Hencely v. Fluor Corporation
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-924 | 4th Cir. | Nov 3, 2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD | OT 2025 |
Issue: Whether Boyle v. United Technologies Corp. should be extended to allow federal interests emanating from the Federal Tort Claims Act’s combatant-activities exception to preempt state tort claims against a government contractor for conduct that breached its contract and violated military orders.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Supreme Court announces when it will hear oral argument in several important cases (Amy Howe, August 12, 2025)
- Supreme Court adds four cases to next term’s docket (Amy Howe, June 2, 2025)
- Government contractors’ defenses, election challenges, and intellectual disability in capital cases (John Elwood, May 29, 2025)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 02/24/2025 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2025) |
| 03/14/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 28, 2025 to April 28, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 03/17/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 28, 2025. |
| 03/28/2025 | Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed. |
| 03/28/2025 | Brief amici curiae of Veterans of Foreign Wars, et al. filed. |
| 03/28/2025 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Center for Military Law and Policy, et al. |
| 04/28/2025 | Brief of respondents Fluor Corporation, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 04/30/2025 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner. |
| 05/06/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/22/2025. |
| 05/06/2025 | Reply of petitioner Winston Tyler Hencely filed. (Distributed) |
| 05/27/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025. |
| 06/02/2025 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Center for Military Law and Policy, et al. GRANTED. |
| 06/02/2025 | Petition GRANTED. |
| 06/06/2025 | Motion for an extension of time within which to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| 06/26/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 31, 2025. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 15, 2025. |
| 07/18/2025 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Winston Hencely. |
| 07/31/2025 | Brief of petitioner Winston Hencely filed. |
| 08/07/2025 | Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed. |
| 08/07/2025 | Brief amici curiae of Center for Military Law and Policy, et al. filed. |
| 08/07/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed. |
| 08/07/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Veterans of Foreign Wars filed. |
| 08/07/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. |
| 08/12/2025 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 3, 2025. |
| 08/20/2025 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. |
| 08/27/2025 | Sealed material received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and available with the Clerk. The remainder of the record is electronic and is available on PACER. |
| 08/27/2025 | Sealed material received electronically from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and available with the Clerk. The remainder of the record is electronic and is available on PACER. |
| 09/05/2025 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |