No. 21-915
Hugh McKinney v. Christine Wormuth, Secretary of the Army
Response Waived
Tags: administrative-procedure-act agency-action arbitrary-and-capricious civilian-board deference judicial-review military-records standard-of-review
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Latest Conference:
2022-02-18
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a civilian board's administrative decisions concerning the correction of military records pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 1552(a)(1) are properly reviewable subject to an "unusually deferential application" of the arbitrary and capricious standard under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A).
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a civilian board's administrative decisions concerning the correction of military records pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 1552(a)(1) are properly reviewable subject to an 'unusually deferential application' of the arbitrary and capricious standard under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A)
Docket Entries
2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-19
Waiver of right of respondent Christine Wormuth, Secretary of the Army to respond filed.
2021-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 20, 2022)
2021-10-13
Application (21A73) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 17, 2021.
2021-10-08
Application (21A73) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 18, 2021 to December 17, 2021, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
Christine Wormuth, Secretary of the Army
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Hugh Campbell McKinney
Seth Alain Watkins — WATKINS LAW & ADVOCACY, PLLC, Petitioner