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Hong Tang v. University of Baltimore, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 19-1146 · judgment August 7, 2019

Certiorari denied · May 18, 2020

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

Whether the lower courts should have liberally construed the pro se litigant’s claims against the state officials’ offices (the University of Baltimore) as claims against all six state officials (current and former university officials) in their official capacities. Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89, 94, 127 S.Ct. 2197, 167 L.Ed.2d 1081 (2007) (per curiam); Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 106, 97 S.Ct. 285, 50 L.Ed.2d 251 (1976); Hughes u. Rowe, 449 U.S. 5, 9 (1980); Gramegna v. Johnson, 846 F.2d 675, 677-78 (11th Cir. 1988); Cato v. United States, 70 F.3d 1103, 1105-06 (9th Cir. 1995); Ghana v. Holland, 226 F.3d 175,180 (3d Cir. 2000); Ex parte Young, 209 U.S. 123 (1908).

For petitioner
Hong Tang

For respondent
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Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Aug 03 2020
Rehearing DENIED.
Jul 09 2020
DISTRIBUTED.
Jun 11 2020
Petition for Rehearing filed.
May 18 2020
Petition DENIED.
Apr 28 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
Dec 22 2019
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 13, 2020)