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Dora L. Adkins v. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 23-2024 · judgment November 28, 2023
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
I. Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Fourth Circuit”) properly AFFIRMED the district court’s and magistrate judge’s orders. Pet. Appendix A. II. Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Fourth Circuit”) properly DENIED Petitioner’s Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc. Pet. Appendix I. III. Whether the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (“District Court”) properly VACATED the Entry of Default; GRANTED Defendant/Respondent Motion to Set Aside Entry of Default (Dkt. 29, 31) and DENIED Plaintiff/Petitioner’s Motion for Default Judgment (Dkts. 25, 35). Pet. Appendix D. IV. Whether the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (“District Court”) properly DENIED Plaintiff/Petitioner’s Motion for Reconsideration of the Court’s August 14, 2023, Order (Dkt. 55). Pet. Appendix E. V. Whether the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (“District Court”) Order properly DENIED PlaintifPPetitioner’s “Motion for Leave from the Court to Seal All Related Documents.” Pet. Appendix F. VI. Whether the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (District Court”) properly STRICKEN PlaintifPPetitioner’s “Notice of Hearing for Default Judgment,” (Dkt. 56) and ■ A. ■1 i ■; >.; ' j
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Dora L. Adkins
For respondent
William W. Miller
McGavin, Boyce, Bardot, Thorsen & Katz, P.C.
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- May 20 2024Rehearing DENIED.
- Apr 30 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
- Apr 23 2024Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Apr 01 2024Petition DENIED.
- Mar 12 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2024.
- Feb 26 2024Motion to expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by petitioner.
- Feb 26 2024Waiver of right of respondent The Ritz Carlon Hotel Co., Inc. to respond filed.
- Feb 19 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2024)