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William C. Bond v. United States, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 17-2150 · judgment August 2, 2018

Certiorari denied · April 29, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 6% cert probability (95% interval 4%–9%)

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and counsel who has filed here before.

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).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David Boies
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
18A418

Proceedings

  1. Apr 29 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 10 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
  3. Apr 09 2019
    Reply of petitioner William C. Bond filed.
  4. Mar 25 2019
    Brief of respondents United States, et al. in opposition filed.
  5. Feb 06 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 25, 2019.
  6. Feb 05 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 22, 2019 to March 25, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Jan 11 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 22, 2019.
  8. Jan 10 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 22, 2019 to February 22, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Dec 17 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 22, 2019)
  10. Oct 22 2018
    Application (18A418) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 17, 2018.
  11. Oct 19 2018
    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.
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