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Dora L. Adkins v. American Service Center Associates, LLC, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 22-2105 · judgment January 19, 2023

Certiorari denied · May 22, 2023

Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Questions presented

Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Fourth Circuit”) properly AFFIRMED the district court’s closure pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B), which requires a district court to dismiss those civil actions filed in in forma pau peris that are frivolous or fail to state a claim on which relief may be granted without first allowing Plaintiff/Appellant the free right to Amend and further Amendments, if required. (Dkt. No. 11, Pet. Appendix 1).
Whether the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (“District Court”) properly DE NIED PlaintifE/Appellant Dora L. Adkins’ (“Ad kins”) “Motion for Leave from the Court to File a Proposed Emergency Complaint” [Dkt. 1] and properly DENIED Plaintiff/Appellant’s Applica tion to Proceed in in forma pauperis [Dkt. 2] in the case of Adkins v. Am. Serv. Ctr. Assocs., LLC., No. 1:22-cv-00956-LMB-WEF (E.D. Va. Oct. 19, 2022). (Dkt. No. 3, Pet. Appendix 5).

For petitioner
Dora L. Adkins

For respondent
Peter Andrew Chapin
Sacks & Chapin, P.C.

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

May 22 2023
Petition DENIED.
May 02 2023
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
Apr 28 2023
Waiver of right of respondent American Service Center Associates to respond filed.
Main Document
Apr 19 2023
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 22, 2023)
Petition Appendix Proof of Service