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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v Criminal Action No. 19-391 (JDB) BRITTANY C. BAILEY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Brittany Colleen Bailey has served approximately five years and 10 months of her 15-year sentence for advertising child pornography, and her projected release date is February 10, 2032.' Before the Court is Bailey’s motion for compassionate release. She contends that her medical issues have substantially diminished her ability t

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BRADY GRANHEIM, Plaintiff, Vv. Civil Case No. 21-1284 (RJL) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, New Nee Nee Nee eee eee “nee eee eee” Defendant. MEMO DUM OPINION (November/S$~, 2023) [Dkt. ## 16, 17] Brady Granheim, a former member of the Army National Guard, suffered multiple facial fractures in a violent home invasion. He applied for short-term benefits through the Traumatic Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (““TSGLI’) program but was d

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued September 25, 2024 Decided August 12, 2025 No. 23-7139 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EX REL. TERRI R. WINNON, AND STATE OF TEXAS, EX REL. TERRI R. WINNON, AND TERRI R. WINNON, APPELLANT v. RAMIRO G. LOZANO, JR., ET AL.,

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JORGE TOLEDO, ) Plaintiff, V. Civil Case No. 21-1286 (RJL) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. <mORGpen OPINION (November / 7 , 2022) [Dkts. #12, 14] Plaintiff Jorge Toledo (“plaintiff’ or “Toledo”), a former servicemember in the United States Marine Corps, challenges under 38 U.S.C. § 1975 and the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 701, et seq. (“APA”), the Department of the Navy’s denial of his application for benefits unde

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PETER HAYES, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 21-362 (JEB) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION In 2010, Plaintiff Peter Hayes, an enlisted member of the Army, injured himself in a motorcycle accident in South Carolina while off duty. Years lat

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit Nos. 20-2189 20-2190 UNITED STATES Appellee, v. IVONNE M. FALCÓN-NIEVES and MARIELIS FALCÓN-NIEVES, Appellants. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PU

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DAVID E. WHITE, JR., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Vv. ) Civil Case No. 16-2509 (RJL) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) FILED Defendant. ) MAY - 7 2020 Clerk, U.S. District & Bankrupt MEMORANDUM OPINION Courts for the District of Columbia (May St 5020) [Dkt. ## 18, 19] Plaintiff Captain David E. White, Jr. (“plaintiff’ or “White’’), an Army veteran who was injured during a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on March 2, 2012, brings suit against

In the United States Court of Federal Claims No. 19-108C Filed: December 16, 2019 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ZAMANTHA TAPIA, * MARA DUNN, * JENNIFER WILMOT, * JENNIFER CRISOSTOMO, * KIMBERLY COLON, * Subject Mat

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DANIEL BARKER, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 18-1717 (EGS) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Daniel Barker brings this action against the United States of America, acting by and through the United States Marine Corps (“USMC”), which is a branch of th

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STEVEN MARVIN SORKNESS, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 17-2248 (RDM) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Congress created the Servicemembers Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection Program—often referred to as th

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BENNIE CLOUD, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 17-316 (TJK) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Bennie Cloud, a corporal in the United States Marine Corps, suffered serious injuries, including a fracture of his femur, in a moto

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) LADALE RICH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) Civil Action No. 17-02328 (TFH) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

Thomas F. Hogan, Senior United States District Judge Plaintiff Ladale Rich is a veteran of the United States Navy who suffered traumatic injuries in a motorcycle accident on May 21, 2014. In November 2014, Rich submitted a claim for benefits under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection ("TSGLI") program, stating that he was unable to independently perform at least two "activities of daily living" ("ADLs

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 17-1924 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. SALLY LÓPEZ MARTÍNEZ, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Pedro A. Delgado-Hernández, U.S. District Judge]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________ ) KYLE ANDREW WHITE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 17-193 (RMC) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CARLOS A. MORENO, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:17-cv-01099 (TNM) RICHARD V. SPENCER, in his official capacity as SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Carlos Moreno, a service member in the United St

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOHN HENSLEY, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 16-1389 (TJK) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff John Hensley (“Hensley”), a former Staff Sergeant in the West Virginia Air National Guard, suffered a serious shoulder injury whe

TIMOTHY J. KELLY, United States District Judge Plaintiff John Hensley ("Hensley"), a former Staff Sergeant in the West Virginia Air National Guard, suffered a serious shoulder injury when he fell from an aircraft in 2008. In 2013, he submitted a claim for $100,000 under an insurance program for members of the military who have suffered traumatic injuries, Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection ("TSGLI"). Th

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Joseph H. McKinley, Jr., Chief Judge, United States District Court This matter is before the Court on a motion by Defendant, United States of America, to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and for summary judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 [DN 12], Fully briefed, this matter is ripe for decision. I. BACKGROUND

Memorandum Opinion Charles R. Simpson III, Senior Judge, United States District Court I. Introduction On September 6, 2011, a gunman opened fire at an IHOP in Carson City, Nevada. Sergeant Caitlin Koffarnus of the Army National Guard suffered a gunshot wound to her foot. The Army denied Koffarnus’s claim for benefits under the Traumatic Servicemem-bers’ Group Life I