No. 18-782
William C. Bond v. United States, et al.
Tags: amendment circuit-split civil-procedure civil-rights district-court due-process leave-to-amend pleading pleading-deficiencies pro-se pro-se-litigant standing
Key Terms:
DueProcess FirstAmendment Securities Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess FirstAmendment Securities Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2019-04-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a district court must provide a reason for denying a pro se litigant leave to amend the complaint
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether when denying a pro se litigant leave to amend the complaint, a district court must provide a reason for that denial (as held by the Third, Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits), or whether a district court need not provide a justifying reason when denying a pro se litigant leave to amend the complaint if that reason is apparent from an analysis of the record (as held by the First, Fourth, Fifth, and Tenth Circuits). ii
Docket Entries
2019-04-29
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
2019-04-09
Reply of petitioner William C. Bond filed.
2019-03-25
Brief of respondents United States, et al. in opposition filed.
2019-02-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 25, 2019.
2019-02-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 22, 2019 to March 25, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-01-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 22, 2019.
2019-01-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 22, 2019 to February 22, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 22, 2019)
2018-10-22
Application (18A418) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 17, 2018.
2018-10-19
Application (18A418) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 31, 2018 to December 17, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
United States, et al.
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
William C. Bond
David Boies — Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Petitioner
David Boies — Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Petitioner