No. 18-1360

Robert G. Thornton v. United States, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2019-04-30
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights due-process first-amendment standing administrative-law civil-rights due-process fair-hearing first-amendment fraud judicial-review obstruction-of-justice standing veterans-affairs veterans-rights
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-06-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a veteran has a right to meaningful access to the courts and administrative agencies under the First Amendment when the government concealed evidence, engaged in a pattern of fabrication and obstruction of justice

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a veteran has a right to meaningful . access to the courts and administrative agencies : under the First Amendment of the Constitution when : the government concealed evidence during adjudication, engaged in a continuing of pattern of systematic, deliberate fabrication of false statements and obstruction of justice, including, but not limited to, creating a false and fraudulent Board of Veterans Affairs (BVA). Decision based on fraudulently concealing material ; / evidence this veteran had submitted timely appeal as ; uncovered by his FOIA request and terminating this veteran’s appeal thereby completely foreclosing any _further remedy, then published on petitioners official Veterans Affairs website for veterans (VA.gov). 2. Whether it is a violation of this veteran’s First and Fifth Amendment rights when the VA and the . . District Court use the presumption of regularity and, : or 38 U.S.C. § 511(a) non-review preclusion clause to ; ignore rebuttal evidence to defendants motion to . dismiss (MTD), and to plaintiffs Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (FRCP) 12(b)1 OMTD and 60(b)3. : 3. Whether a veteran has a constitutional right ; to a fair hearing on the merits of his disability claim ; ; ’ decided according to fundamentally fair procedures ; and that the initial and subsequent determinations has been subject to nothing but deferential review that continues with the same concealed evidence during adjudication, misstatements of material facts, misstate: ments of law, fraudulent submissions and omissions.

Docket Entries

2019-06-24
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
2019-05-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States, et al. to respond filed.
2019-04-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 30, 2019)
2019-02-21
Application (18A846) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until April 28, 2019.
2019-02-14
Application (18A846) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 27, 2019 to April 28, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Robert Thornton
Robert G. Thornton — Petitioner
Robert G. Thornton — Petitioner
United States, et al.
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent