Brodie v. Burwell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCOTT J. BRODIE, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 15-322 (JEB) SYLVIA MATHEWS BURWELL, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION The number three has long enjoyed an almost mythical role in our understanding of success. Some say the expression “third time lucky” – and its American variant, “third time’s the charm” – dates back to Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, published circa 1602: “Pr’ythee, no more prattling: go. I’ll hold: this is the third time; I hope good luck lies in odd numbers . . . .” In modern society, the idea that a…