| No. 17-1679 Vide 17-1693 | |
| Title: | Robert H. Gray, Petitioner v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
| Docketed: | June 20, 2018 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (2016-1782) |
| Decision Date: | November 16, 2017 |
| Rehearing Denied: | March 21, 2018 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jun 19 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 20, 2018) |
| PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jul 11 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 20, 2018 to August 20, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Jul 12 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 20, 2018. |
| Jul 20 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Jul 20 2018 | Brief amici curiae of National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc.(NOVA), et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jul 27 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 20, 2018 to September 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Jul 30 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 7, 2018. |
| Sep 07 2018 | Brief of respondent Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Sep 25 2018 | Reply of petitioner Robert Gray filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Sep 26 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018. |
| Oct 10 2018 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Robert Gray filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Oct 22 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018. |
| Oct 29 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018. |
| Nov 02 2018 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Dec 07 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Jeremy C. Doerre filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 17 2018 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Dec 17 2018 | Brief of petitioner Robert Gray filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 17 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Robert Gray. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Dec 20 2018 | Amicus brief of Natioinal Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium not accepted for filing. (December 20, 2018 -- Corrected version submitted) |
| Dec 20 2018 | Amicus brief of Natioinal Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium not accepted for filing. (December 20, 2018 -- Corrected version submitted) |
| Dec 20 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium filed. |
| Main DocumentOtherCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 21 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, February 25, 2019. |
| Dec 21 2018 | Brief amici curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP), et al. filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Dec 21 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 21 2018 | Brief amici curiae of National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc.(NOVA), et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jan 11 2019 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit. |
| Jan 15 2019 | CIRCULATED |
| Jan 16 2019 | Brief of respondent Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs filed. (Distributed) |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Jan 28 2019 | Record from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. The record is complete. |
| Feb 01 2019 | Memorandum of the respondent suggesting that the case may become moot filed. (Distributed) |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Feb 04 2019 | Petitioner's response to memorandum suggesting that the case may become moot filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Feb 05 2019 | Letter from petitioner updating Clerk on action in related case filed. (Distributed) |
| Main Document | |
| Feb 06 2019 | The case is REMOVED FROM THE ARGUMENT CALENDAR for Monday, February 25, 2019. |
| Feb 07 2019 | The briefing schedule is suspended pending further order of the Court. |
| Jun 04 2019 | Motion to dismiss as moot filed by respondent Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Jun 13 2019 | Response to motion to dismiss as moot from petitioner Robert Gray filed. |
| Main DocumentOtherProof of Service | |
| Jun 17 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019. |
| Jun 24 2019 | The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit with instructions to dismiss the case as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U.S. 36 (1950). |
| Jul 26 2019 | JUDGMENT SSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Roman Martinez Counsel of Record | Latham & Watkins, LLP 555 Eleventh Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 roman.martinez@lw.com | 202-637-2200 |
| Party name: Robert Gray | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Noel J. Francisco Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs | ||
| Other | ||
| Christine Arezu Khalili-Borna Clemens Counsel of Record | Finkelstein & Partners, LLP Veterans' Services Group 1279 Route 300, P.O. Box 1111 Newburgh, NY 12551 cclemens@lawampm.com | 845-562-0203 |
| Party name: National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc.(NOVA), et al. | ||
| Stephen Blake Kinnaird Counsel of Record | Paul Hastings LLP 875 15th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 stephenkinnaird@paulhastings.com | 202-551-1842 |
| Party name: National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) and Military Order of the Purple Heart, Inc. | ||
| Jeremy Cooper Doerre Counsel of Record | Tillman Wright, PLLC 11325 N. Community House Road, Suite 250 Charlotte, NC 28277 jdoerre@ti-law.com | 7042484883 |
| Party name: Jeremy C. Doerre | ||
| Angela K. Drake Counsel of Record | The Veterans Clinic at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law 203 Hulston Hall Columbia, MO 65211-4300 drakea@missouri.edu | 573-882-7630 |
| Party name: National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium | ||
| John Bennett Wells Counsel of Record | Military-Veterans Advocacy P O Box 5235 Slidell, LA 70469 JohnLawEsq@msn.com | 985-641-1855 |
| Party name: Blue Water Navy VietnamVeterans Association | ||