No. 18-709
Maria Bentley, et al. v. Victoria Vooys, et al.
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 Braga — University of Virginia School of Law, Petitioner
Victoria Vooys, et al.
Rhea Regina Lawrence — Lee J. Rohn and Associates, LLC, Respondent