| 20-6441 |
David O. Keel v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2020-11-25 |
Denied |
civil-procedure civil-rights due-process patent standing takings |
Whether the court of appeals erred in dismissing the petitioner's claims |
| 20-6091 |
Cherrie A. Hollie v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2020-10-21 |
Denied |
civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process equal-protection equitable-claims federal-circuit oral-argument standing veterans-claims |
Whether the Federal Circuit erred in dismissing the petitioner's appeal and failing to address the petitioner's constitutional due process, equal prot… |
| 20-341 |
Natalie McDaniel v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Sixth Circuit |
2020-09-15 |
Denied |
ada-constructive-discharge ada-essential-functions ada-hostile-work-environment ada-reasonable-accommodation ada-telework ada-undue-hardship constructive-discharge disability-discrimination essential-job-functions hostile-work-environment medical-restrictions reasonable-accommodation |
Whether the reasonableness standard articulated in Barnett requires that, a denial or removal of telework or other normally reasonable accommodation b… |
| 20-5659 |
Gabriel M. Robles v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2020-09-11 |
Dismissed |
civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process ex-parte-communication extraordinary-writ mandamus-petition standing veterans-benefits |
Question not identified |
| 20-278 |
Marguerite Smith v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, et al. |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-09-02 |
Denied |
11th-circuit appellate-procedure circuit-rules civil-procedure due-process federal-rules federal-rules-of-appellate-procedure judicial-discretion jurisdiction mandate-issuance standing |
Does the 11th Circuit's circuit rules supersede the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedures, particularly when it results in depriving an individual due… |
| 20-5214 |
Ricardo A. Haynes v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2020-07-30 |
Denied |
civil-rights constitutional-law due-process free-exercise free-speech standing |
Whether the lower court erred in dismissing petitioner's claims for violation of their First Amendment rights to free speech and free exercise of reli… |
| 19-1426 |
Paul Pecina v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Third Circuit |
2020-06-26 |
Denied |
appellate-procedure circuit-court civil-procedure fraud fraud-on-court fraud-on-the-court judicial-proceeding judicial-review standard-of-review supervisory-powers third-circuit third-circuit-court-of-appeals united-states-v-sierra-pacific-industries |
Did the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the lower Western District Court of Pennsylvania depart from the accepted and usual course of judicial proc… |
| 19-1355 |
Betzaida P. Jernigan v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2020-06-10 |
Denied |
accredited-service-officer administrative-law advice-by-counsel agency-discretion civil-rights due-process false-evidence false-information government-misconduct judicial-authority judicial-review material-evidence omission-of-relevant-material-evidence presumption-of-withdrawal standing standing-contrary-to-petitioner's-claims willful-submission-of-false-information |
Is this a serious enough violation that merits judicial attention to remand in the interest of justice? |
| 19-7956 |
Molly Tsai v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
First Circuit |
2020-03-13 |
Denied |
abuse-of-discretion circuit-court civil-rights comparator-evidence employment-discrimination evidence-exclusion evidentiary-standards judicial-discretion minority-rights probationary-period standard-of-review |
Did the First Circuit Judge err and abuse her discretion in excluding evidence concerning a minority employee terminated during her probationary perio… |
| 19-819 |
Alfred Procopio, Jr. v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-12-31 |
Denied |
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 |
Whether the 'substantially justified' standard under the Equal Access to Justice Act should be interpreted liberally in favor of veterans in benefits … |
| 19-801 |
Eddie N. Dela Cruz v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-12-23 |
Denied |
administrative-law eligibility-criteria federal-circuit filipino-veterans military-service pro-veteran-canon remedial-legislation service-determination statutory-interpretation veterans-benefits wwii |
Whether the Federal Circuit has erred in its narrow construction of ARRA Section 1002—a remedial veteran's statute providing a benefit for Filipinos w… |
| 19-6900 |
Aldon Smith v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-12-10 |
Denied |
attorney-fees attorneys-fees buckhannon civil-procedure civil-rights due-process equal-access-to-justice-act government-litigation judicial-determination mootness prevailing-party standing voluntary-change |
Does Buckhannon apply in fee determinations under the Equal Access to Justice Act? |
| 19-604 |
Ernest L. Francway, Jr. v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-11-08 |
Denied |
administrative-law burden-of-proof department-of-veterans-affairs due-process federal-circuit judicial-presumption medical-examination medical-examiner medical-expertise presumption-of-competency pro-claimant va-medical-examiners veterans-benefits |
Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that the VA enjoys a presumption that its medical examiner is competent in every veterans-benefit case |
| 19M62 |
Dorothy M. May v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-10-08 |
Presumed Complete |
