Carter v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on February 24, 2025
Issue: (1) Whether Feres v. United States should be limited not to bar tort claims brought by service members alleging medical malpractice who were under no military orders, not engaged in any military mission, and whose military status was retroactively altered from inactive to active duty post medical malpractice; and (2) whether the Feres doctrine conflicts with the plain language of the Federal Tort Claims Act and should thus be clarified, limited, or overruled.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 06/05/2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 8, 2024) |
| 06/28/2024 | Brief amici curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program and Save Our Servicemembers filed. |
| 07/08/2024 | Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed. |
| 07/17/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024. |
| 07/30/2024 | Response Requested. (Due August 29, 2024) |
| 08/01/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 29, 2024 to September 30, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 08/02/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 30, 2024. |
| 08/29/2024 | Brief amici curiae of Whistleblower Law Firm, Khawam Ripka, LLC, et al. filed. |
| 08/29/2024 | Brief amici curiae of Coalition of Heroes, et al. filed. |
| 09/26/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 30, 2024 to October 30, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 09/27/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 30, 2024. |
| 10/30/2024 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| 11/13/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2024. |
| 12/02/2024 | Reply of petitioners Ryan Carter, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/09/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2024. |
| 01/06/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025. |
| 01/13/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025. |
| 01/21/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025. |
| 02/14/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025. |
| 02/24/2025 | Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |