No. 18-6965

Lei Yin v. Biogen, Inc., fka Biogen-IDEC

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2018-12-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-protections discovery discovery-rules due-process federal-court-procedure federal-courts federal-rules-of-civil-procedure federal-rules-of-evidence judicial-fairness legal-representation pro-se pro-se-rights standing
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-04-12 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a Pro Se shall share the same right as those represented by lawyers that are protected by United States Constitution?

Whether the Federal Courts shall follow the same law of Federal Courts when handles a Pro Se case? including the same federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence? Does a Pro Se have the same right and same discovery vehicles as described in Federal Rules Of Evidence, including but not limited to:

FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE:

RULE 26. Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery: including wintess contact information and statement, expert testimony

RULE 30. Depositions by Oral Examination

RULE 31. Depositions by Written Questions

RULE 33. Interrogatories to Parties

RULE 34. Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Tangible Things, or Entering Onto Land, for Inspection, and Other Purposes

RULE 37.Failure to Make Disclosure or to Cooperate in Discovery: sanction

RULE 45.Subpoena

If the answer is YES to both Question 1 :and Question 2, and if the Federal District Court and Court for Appeals had dismantled all the vehicles provided by Federal Rules Of Evidence in a Pro Se Case, What will this Court, the SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES do?

If the answer is NO to Question 1 and / or Question 2, please describe in what extent that a Pro Se can have the rights as described in Federal Rules Of Evidence?

In a Civil case process, if a Pro Se party is disabled and in Forma Pauperis, whether physical or mental, shall the Federal Court appoint a lawyer when the disabled party ask for?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a Pro Se shall share the same right as those represented by lawyers that are protected by United States Constitution?

Docket Entries

2019-04-15
Rehearing DENIED.
2019-03-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
2019-03-01
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-07
Waiver of right of respondent Integrated Resources, Inc. to respond filed.
2018-12-12
Waiver of right of respondent Biogen, Inc. to respond filed.
2018-11-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 7, 2019)

Attorneys

Biogen, Inc.
Jeffrey S. BrodyJackson Lewis, P.C., Respondent
Integrated Resources, Inc.
James P. AnelliWhite and Williams, LLP, Respondent
Lei Yin
Lei Yin — Petitioner