No. 25-782

Garland Williamson v. Douglas A. Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-05
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: administrative-procedure appellate-review court-procedure judicial-mandate legal-interpretation statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw HabeasCorpus Securities
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal appellate court may affirm the dismissal of a statutory claim without interpreting the governing statute, without applying the Administrative Procedure Act's requirement that courts 'decide all relevant questions of law,' and without enforcing mandate-fixed factual predicates

Docket Entries

2026-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-29
Waiver of Collins, Douglas of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-29
Waiver of right of respondent Collins, Douglas to respond filed.
2025-12-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 4, 2026)
2025-10-06
Application (25A392) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 17, 2026.
2025-09-27
Application (25A392) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 18, 2025 to January 17, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Collins, Douglas
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Garland Williamson
Garland O. Williamson — Petitioner
Garland O. Williamson — Petitioner
Garland O. Williamson — Petitioner