposition filed.
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Dec 30 2021Reply of petitioner Adolfo R. Arellano filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 05 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
Feb 11 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
Feb 22 2022Petition GRANTED.
Mar 10 2022Motion of the parties for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Mar 22 2022Motion 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 2022Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Adolfo R. Arellano.
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May 02 2022Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
May 13 2022Brief of petitioner Adolfo R. Arellano filed.
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May 19 2022Brief amici curiae of Disabled American Veterans and Lee Kirby filed.
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May 20 2022Brief 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 2022Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
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May 20 2022Brief amicus curiae of Federal Circuit Bar Association filed.
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May 20 2022Brief amicus curiae of National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium filed.
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May 20 2022Brief amici curiae of Edgewood Veterans, et al. filed.
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Jun 14 2022ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, October, 4, 2022.
Jun 22 2022Record requested from the Federal Circuit.
Jul 06 2022The record from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
Jul 18 2022Brief of respondent McDonough, Denis, Secretary of Veterans Affairs filed.
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Jul 19 2022The record from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, has been electronically filed.
Jul 21 2022CIRCULATED
Aug 17 2022Reply of petitioner Adolfo R. Arellano filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 04 2022Argued. 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 2023Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Feb 27 2023Judgment issued.
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NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
James R. Barney
    Counsel of Record		Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
901 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

james.barney@finnegan.com		202-408-4412
Party name: Adolfo R. Arellano
Attorneys for Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
    Counsel of Record		Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

202-514-2217
Party name: McDonough, Denis, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Other
Melanie Lynn Bostwick
    Counsel of Record		Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
1152 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005

mbostwick@orrick.com		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		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		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		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		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		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		401-331-6300
Party name: Disabled American Veterans and Lee Kirby