No. 19-819
Alfred Procopio, Jr. v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Tags: administrative-law civil-procedure equal-access-to-justice equal-access-to-justice-act haas-v-peake judicial-review pro-veteran-canon statutory-interpretation substantially-justified veterans-benefits
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Latest Conference:
2020-05-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the 'substantially justified' standard under the Equal Access to Justice Act should be interpreted liberally in favor of veterans in benefits cases
Question Presented (from Petition)
No question identified. : u
Docket Entries
2020-05-04
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
2020-04-15
Reply of petitioner Alfred Procopio, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
2020-04-01
Brief of respondent Wilkie, Sec. of Veterans Affairs in opposition filed.
2020-02-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 1, 2020.
2020-02-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 2, 2020 to April 1, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-01-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 2, 2020.
2020-01-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 30, 2020 to March 2, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-12-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 30, 2020)
Attorneys
Alfred Procopio, Jr.
John Bennett Wells — Militaary-Veterans Advocacy, Petitioner
John Bennett Wells — Militaary-Veterans Advocacy, Petitioner
Wilkie, Sec. of Veterans Affairs
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent