Documents
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Application of Swords to Plowshares and Vietnam Veterans of America for Leave to File Joint Amicus Brief (May 1, 2008)
Proposed Order Granting Plaintiffs' Administrative Motion for Adequate Time to Respond to New Legal Argument Raised on Reply (Feb. 25, 2008)
Declaration of Heather A. Moser in Support of Administrative Motion for Adequate Time to Respond to New Legal Argument Raised on Reply (Feb. 25, 2008)
Administrative Motion for Adequate Time to Respond to New Legal Argument Raised on Reply (Feb. 25, 2008)
Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Amended Designation of Witnesses and List of Required Documents (Feb. 22, 2008)
Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiffs' Administrative Motion to File Reply Declaration of Mother Containing Personal Identifying Information Under Seal and Limiting Witnesses for Preliminary Injunction Hearing (Feb. 21, 2008)
Plaintiffs' Amended Designation of Witnesses and List of Required Documents for Preliminary Injunction Hearing (Feb. 21, 2008)
Reply Memorandum in Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Claims Against Defendants' William P. Greene, Jr. and Michael B. Mukasey (Feb. 19, 2008)
Reply Memorandum in Support of Motion for Protective Order to Stay Discovery from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Feb. 19, 2008)
Defendants' Witness List for the March 3, 2008 Preliminary Injunction Hearing and Response to Plaintiffs' Request for Documents (Feb. 19, 2008)
Defendants' Witness List for the March 3, 2008 Preliminary Injunction Hearing and Response to Plaintiffs' Request for Documents - Attachment A (Defendants' Responses and Objections to Plaintiffs' Requests for Production of Documents Numbered 1 - 191) (Feb. 19, 2008)
Defendants' Witness List for the March 3, 2008 Preliminary Injunction Hearing and Response to Plaintiffs' Request for Documents - Attachment B (Jan. 15, 2008 Letter from Daniel Bensing to Gordon Erspamer) (Feb. 19, 2008)
PLAINTIFFS' DESIGNATION OF WITNESSES AND LIST OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION HEARING (Feb. 14, 2008)
Plaintiffs' Request for Judicial Notice in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction Reply (Feb. 11, 2008)
Reply Expert Declaration of Arthur Blank in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Feb. 11, 2008)
Declaration of Heather A. Moser in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction Reply (Feb. 11, 2008)
Reply Expert Declaration of Chad Peterson in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (Feb. 11, 2008)
Declaration of Stephen L. Rathbun, Ph.D., Regarding Statistical Analysis of Veteran Suicide Rates Conducted for CBS News in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction Reply (Feb. 11, 2008)
Declaration of Stacey M. Sprenkel in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction Reply (Feb. 11, 2008)
Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Protective Order to Stay Discovery from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Feb. 8, 2008)
Declaration of Heather A. Moser in Support of Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Protective Order to Stay Discovery from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Feb. 8, 2008)
Exhibit A to Declaration of Heather A. Moser in Support of Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Protective Order to Stay Discovery from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Feb. 8, 2008)
Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Claims Against Defendants William P. Greene, Jr. and Michael B. Mukasey (February 8, 2008)
Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion for Protective Order Restricting Disclosure of Confidential and Private Information and Prohibiting Retaliation (Feb. 6, 2008)
Declaration of William Janicki in Support of Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion for Protective Order Restricting Disclosure of Confidential and Private Information and Prohibiting Retaliation (Feb. 6, 2008)
Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Protective Order Restricting Disclosure of Confidential and Private Information and Prohibiting Retaliation, filed on January 30, 2008
Declaration of Stephen Y. Bressler in Support of Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Protective Order, with exhibits
Declaration of Antonette Zeiss, Ph.D., in Support of Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Protective Order
Defendants' Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction, filed on January 30, 2008
Declaration of Tony A. Guagliardo in Support of Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Declaration of W. Paul Kearns III in Support of Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Proposed Order on Defendants' Motion for Protective Order to Stay Discovery from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (1/25/08)
Defendants' Memorandum in Support of Motion for Protective Order to Stay Discovery from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (1/25/08)
Defendants' Motion for Protective Order to Stay Discovery from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (1/25/08)
Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion to Dismiss Claims Against Defendants William P. Greene, Jr. and Michael B. Mukasey (1/18/08)
Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Claims Against Defendants William P. Greene, Jr. and Michael B. Mukasey (1/18/08)
Court Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and Granting Plaintiffs' Administrative Motion to File Veteran and Family Member Personal Identifying Information Under SEAL (1/10/08)
Proposed Order on Plaintiffs' Administrative Motion for Leave to File Documents Under Seal (12/11/07)
Declaration of Bernard S. Rappaport, M.D., in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction (12/11/07)
Plaintiff's Motion for Protective Order Restricting Disclosure of Confidential and Private Information and Prohibiting Retaliation (11/30/07)
Sullivan Declaration in support of Opposition to Stay Motion and Motion to Strike Bowman Declaration (including Exhibits A-C) (11/27/07)
Moser Declaration in support of Opposition to Stay Motion and Motion to Strike Bowman Declaration (11/27/07)
Defendants' Motion for Protective Order Staying Discovery (11/9/07)
Plaintiffs will be filing an opposition to this motion on Nov. 21, 2007. We will post the opposition on this page.
Joint Initial Case Management Conference Statement (11/9/07)
The Court has rescheduled the Case Management Conference originally scheduled for Nov. 16, 2007 to Jan. 25, 2008.
Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (11/9/07)
Defendants will file a reply brief prior to the hearing on Dec. 14, 2007. We will post their reply on this page.
Order Granting Exention (10/3/07)
The date of the hearing on the Motion to Dismiss has been extended to Dec. 14, 2007. Prior to that, Plaintiffs will file an Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss and Defendants will file a Reply brief.
Defendants' Notice of Motion, and Motion to Dismiss (9/25/07)
Plaintiffs will file an opposition to the Motion to Dismiss, and Defendants will file a reply brief before the November hearing date. We will post these documents here when they are filed.
Veterans Complaint (7/23/07)
VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE, a District of Columbia Nonprofit Organization; and VETERANS UNITED FOR TRUTH, INC., a California Nonprofit Organization, representing their members and a class of all vereterans similarly situated,...