| No. 22-888 | |
| Title: | James R. Rudisill, Petitioner v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
| Docketed: | March 15, 2023 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (2020-1637) |
| Decision Date: | December 15, 2022 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Mar 13 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 14, 2023) |
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| Mar 27 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 14, 2023 to May 15, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Mar 28 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 15, 2023. |
| Apr 14 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Virginia, et al. filed. |
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| Apr 14 2023 | Brief amici curiae of 7 Veterans filed. |
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| Apr 14 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of The Edison Electric Institute filed. |
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| Apr 14 2023 | Brief amici curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program, et al. filed. |
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| May 15 2023 | Brief of respondent Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs in opposition filed. |
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| May 25 2023 | Reply of petitioner James R. Rudisill filed. |
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| May 30 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/15/2023. |
| Jun 20 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023. |
| Jun 26 2023 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Aug 10 2023 | Brief of petitioner James R. Rudisill filed. |
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| Aug 10 2023 | Joint appendix and 1 supplemental volume filed. (Statement of cost received.) |
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| Aug 14 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Jeremy C. Doerre filed. |
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| Aug 16 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of The American Legion filed. |
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| Aug 17 2023 | Brief amici curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 17 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States filed. |
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| Aug 17 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of National Institute of Military Justice filed. |
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| Aug 17 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy Inc. filed. |
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| Aug 17 2023 | Brief amici curiae of 10 Veterans filed. |
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| Aug 17 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America filed. |
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| Aug 17 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Senator Tim Kaine, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 17 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Virginia, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 17 2023 | Amicus brief of The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) not accepted for filing (Corrected version submitted Aug. 24,2023). |
| Aug 17 2023 | Brief amici curiae of The Edison Electric Institute, et al. filed (Aug. 29, 2023). |
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| Sep 06 2023 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. |
| Sep 07 2023 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. |
| Sep 11 2023 | Brief of respondent Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs filed. |
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| Sep 14 2023 | Record from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims received electronically and available with the Clerk. |
| Sep 15 2023 | Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The record is electronic and available on PACER. |
| Sep 18 2023 | CIRCULATED |
| Oct 11 2023 | Reply of petitioner James R. Rudisill filed. (Distributed) |
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| Nov 08 2023 | Argued. For petitioner: Misha Tseytlin, Chicago, Ill. For respondent: Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Apr 16 2024 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Jackson, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Barrett, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Alito, J., joined. |
| May 20 2024 | Judgment Issued. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Misha Tseytlin Counsel of Record | Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP 227 West Monroe Suite 3900 Chicago, IL 60606 MISHA.TSEYTLIN@TROUTMAN.COM | 608-999-1240 |
| Party name: James R. Rudisill | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar 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: Denis McDonough | ||
| Other | ||
| Erika Lauren Maley Counsel of Record | Virginia Office of the Attorney General 202 North 9th Street Richmond, VA 23219 emaley@oag.state.va.us | 571-335-2837 |
| Party name: Commonwealth of Virginia | ||
| Glenn Richard Bergmann Counsel of Record | Bergmann and Moore, LLC 25 W. Middle Ln Rockville, MD 20850 BERGMANNLAW@MSN.COM | 3019204111 |
| Party name: The American Legion | ||
| 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: Military-Veterans Advocacy Inc. | ||
| Jeremy Cooper Doerre Counsel of Record | 530 Lawrence Expy PMB 993 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 jcdoerre@gmail.com | (201) 852-1555 |
| Party name: Jeremy C. Doerre | ||
| Matthew Allen Fitzgerald Counsel of Record | McGuireWoods LLP 800 East Canal Street Richmond, VA 23219 MFITZGERALD@MCGUIREWOODS.COM | 804-775-4716 |
| Party name: 7 Veterans | ||
| Matthew Allen Fitzgerald Counsel of Record | McGuireWoods LLP 800 East Canal Street Richmond, VA 23219 MFITZGERALD@MCGUIREWOODS.COM | 804-775-4716 |
| Party name: 10 Veterans | ||
| Michael Edward Kenneally Jr. Counsel of Record | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 MICHAEL.KENNEALLY@MORGANLEWIS.COM | (202) 739-3000 |
| Party name: National Veterans Legal Services Program; Service Women's Action Network; Veterans Education Success; Student Veterans of America | ||
| Michael Edward Kenneally Jr. Counsel of Record | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 MICHAEL.KENNEALLY@MORGANLEWIS.COM | (202) 739-3000 |
| Party name: National Veterans Legal Services Program, et al. | ||
| Elbert Lin Counsel of Record | Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP 951 E. Byrd Street Riverfront Plaza, East Tower Richmond, VA 23219-4074 ELIN@HUNTONAK.COM | 804-788-7202 |
| Party name: The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) | ||
| Rex William Manning Counsel of Record | Kirkland & Ellis LLP 609 Main Street, Suite 4500 Houston, TX 77002 rex.manning@kirkland.com | 713-836-3474 |
| Party name: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States | ||
| Roman Martinez V Counsel of Record | Latham & Watkins, LLP 555 Eleventh Street, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 ROMAN.MARTINEZ@LW.COM | 202-637-3377 |
| Party name: Senator Tim Kaine, et al. | ||
| Juan Otoniel Perla Counsel of Record | Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP 1717 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 1300 Washington, DC, DC 20006 JPERLA@CURTIS.COM | 202-452-7373 |
| Party name: National Institute of Military Justice | ||
| Thomas Michael Polseno | Bergmann & Moore, LLC 25 West Middle Lane Rockville, MD 20850 tpolseno@vetlawyers.com | 301-290-3105 |
| Party name: The American Legion | ||
| James Daniel Ridgway | Bergmann & Moore, LLC 7920 Norfolk Ave., Suite 700 Bethesda, MD 20814 JRidgway@vetlawyers.com | 3012903138 |
| Party name: The American Legion | ||
| Adam G. Unikowsky Counsel of Record | Jenner & Block LLP 1099 New York Avenue, NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 AUNIKOWSKY@JENNER.COM | 202-639-6000 |
| Party name: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America | ||