ARELLANO v. McDONOUGH

No. 21-432.

143 S.Ct. 543 (2023)

598 U.S. 1

Adolfo R. ARELLANO, Petitioner, v. Denis R. McDONOUGH, Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 23, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Barney , Washington, DC, for petitioner.

Sopan Joshi , Washington, DC, for respondent.

James R. Barney , Counsel of Record, Kelly S. Horn , Alexander E. Harding , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, for petitioner.

Elizabeth B. Prelogar , Solicitor General Counsel of Record, Brian M. Boynton , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Malcolm L. Stewart , Deputy Solicitor General, Sopan Joshi , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Patricia M. McCarthy , Martin F. Hockey, Jr. , Claudia Burke , Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Catherine C. Mitrano , Acting General Counsel, Y. Ken Lee , Deputy Chief Counsel, Christina L. Gregg , Attorney, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C., for respondent.


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