COURT COUNTY . . . . . . . . . . . .OF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Index No. Form 13 FORM 13. Informal Brief (Court of Appeals for Veterans : ClaimsCalendar No. Cases) Plaintiff(s) : JUDICIAL SUBPOENA -against: UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT : ____________________________ v. ____________________________ : No. _______ Defendant(s) : ...................................................... INFORMAL BRIEF OF APPELLANT Read the Guide for Pro Se Petitioners and Appellants before completing this form. Attach a copy of the STATE OF NEW YORK THE PEOPLE OF THEfinal decision or order of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Answer the following questions as best you can. Your answers should refer to the decision or order you are appealing where possible. Use extra sheets if needed. TO 1. Have you ever had another case in this court? _____Yes _____No and number of each case. If so, state the name _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ WE COMMAND YOU, that all business and excuses being laid aside, you and each of you attend before _________________________________________________________________________ , the Honorable at the Court _________________________________________________________________________ located at County of GREETINGS: in room day of , Veterans Claimso'clock in the , at 2., on thethe Court of Appeals for 20 Did decision involvenoon,validityany recessed the and at or interpretation or adjourned date, toof a statutegive evidence as___ Yes in this actionso, what are your arguments concerning those testify and or regulation? a witness ___ No If on the part of the issues? (Refer to paragraph 7 of the Guide.) _________________________________________________________________________ Your failure to comply with this subpoena is punishable as a contempt of court and will make you liable to _________________________________________________________________________ the party on whose behalf this subpoena was issued for a maximum penalty of $50 and all damages sustained as a _________________________________________________________________________ result of your failure _________________________________________________________________________ to comply. _________________________________________________________________________ Court in Witness, Honorable , one of the Justices of _____Yes _____No 3. Did the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims decide constitutional issues? the County, are day ofarguments concerning those issues? , 20 If so, what your _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ (Attorney must sign above and type name below) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Attorney(s) for 4. Did the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims fail to decide any other issue correctly? _____Yes _____No If so, how? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Office and P.O. Address _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Telephone No.: _________________________________________________________________________ Facsimile No.: E-Mail Address: Mobile Tel. No.: American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com May 1, 2004 Edition COURT COUNTY .OF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... .. : Form 13 Index No. Calendar No. FORM 13. Informal Brief (Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Cases): (continued) : Plaintiff(s) 5. Are there other arguments you wish to make? _____Yes: -againstarguments? JUDICIAL SUBPOENA _____No If so, what are the : _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ : _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Defendant(s) : . . . ._________________________________________________________________________ .................................................. 6. What action do you want the court to take in this case? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK _________________________________________________________________________ TO _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 7. Do you want to argue before the court in person? _____Yes _____No If yes, what are the reasons why argument will aid the court? (Refer to paragraph 15 of the Guide.) GREETINGS: _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ WE COMMAND YOU, that all business and excuses being laid aside, you and each of you attend before _________________________________________________________________________ , the Honorable at the Court _________________________________________________________________________ located at County of _________________________________________________________________________any recessed in room , on the day of , 20 , at o'clock in the noon, and at or adjourned intend to represent yourself? _____Yes _____No If you part of thefiled an Entry 8. Do you date, to testify and give evidence as a witness in this action on the have not of Appearance, indicate your full name, address, and telephone number. _________________________________________________________________________ Your failure to comply with this subpoena is punishable as a contempt of court and will make _________________________________________________________________________ you liable to the party on whose behalf this subpoena was issued for a maximum penalty of $50 and all damages sustained as a _________________________________________________________________________ result of your failure to comply. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Witness, copy of this , one of the Justices of the 9. I certify that a Honorable brief and any attachments was sent to: ______________________ Court in County, day of , 20 _______________________________, the attorney for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, at the following address: _______________________________________________________. (Address is found on the Entry of Appearance served on you by the attorney for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. If you do not send a copy of this brief to must attorney and type name below) (Attorney the sign above for the Secretary, the court will not file the brief.) __________________________ Date Attorney(s) for __________________________________ Appellant’s signature In addition to mailing a copy to the attorney for the Secretary, mail an original and three copies of this informal brief and attachments to: Office and P.O. Address Clerk of Court United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 717 Madison Place, NW Telephone No.: Washington, DC 20439 Facsimile No.: E-Mail Address: Mobile Tel. 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