Decided

No. 21-234

Kevin R. George v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Kagan, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, J., joined, and in which Sotomayor, J., joined as to all but Part II–C.

Argued. For petitioner: Melanie L. Bostwick, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Reply of petitioner Kevin R. George filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs filed. (Distributed)

Brief of Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs not accepted for filing. (April 01, 2022--Corrected brief and PDF to be submitted.)

The record received from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims has been electronically filed.

CIRCULATED

The record from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.

Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit.

ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, April 19, 2022.

Brief amici curiae of Swords to Plowshares and Vietnam Veterans of America filed.

Brief amici curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy and Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium filed.

Amicus brief of Disabled American Veterans not accepted for filing. (March 03, 2022--Corrected version to be submitted)

Brief amicus curiae of Disabled American Veterans (3/3/2022) filed.

Brief of petitioner Kevin R. George filed.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Kevin R. George.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.

Reply of petitioner Kevin R. George filed. (Distributed)

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 8, 2021.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 17, 2021 to December 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 17, 2021.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 18, 2021 to November 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.

Brief amicus curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Jeremy C. Doerre filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 18, 2021.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 16, 2021 to October 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 16, 2021)

Parties

Kevin R. George, Petitioner, represented by Melanie Lynn Bostwick

Amici Curiae

Disabled American Veterans, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert V. Chisholm

Jeremy C. Doerre, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeremy Cooper Doerre

Military-Veterans Advocacy and Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael E. Joffre

National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium, Amicus Curiae, represented by Angela K. Drake

National Veterans Legal Services Program; National Organization of Veterans' Advocates; Paralyzed Veterans of America; Service Women's Action Network, Amicus Curiae, represented by Liam James Montgomery

Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, Amicus Curiae, represented by R. Trent McCotter

Swords to Plowshares and Vietnam Veterans of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Amy Melissa Rose

 
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