Doe v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on May 3, 2021
Issues: (1) Whether Feres v. United States, which held that the Federal Tort Claims Act broadly precludes claims for injuries
“incident to service,” was wrongly decided and should be
overruled; and (2) whether, alternatively, Feres should be limited so as not to
bar tort claims brought by servicemembers injured by
violations of military regulations, during recreational
activities or while attending a service academy.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Oct 26 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 30, 2020) |
| Nov 30 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed. |
| Nov 30 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts and Constitutional Law Professors filed. |
| Nov 30 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center and The Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 30 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Protect Our Defenders, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 30 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Graduates of U.S. Service Academies filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 30 2020 | Brief amici curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program and Paralyzed Veterans of America filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 02 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
| Dec 07 2020 | Response Requested. (Due January 6, 2021) |
| Dec 28 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 6, 2021 to February 5, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Dec 29 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 5, 2021. |
| Feb 01 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 5, 2021 to March 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Feb 02 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 8, 2021. |
| Mar 08 2021 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Mar 19 2021 | Reply of petitioner Jane Doe filed. |
| Mar 24 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021. |
| Apr 19 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021. |
| Apr 26 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021. |
| May 03 2021 | Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
