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Dora L. Adkins v. Fitness International, LLC

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 22-2297 · judgment February 23, 2023


Certiorari denied · October 30, 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

  1. Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Fourth Circuit”) properly AFFIRMED the district court’s order that adopted the recom­ mendation of the magistrate judge, denied Plaintiff/ Appellant’s requests for leave to file an emergency complaint and leave to proceed on that complaint in in forma pauperis, and dismissed the case of Adkins v. Fitness International, LLC., No. l:22-cv01130-PTG-WEF (E.D. Va. December 16, 2022). (Dkt. No. 11), Pet. Appendix 2; Pet. Appendix 7.

  2. Whether the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (“District Court”) properly DE­ NIED Plaintiff/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] (Dkt. No. 3), Pet. Appendix 7.

  3. Whether the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (“District Court”) properly OVERRULED Plaintiff/Appellant Dora L. Ad­ kins’ (“Adkins”) Objections and APPROVED and ADOPTED IN FULL the findings Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick set forth (Dkt. 3) and DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE Plaintiff/ Petitioner’s Proposed Emergency Complaint. (Dkt. No. 3), Pet. Appendix 7.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Dora L. Adkins

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
22A1049

Proceedings

  1. Oct 30 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 04 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
  3. Aug 16 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2023)
  4. Jun 05 2023
    Application (22A1049) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 21, 2023.
  5. May 23 2023
    Application (22A1049) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 22, 2023 to August 21, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice.