Lavens v. Collins
Respondent: DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Claimant: MARTIN EDWIN LAVENS
Case Number: 25-1767
Filed: May 13, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 28, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER granting the motion [ # 20 ] filed by Appellee Douglas A. Collins; ECF No. 17 is accepted for filing as the response brief and supplemental appendix. Martin Edwin Lavens's reply brief is due within 21 days of the date of entry of this order. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1124003] [LMS] [Entered: 10/28/2025 12:33 PM]
October 27, 2025 Filing 20 MOTION of Appellee Douglas A. Collins To Accept Brief and Supplemental Appendix Filed Out of Time. Service: 10/27/2025 by email. [1123720] [25-1767] [Galina Fomenkova] [Entered: 10/27/2025 12:25 PM]
October 24, 2025 Filing 19 CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE: re: Doc No. [ # 17 ], ERROR: Appellee's brief was filed in an editable format or has embedded comments. CORRECTION: For future filings, please ensure all documents are flattened. Refer to the court's Electronic Filing Procedures ("Flattening a PDF"). THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. [1123575] [GWK] [Entered: 10/24/2025 04:51 PM]
October 24, 2025 Filing 18 Notice to Appellee Douglas A. Collins: The record of this case indicates that the response brief submitted at ECF No. [ # 17 ] is out of time. A motion is required to file the document out of time. FCR 26. Failure to file required documents may result in dismissal or other action as deemed appropriate by the court. See FCR 25(h). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1123574] [GWK] [Entered: 10/24/2025 04:49 PM]
October 22, 2025 Filing 17 MODIFIED ENTRY: RESPONSE BRIEF FILED with SUPPLEMENTAL APPENDIX by Appellee Douglas A. Collins. Service: 10/22/2025 by email. [1122920] --[Edited 10/28/2025 by GWK - Reason: compliance review complete] [Galina Fomenkova] [Entered: 10/22/2025 07:22 PM]
September 16, 2025 Filing 16 MODIFIED ENTRY: CORRECTED OPENING BRIEF FILED with APPENDIX by Appellant Martin Edwin Lavens. Service: 09/16/2025 by email. [1114896] --[Edited 09/17/2025 by GWK - Reason: compliance review complete] [Falen LaPonzina] [Entered: 09/16/2025 09:33 AM]
September 15, 2025 Filing 15 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Appellant Martin Edwin Lavens, Opening Brief and Appendix [ # 13 ], Corrected Opening Brief and Appendix [ # 14 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document due on 09/22/2025. Unless ordered otherwise, the deadline for any responsive filing runs from service of the original version. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1114757] [GWK] [Entered: 09/15/2025 04:36 PM]
September 12, 2025 Filing 14 COMBINED OPENING BRIEF & APPX (FCR 30(d)) FILED by Appellant Martin Edwin Lavens. Service: 09/12/2025 by email. [1114506] [25-1767] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 15 ] [Falen LaPonzina] [Entered: 09/12/2025 05:21 PM]
September 11, 2025 Filing 13 COMBINED OPENING BRIEF & APPX (FCR 30(d)) FILED by Appellant Martin Edwin Lavens. Service: 09/11/2025 by email. [1114183] [25-1767] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 15 ] [Falen LaPonzina] [Entered: 09/11/2025 03:47 PM]
July 23, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER granting the motions [ # 10 ] [ # 11 ] filed by Appellant Martin Edwin Lavens. The opening brief is due on or before 09/12/2025. No further extensions of time for the opening brief should be anticipated. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1104065] [LMS] [Entered: 07/23/2025 02:20 PM]
July 22, 2025 Filing 11 MOTION of Appellant Martin Edwin Lavens to extend time. Service: 07/22/2025 by email. [1103727] [25-1767] [Falen LaPonzina] [Entered: 07/22/2025 01:27 PM]
July 22, 2025 Filing 10 MOTION of Appellant Martin Edwin Lavens to extend the time to 09/12/2025 to file brief. Service: 07/22/2025 by email. [1103722] [25-1767] [Falen LaPonzina] [Entered: 07/22/2025 01:24 PM]
June 26, 2025 Filing 9 Entry of Appearance for David Harmantas; Brian Griffin as counsel for Appellee Douglas A. Collins. Service: 06/26/2025 by email. [1098785] [25-1767] [David Harmantas] [Entered: 06/26/2025 02:47 PM]
June 13, 2025 Filing 8 Docketing Statement for the Appellee Douglas A. Collins. Service: 06/13/2025 by email. [1096424] [25-1767] [Galina Fomenkova] [Entered: 06/13/2025 10:15 PM]
June 10, 2025 Filing 7 Docketing Statement for the Appellant Martin Edwin Lavens. Service: 06/10/2025 by email. [1095373] [25-1767] [Falen LaPonzina] [Entered: 06/10/2025 03:55 PM]
June 6, 2025 Filing 6 Corrected Entry of Appearance for Falen M. LaPonzina as counsel for Appellant Martin Edwin Lavens. Service: 06/06/2025 by email. [1094660] [25-1767] [Falen LaPonzina] [Entered: 06/06/2025 02:13 PM]
May 29, 2025 Filing 5 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Appellant Martin Edwin Lavens, Entry of Appearance [ # 3 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document due on 06/05/2025. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1092850] [IMH] [Entered: 05/29/2025 01:06 PM]
May 28, 2025 Filing 4 Certificate of Interest for Appellant Martin Edwin Lavens. Service: 05/28/2025 by email. [1092376] [25-1767] [Falen LaPonzina] [Entered: 05/28/2025 09:42 AM]
May 28, 2025 Filing 3 Entry of Appearance for Falen M. LaPonzina as counsel for Appellant Martin Edwin Lavens. Service: 05/28/2025 by email. [1092373] [25-1767] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No.[ # 5 ] [Falen LaPonzina] [Entered: 05/28/2025 09:39 AM]
May 23, 2025 Filing 2 Entry of Appearance for Galina I. Fomenkova as counsel for Appellee Douglas A. Collins. Service: 05/23/2025 by email. [1091950] [25-1767] [Galina Fomenkova] [Entered: 05/23/2025 04:22 PM]
May 13, 2025 Filing 1 Appeal docketed. Received: 05/12/2025. [1089138] Entry of Appearance due 05/27/2025. Certificate of Interest is due on 05/27/2025. Docketing Statement due 06/12/2025. Appellant's brief is due 07/14/2025. [GWK] [Entered: 05/13/2025 01:18 PM]

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Claimant: MARTIN EDWIN LAVENS
Represented By: Falen M. LaPonzina
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Respondent: DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Represented By: David Harmantas
Represented By: Brian D. Griffin
Represented By: Galina I. Fomenkova
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