| No. 20-1148 | |
| Title: | Robert M. Sellers, Petitioner v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
| Docketed: | February 22, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (2019-1769) |
| Decision Date: | July 15, 2020 |
| Rehearing Denied: | October 1, 2020 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Feb 12 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 24, 2021) |
| PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Mar 03 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 24, 2021 to April 23, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Mar 04 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 23, 2021. |
| Mar 23 2021 | Amicus brief of National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium not accepted for filing. (March 23, 2021) |
| Mar 23 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium filed. (3/25/2021) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Mar 23 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy, Inc. filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountCertificate of Word Count | |
| Mar 24 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Mar 24 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Apr 23 2021 | Brief of respondent Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word Count | |
| Apr 26 2021 | Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from May 11, 2021 to May 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Apr 28 2021 | Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until May 18, 2021 granted. |
| May 17 2021 | Reply of petitioner Robert M. Sellers filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| May 18 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021. |
| Jun 07 2021 | Petition DENIED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Melanie Lynn Bostwick Counsel of Record | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 1152 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20005 mbostwick@orrick.com | 202-339-8483 |
| Party name: Robert M. Sellers | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | Acting Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs | ||
| Other | ||
| Angela K. Drake Counsel of Record | The Veterans Clinic at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law 203 Hulston Hall Columbia, MO 65211 drakea@missouri.edu | 573-882-7630 |
| Party name: National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium | ||
| Michael E. Joffre Counsel of Record | Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 1100 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005 mjoffre@sternekessler.com | 202-772-8856 |
| Party name: Military-Veterans Advocacy, Inc. | ||
| Roman Martinez V Counsel of Record | Latham & Watkins, LLP 555 Eleventh Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 roman.martinez@lw.com | 202-637-3377 |
| Party name: National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc. | ||
| Teena-Ann Varghese Sankoorikal Counsel of Record | Covington & Burling LLP One CityCenter 850 Tenth Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 tsankoorikal@cov.com | 202-662-6000 |
| Party name: National Veterans Legal Services Program | ||