No. 18-709

Maria Bentley, et al. v. Victoria Vooys, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2018-11-30
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: access-to-courts civil-rights constitutional-law cost-bond due-process equal-protection equal-protection-clause judicial-procedure non-resident-plaintiff privileges-and-immunities privileges-and-immunities-clause rational-basis-review security-bond virgin-islands
Latest Conference: 2019-04-18 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a statute requiring a court, upon a defendant's request, to order a non-resident plaintiff to post a minimal security bond for costs violates either the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution or the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a statute requiring a non-resident plaintiff to post a security bond for costs violates the Privileges and Immunities Clause or the Equal Protection Clause

Docket Entries

2019-04-22
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/18/2019.
2019-04-02
Reply of petitioners Maria Bentley, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2019-03-19
Brief of respondents Victoria Vooys, et al. in opposition filed.
2019-02-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 19, 2019.
2019-02-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 19, 2019 to March 19, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-01-17
Response Requested. (Due February 19, 2019)
2019-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2018-12-28
Waiver of right of respondents Victoria Vooys, et al. to respond filed.
2018-11-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 31, 2018)

Attorneys

Maria Bentley, et al.
Stephen Louis BragaUniversity of Virginia School of Law, Petitioner
Victoria Vooys, et al.
Rhea Regina LawrenceLee J. Rohn and Associates, LLC, Respondent