Sparks v. US
Plaintiff: DANIEL B. SPARKS
Defendant: UNITED STATES
Case Number: 26-1765
Filed: May 4, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Nature of Suit: Military Pay - Retirement
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 29, 2026 Filing 18 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The paper copies (Doc. No. [17]) provided by Daniel B. Sparks are not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Corrected paper copies are due within 5 business days. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1203578] [CDL] [Entered: 10/29/2026 12:24 PM]
October 26, 2026 Filing 17 6 paper copies of Doc. No. [ # 6 ], [ # 13 ], [ # 14 ] received from Appellant Daniel B. Sparks. [1203159] Paper copies of the opening brief are non-compliant. See Doc. No. [ # 18 ] [CDL] [Entered: 10/28/2026 09:12 AM]
October 20, 2026 Filing 16 6 paper copies of Doc. No. [ # 12 ] received from Appellee US. (Night Box). [1202210] [CDL] [Entered: 10/23/2026 09:37 AM]
October 19, 2026 Filing 15 Outstanding paper copies of all briefs and appendices must be submitted within five business days from the date of issuance of this notice. See Fed. Cir. R. 25(c)(3)(A). [1201122] [IMH] [Entered: 10/19/2026 04:06 PM]
October 13, 2026 Filing 14 MODIFIED ENTRY: APPENDIX FILED by Appellant Daniel B. Sparks. Service: 10/13/2026 by email. [1199793] --[Edited 10/19/2026 by IMH - Reason: compliance review complete] [Wojciech Kornacki] [Entered: 10/13/2026 02:47 PM]
October 6, 2026 Filing 13 MODIFIED ENTRY: REPLY BRIEF FILED by Appellant Daniel B. Sparks. Service: 10/06/2026 by email, US mail. Unless ordered otherwise, any responsive deadline runs from the date of service of this brief. See Fed. Cir. R. 31. [1198530] --[Edited 10/14/2026 by REL - Reason: compliance review complete] [Wojciech Kornacki] [Entered: 10/06/2026 10:57 PM]
September 16, 2026 Filing 12 MODIFIED ENTRY: RESPONSE BRIEF FILED by Appellee US. Service: 09/16/2026 by email. Unless ordered otherwise, any responsive deadline runs from the date of service of this brief. See Fed. Cir. R. 31. [1194041] --[Edited 09/23/2026 by IMH - Reason: compliance review complete] [William Rayel] [Entered: 09/16/2026 04:35 PM]
August 11, 2026 Filing 11 **TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 10 ] filed by Appellee US. The response brief is due 09/16/2026. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [1185352] [IMH] [Entered: 08/11/2026 10:33 AM]
August 7, 2026 Filing 10 MOTION of Appellee US to extend the time to 09/16/2026 to file brief. Service: 08/07/2026 by email. [1184881] [26-1765] [William Rayel] [Entered: 08/07/2026 07:50 PM]
July 20, 2026 Filing 9 Notice from Appellee US Withdrawal of Lieutenant Carlos A. Pagan. Service: 07/20/2026 by email. [1180232] [26-1765] [William Rayel] [Entered: 07/20/2026 10:27 AM]
July 15, 2026 Filing 8 MODIFIED ENTRY: CORRECTED OPENING BRIEF FILED by Appellant Daniel B. Sparks. Service: 07/15/2026 by email. [1179387] --[Edited 07/22/2026 by IMH - Reason: compliance review complete] [Wojciech Kornacki] [Entered: 07/15/2026 12:17 AM]
July 9, 2026 Filing 7 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Appellant Daniel B. Sparks, Opening Brief [ # 6 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document due on 07/16/2026. 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. [1178613] [IMH] [Entered: 07/09/2026 04:10 PM]
July 5, 2026 Filing 6 OPENING BRIEF FILED by Service: 07/05/2026 by email. [1177467] [26-1765] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No.[ # 7 ] [Wojciech Kornacki] [Entered: 07/05/2026 08:16 PM]
May 15, 2026 Filing 5 Entry of Appearance for William P. Rayel; Lieutenant Carlos A. Pagan as counsel for Appellee US. Service: 05/15/2026 by email. [1167379] [26-1765] [William Rayel] [Entered: 05/15/2026 10:06 AM]
May 11, 2026 Filing 4 Docketing Statement for the Appellant Daniel B. Sparks. Service: 05/11/2026 by email. [1166182] [26-1765] [Wojciech Kornacki] [Entered: 05/11/2026 12:36 PM]
May 11, 2026 Filing 3 Certificate of Interest for Appellant Daniel B. Sparks. Service: 05/11/2026 by email. [1166170] [26-1765] [Wojciech Kornacki] [Entered: 05/11/2026 12:05 PM]
May 11, 2026 Filing 2 Entry of Appearance for Wojciech Z. Kornacki as counsel for Appellant Daniel B. Sparks. Service: 05/11/2026 by email. [1166151] [26-1765] [Wojciech Kornacki] [Entered: 05/11/2026 11:49 AM]
May 4, 2026 Filing 1 Appeal docketed. Received: 04/29/2026. [1164449] Entry of Appearance is due on 05/18/2026. Certificate of Interest is due on 05/18/2026. Docketing Statement is due on 05/18/2026. Appellant's brief is due on 07/06/2026.--[Edited 05/04/2026 by IMH to upload sealed opinion] [IMH] [Entered: 05/04/2026 03:05 PM]

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Plaintiff: DANIEL B. SPARKS
Represented By: Wojciech Kornacki
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Defendant: UNITED STATES
Represented By: Brett Shumate
Represented By: Douglas K. Mickle
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Represented By: William James Grimaldi
Represented By: William Porter Rayel
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