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Beck v. United States

Pending petition

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-1078 8th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issues: (1) Whether Feres v. United States’s bar against a servicemember’s ability to bring tort claims “incident to service” is only triggered when the injury was directly caused by the servicemember’s military duties or orders; and (2) whether the court should limit or overrule Feres because its limitation on servicemembers has no basis in the Federal Tort Claims Act's text and is unworkable.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
04/11/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 16, 2025)
04/17/2025Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center, et al. filed.
04/17/2025Brief amicus curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program filed.
05/16/2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
05/20/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025.
05/20/2025Response Requested. (Due June 20, 2025)
05/22/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 20, 2025 to July 21, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
05/23/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 21, 2025.
07/21/2025Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
08/05/2025Reply of petitioners Kari Beck, et al. filed. (Distributed)
08/06/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
10/06/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
10/14/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
11/03/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
11/10/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
11/17/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.