Legal Opinion

Winsett v. Shinseki

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided December 11, 2013No. 18-1392Unpublished

1Per curiam

Shelia Winsett (“Winsett”) appeals from the order of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (the “Veterans Court”) denying her petition for a writ of mandamus and imposing sanctions for frivolous filings. Winsett v. Shinseki, No. 12-2664, 2012 WL 5360974 (Vet.App. Nov. 1, 2012). Because the Veterans Court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm.

Baokground

Before us is Winsett’s eleventh appeal to this court relating to benefit claims arising from the death of Gary Jacks (“Jacks”), a veteran. See Winsett v. Shinseki, 527 Fed.Appx. 965 (Fed.Cir.2013) (two consolidated appeals);…

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Eon-Net LP v. Flagstar BancorpCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2011
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