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Jeffrey A. Dickerson v. Manuel Quiroz, Jr.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 13-15364 · judgment October 20, 2017


Certiorari denied · June 4, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Can a district court without personal jurisdiction transfer an action to another district under 28 U.S.C. §1404(a), or must the district court dismiss the action? Can a district court without personal jurisdiction and without venue transfer an action to another district under 28 U.S.C. §1404(a), or must the district court dismiss the action?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jeffrey A. Dickerson

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
17A901

Proceedings

  1. Jun 04 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 15 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/31/2018.
  3. Mar 30 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 4, 2018)
  4. Feb 26 2018
    Application (17A901) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until March 30, 2018.
  5. Feb 16 2018
    Application (17A901) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 28, 2018 to April 29, 2018, submitted to Justice Kennedy.