Docket for 16-677
| No. 16-677 | |
| Title: |
| Freddie H. Mathis, Petitioner |
| v. |
| David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
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| 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). |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Mark R. Lippman |
The Veterans Law Group | (888) 811-0523 |
| Counsel of Record | 8070 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 Attorney | 573 882-7630 |
|
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, LLP | 202.662.6000 |
| One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20001-4956 | |
| estole@cov.com |
| Party name: The Federal Circuit Bar Association |
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| Jennifer Ann Zajac |
Paralyzed Veterans of America | 760 639 0765 |
| 801 18th Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| jenniferz@pva.org |
| Party name: Paralyzed Veterans of America |