United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

SIMON A. SOTO, ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND ALL OTHER INDIVIDUALS SIMILARLY SITU- ATED, Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellant ______________________

2022-2011 ______________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in No. 1:17-cv-00051, Judge Rolando Olvera, Jr. ______________________

Decided: February 12, 2024 ______________________

JOHNNET SIMONE JONES, Sidley Austin LLP, Washing- ton, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellee. Also represented by ANKUR SHINGAL, EMILY MILY WEXLER, Chicago, IL; RO- CHELLE BOBROFF, RENEE A. BURBANK, BARTON FRANK STICHMAN, I, National Veterans Legal Services Pro- gram, Arlington, VA.

JENNIFER UTRECHT, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Case: 22-2011 Document: 41 Page: 2 Filed: 02/12/2024

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