No. 16-677
Title:
Freddie H. Mathis, Petitioner
v.
David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Docketed:November 22, 2016
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  Case Nos.:(2015-7094)
  Decision Date:April 1, 2016
  Rehearing Denied:August 19, 2016

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nov 15 2016 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 22, 2016)
Nov 28 2016 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Dec 15 2016 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 23, 2017.
Dec 22 2016 Brief amici curiae of Law School Veterans Clinics and Attorneys filed.
Dec 22 2016 Brief amicus curiae of Disabled American Veterans filed.
Dec 22 2016 Brief amicus curiae of The Federal Circuit Bar Association filed.
Dec 22 2016 Brief amicus curiae of Paralyzed Veterans of America filed.
Dec 22 2016 Brief amici curiae of National Organization of Veterans Advocates, Inc., et al. filed.
Jan 12 2017 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 22, 2017.
Feb 22 2017 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 7, 2017.
Apr 5 2017 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 8, 2017.
May 4 2017 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 10, 2017.
May 10 2017 Brief of respondent David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs in opposition filed.
May 24 2017 Reply of petitioner Freddie H. Mathis filed.
May 30 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 15, 2017.
Jun 19 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017.
Jun 26 2017 Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Sotomayor respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached). Justice Gorsuch, dissenting from denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion).



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Mark R. Lippman The Veterans Law Group(888) 811-0523
    Counsel of Record8070 La Jolla Shores Drive
Ste. 437
La Jolla, CA  92037
mlippman@veteranslaw.com
Party name: Freddie H. Mathis
Attorneys for Respondent:
Jeffrey B. Wall Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Other:
Kenneth M. Carpenter Carpenter, Chartered(785) 357-5251
1525 S.W. Topeka Blvd.
P.O. Box 2099
Topeka, KS  66601
carpgh@mindspring.com
Party name: National Organization of Veterans Advocates, Inc., et al.
 
Angela K. Drake Instructor and Supervising Attorney573 882-7630
The Veterans Clinic, The University of Missouri School of Law
203 Hulston Hall
Columbia, MO  65203
drakea@missouri.edu
Party name: Law School Veterans Clinics and Attorneys
 
Doris Johnson Hines Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP(202) 408-4250
901 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20001-4413
dori.hines@finnegan.com
Party name: Disabled American Veterans
 
Einar Stole Covington & Burling, LLP202.662.6000
One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20001-4956
estole@cov.com
Party name: The Federal Circuit Bar Association
 
Jennifer Ann Zajac Paralyzed Veterans of America760 639 0765
801 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006
jenniferz@pva.org
Party name: Paralyzed Veterans of America