Petition DENIED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.

Reply of petitioner Dennis Thompson filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of Social Security in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 9, 2019.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 22, 2019 to December 9, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2019.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 23, 2019 to November 22, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 23, 2019)

Application (19A160) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until September 19, 2019.

Application (19A160) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 20, 2019 to October 4, 2019, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.

Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filng system.