| No. 21-972 |
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| Title: |
Thomas H. Buffington, Petitioner v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
| Docketed: | January 6, 2022 |
| Linked with: | 21A113 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (2020-1479) |
| Decision Date: | August 6, 2021 |
| Oct 22 2021 | Application (21A113) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 4, 2021 to December 6, 2021, submitted to The Chief Justice. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Oct 27 2021 | Application (21A113) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 6, 2021. |
| Nov 22 2021 | Application (21A113) to extend further the time from December 6, 2021 to January 3, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice. Written Request Proof of Service |
| Nov 30 2021 | Application (21A113) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 3, 2022. |
| Jan 03 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 7, 2022) Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 12 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 7, 2022 to March 9, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Jan 14 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 9, 2022. |
| Feb 04 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Concerned Veterans for America Foundation filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Indiana, et al. filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy, et al. filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute and the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc. filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Senators Tom Cotton, Marsha Blackburn, Kevin Cramer, and Ted Cruz filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 03 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 9, 2022 to April 8, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Mar 04 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 8, 2022. |
| Apr 08 2022 | Brief of respondent Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs in opposition filed. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Apr 26 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022. |
| Apr 26 2022 | Reply of petitioner Thomas H. Buffington filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| May 05 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| May 16 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/19/2022. |
| May 17 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| May 23 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022. |
| May 24 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| May 31 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022. |
| May 31 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| Jun 06 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/9/2022. |
| Jun 07 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| Jun 13 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/16/2022. |
| Jun 16 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| Jun 21 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022. |
| Jun 21 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| Sep 12 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022. |
| Oct 03 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022. |
| Oct 11 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/14/2022. |
| Oct 24 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022. |
| Oct 31 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/4/2022. |
| Nov 07 2022 | Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |