Mathis v. Shulkin
Petition for certiorari denied on June 26, 2017
Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit erred by creating a presumption of competency for all U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical evaluators, (including physician assistants, nurses and other non-physician health practitioners) to provide an expert opinion on any medical issue, thereby placing the burden on disabled veteran claimants, most of whom are pro se and many of whom suffer "from very significant psychiatric and physical disabilities," to rebut the presumption by raising a competency objection, by ascertaining evidence of the evaluator"s lack of qualifications, and then by articulating specific reasons in support of the competency challenge.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Today's orders (part 2) (Amy Howe, June 27, 2017)
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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11/15/2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 22, 2016) |
11/28/2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
12/15/2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 23, 2017. |
12/22/2016 | Brief amici curiae of Law School Veterans Clinics and Attorneys filed. |
12/22/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Disabled American Veterans filed. |
12/22/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of The Federal Circuit Bar Association filed. |
12/22/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Paralyzed Veterans of America filed. |
12/22/2016 | Brief amici curiae of National Organization of Veterans Advocates, Inc., et al. filed. |
01/12/2017 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 22, 2017. |
02/22/2017 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 7, 2017. |
04/05/2017 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 8, 2017. |
05/04/2017 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 10, 2017. |
05/10/2017 | Brief of respondent David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs in opposition filed. |
05/24/2017 | Reply of petitioner Freddie H. Mathis filed. |
05/30/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 15, 2017. |
06/19/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017. |
06/26/2017 | Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Sotomayor respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached). Justice Gorsuch, dissenting from denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion). |