Veterans for Common Sense v. Eric K. Shinseki

Opinion

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE, a  District of Columbia nonprofit organization; VETERANS UNITED FOR TRUTH, INC., a California nonprofit organization, representing their members and a class of all veterans similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; UNITED STATES No. 08-16728 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; JAMES P. TERRY, Chairman, Board  D.C. No.

3:07-cv-03758-SC

of Veterans’ Appeals; MICHAEL WALCOFF, Acting Under Secretary, ORDER Veterans Benefits Administration; BRADLEY G. MAYES, Director, Compensation and Pension Service; ROBERT A. PETZEL, M.D., Under Secretary, Veterans Health Administration; PRITZ K. NAVARA, Veterans Service Center Manager, Oakland Regional Office, Department of Veterans Affairs; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants-Appellees.

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Filed November 16, 2011

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20368 VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE v. SHINSEKI ORDER

KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:

Upon the vote of a majority of nonrecused active judges, it is ordered that this case be reheard en banc pursuant to Circuit Rule 35-3. The three-judge panel opinion shall not be cited as precedent by or to any court of the Ninth Circuit.

Judge W. Fletcher did not participate in the deliberations or vote in this case.