None |
|
| 19-5593 |
Elven J. Swisher v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-08-16 |
Denied |
None |
|
| 19M39 |
Aldon Smith v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-08-12 |
Presumed Complete |
None |
|
| 19-5526 |
Frances W. Lake v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-08-08 |
Denied |
administrative-exhaustion administrative-procedure appeals civil-rights compassionate-release disability due-process extraordinary-circumstances federal-prisoner financial-hardship first-step-act government-benefits medical-expenses sentence-reduction |
Whether the VA pension was properly denied after medical expenses were incurred, despite the widow's disability and financial hardship |
| 19-5335 |
Patrick Brunette v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-07-25 |
Denied |
administrative-procedure disability-rating due-process effective-date lay-testimony material-evidence medical-evidence medical-records prescribed-bedrest reconsideration reopening-claims service-connected-disabilities veterans-affairs veterans-affairs-regulations veterans-claims |
Whether the VA incorrectly discharged its responsibilities under 38-C.F.R.-Section-3.156(c) |
| 19-5047 |
Cathy L. Toole v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, et al. |
District of Columbia |
2019-07-02 |
Denied |
civil-rights due-process equal-justice equal-protection federal-courts judicial-independence separation-of-powers standing |
Whether federal judges employed in the federal courts are required to obey federal laws and the Constitution |
| 19M5 |
Vincent Curtis Conyers v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-07-01 |
Presumed Complete |
None |
|
| 18-9622 |
Essie McDaniel v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-06-12 |
Denied |
causation civil-rights due-process employment employment-discrimination personnel-practices retaliation summary-judgment title-vii |
Whether the summary judgment in McDaniel's retaliation claim was proper |
| 18A1269 |
Aldon Smith v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-06-05 |
Presumed Complete |
attorney-fees buckhannon-doctrine equal-access-to-justice federal-circuit judicial-review tactical-mooting |
Whether the Equal Access to Justice Act permits attorney's fees when a plaintiff achieves a 'catalyst' legal change without a formal judicial judgment |
| 18A1086 |
James L. Zottarella v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-04-23 |
Presumed Complete |
None |
|
| 18-1319 |
Elijah Thomas v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-04-18 |
Denied |
bodily-impairment civil-procedure court-of-appeals-for-veterans-claims disability disability-compensation due-process equitable-tolling judicial-review procedural-barriers procedural-exhaustion statutory-deadline statutory-interpretation veterans-affairs veterans-benefits veterans-claims |
Whether the 120-day deadline for filing a claim in the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims should be equitably tolled for a 100% disabled veteran una… |
| 18A1066 |
Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Alfred Procopio, Jr. |
Federal Circuit |
2019-04-18 |
Presumed Complete |
None |
|
| 18A939 |
Vincent Curtis Conyers v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-04-12 |
Presumed Complete |
None |
|
| 18A1029 |
Elven J. Swisher v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-04-05 |
Presumed Complete |
None |
|
| 18-7755 |
Pauline Garcia v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-02-04 |
Denied |
administrative-law administrative-regulation civil-procedure constitutional-issue constitutional-law due-process henderson-v-shinseki judicial-review procedural-rights standing veterans-affairs veterans-law |
When should a Veteran be allowed to raise a Constitutional Due Process issue under 38 C.F.R. § 20.1409? |
| 18-7695 |
Leroy O. Williams v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2019-01-31 |
Denied |
administrative-law administrative-review civil-procedure clear-and-unmistakable-error clear-unmistakable-error constitutional-law constitutional-protection due-process fifth-amendment veterans veterans-rights |
Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment protects veterans seeking review of allegations for Clear and Unmistakable Error? |
| 18-882 |
Noris Babb v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-01-09 |
Judgment Issued |
but-for-causation causation civil-rights discrimination federal-employment federal-employment-discrimination personnel-actions retaliation statutory-interpretation title-vii |
Whether federal-sector personnel actions that are not made free from any discrimination or retaliation are permitted, as long as discrimination or ret… |
| 18A700 |
Behzad A. Samimi v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
First Circuit |
2019-01-04 |
Presumed Complete |
None |
|
| 18-5428 |
Restituto D. Barraquias v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2018-08-01 |
Denied |
civil-procedure civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process federal-courts free-speech habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel standing takings |
Whether the petitioner's due process rights were violated when the court failed to consider his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel |
| 18-15 |
James L. Kisor v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Federal Circuit |
2018-07-02 |
Judgment Issued |
administrative-law agency-deference ambiguous-regulation civil-procedure due-process judicial-review regulatory-interpretation retroactive-benefits statutory-interpretation substantive-canons veterans-benefits |
Whether the Court should overrule Auer and Seminole Rock |