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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.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/24/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2025)
03/14/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 28, 2025 to April 28, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
03/17/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 28, 2025.
03/28/2025Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed.
03/28/2025Brief amici curiae of Veterans of Foreign Wars, et al. filed.
03/28/2025Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Center for Military Law and Policy, et al.
04/28/2025Brief of respondents Fluor Corporation, et al. in opposition filed.
04/30/2025Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
05/06/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/22/2025.
05/06/2025Reply of petitioner Winston Tyler Hencely filed. (Distributed)
05/27/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
06/02/2025Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Center for Military Law and Policy, et al. GRANTED.
06/02/2025Petition GRANTED.
06/06/2025Motion for an extension of time within which to file the briefs on the merits filed.
06/26/2025Motion 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.
07/18/2025Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Winston Hencely.
07/31/2025Brief of petitioner Winston Hencely filed.
08/07/2025Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed.
08/07/2025Brief amici curiae of Center for Military Law and Policy, et al. filed.
08/07/2025Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed.
08/07/2025Brief amicus curiae of Veterans of Foreign Wars filed.
08/07/2025Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed.
08/12/2025SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 3, 2025.