IN the SUPREME COURT of the UNITED STATES No
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES _______________ No. 18A1066 ROBERT WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPLICANT v. ALFRED PROCOPIO, JR. _______________ APPLICATION FOR A FURTHER EXTENSION OF TIME WITHIN WHICH TO FILE A PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT _____________ Pursuant to Rules 13.5 and 30.2 of the Rules of this Court, the Solicitor General, on behalf of Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, respectfully requests a further 30-day extension of time, to and including June 28, 2019, within which to file a petition for a writ of certiorari to review the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in this case. The opinion of the en banc court of appeals (App., infra, 1a-50a) is reported at 913 F.3d 1371. The court of appeals entered its judgment on January 29, 2019. On April 22, 2019, the Chief Justice extended the time within which to file a petition for a writ of certiorari to and including May 29, 2019. The jurisdiction of this Court would be invoked under 28 U.S.C. 1254(1). 2 1. Under the Agent Orange Act of 1991 (Agent Orange Act), Pub. L. No. 102-4, 105 Stat. 11, veterans who “served in the Republic of Vietnam” during the period when the United States used the herbicide Agent Orange (January 9, 1962 to May 7, 1975), were presumptively exposed to that herbicide, 38 U.S.C. 1116(f), and are presumptively entitled to disability benefits if they develop specified diseases, 38 U.S.C.
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