Donnahue George v. Ken Griffin, et al.

Whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b)(1)(B) — which requires a motion and a showing of “excusable neglect” to consider a filing after a deadline — may be bypassed without motion or findings, thereby nullifying its mandatory gatekeeping function.

Whether a federal appellate court may allow Rule 12 dispositive motions to proceed despite being untimely under Rule 12(a), without requiring defendants to move under Rule 6(b) or show cause, effectively making the deadlines discretionary.

Whether permitting such silent deadline forgiveness introduces non-uniformity across federal courts, undermining the purpose of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and inviting widespread procedural abuse.

Whether a decision like this, published and indexed on govinfo.gov and PACER, has nationwide persuasive authority and institutional impact, regardless of its “unpublished” designation, warranting this Court’s intervention.