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Simmons v. Shinseki

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Aug 20, 2009
365 F. App'x 221 (Fed. Cir. 2009)

Opinion

No. 2006-7092.

August 20, 2009.

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in 03-1731, Robert N. Davis, Judge.

Richard R. James, Glen Allen, VA, Sean A. Ravin, Washington, DC, for Claimant-Appellee.

Martin F. Hockey Jr., David M. Cohen, Department of Justice, Martie S. Adelman, David J. Barrans, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before NEWMAN, MAYER, and PROST, Circuit Judges.


ORDER


The court has received a certified copy of the judgment from the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States in Shinseki v. Sanders, ___ U.S. ___, 129 S.Ct. 1696,173 L.Ed.2d 532 (2009).

Upon consideration thereof,

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

(1) The mandate issued on October 31, 2007, is hereby recalled and the appeal is reinstated.

(2) The Supreme Court of the United States vacated this court's judgment and directed us to remand the case to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Accordingly, we hereby remand the case to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims so that it may determine whether reconsideration of its decision is necessary in light of the Supreme Court's opinion.


Summaries of

Simmons v. Shinseki

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Aug 20, 2009
365 F. App'x 221 (Fed. Cir. 2009)
Case details for

Simmons v. Shinseki

Case Details

Full title:Patricia D. SIMMONS, Claimant-Appellee, v. Eric K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

Date published: Aug 20, 2009

Citations

365 F. App'x 221 (Fed. Cir. 2009)