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Skaar v. McDonough

Petition for certiorari denied on June 20, 2023
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-815 Fed. Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals has statutory or inherent authority to include veterans whose individual claims are not yet exhausted in a class seeking injunctive relief, where the court has jurisdiction over a named representative's claim.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Feb 24 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 30, 2023)
Mar 02 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 30, 2023 to May 1, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 03 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 1, 2023.
Mar 29 2023Amicus brief of National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium not accepted for filing. (April 03, 2023) (duplicate efiling)
Mar 29 2023Brief amicus curiae of National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium filed.
Mar 30 2023Brief amici curiae of National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc., et al. filed.
Mar 30 2023Brief amici curiae of Civil Procedure and Administrative Law Scholars filed.
Mar 30 2023Brief amici curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program, et al. filed.
Apr 17 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 1, 2023 to May 15, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
Apr 18 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 15, 2023.
May 15 2023Brief of respondent Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs in opposition filed.
May 30 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/15/2023.
May 30 2023Reply of petitioner Victor B. Skaar filed. (Distributed)
Jun 20 2023Petition DENIED.