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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: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

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
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Case

Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
17A901

Order
Order list, June 4, 2018 · Certiorari denied

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.
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