No. 18-981
Theresa Jones, et al. v. United States
Relisted (2)
Tags: civil-procedure federal-tort-claims-act feres-doctrine government-liability legislative-intent military-negligence military-service-members negligence servicemember-rights standing tort-action
Key Terms:
Environmental Securities Immigration
Environmental Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2019-05-16
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Should the Feres doctrine be revisited and limited to the legislative purpose underlining the Federal Tort Claims Act, such that a negligence action for the death of U.S. military servicemembers can be brought against the United States in certain instances?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Should the Feres doctrine be revisited and limited to the legislative purpose underlining the Federal Tort Claims Act, such that a negligence action for the death of U.S. military servicemembers can be brought against the United States in certain instances?
Docket Entries
2019-05-20
Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari: I dissent for the reasons set out in Daniel v. United States, 587 U. S. ___ (2019) (Thomas, J., dissenting from denial of certiorari).
2019-05-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2019.
2019-05-08
Rescheduled.
2019-04-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
2019-04-01
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2019-02-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 1, 2019.
2019-02-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 28, 2019 to April 1, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-01-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 28, 2019)
Attorneys
Theresa Jones, et al.
Brian Joseph Lawler — Pilot Law, P.C., Petitioner
Brian Joseph Lawler — Pilot Law, P.C., Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent