No. 25-5598

Mary Martha McComas v. United States District Court for the District of Oregon

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: amendment civil-procedure district-court judicial-discretion pleadings pro-se
Latest Conference: 2025-11-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court must provide a reason for denying a pro se litigant leave to amend a complaint when such denial occurs

Question Presented (from Petition)

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.)

Docket Entries

2025-11-10
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-03
Supplemental brief of petitioner Mary Martha McComas filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2024-12-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 10, 2025)

Attorneys

Mary Martha McComas
Mary Martha McComas — Petitioner
Mary Martha McComas — Petitioner
United States District Court
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent