No. 23-1

Eric Clopper v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, et al.

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2023-06-30
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response Waived
Tags: amendment-right civil-procedure due-process federal-rules-of-civil-procedure fifth-amendment procedural-due-process rule-12(b) rule-12b rule-15 rule-15(a)
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the District Court, the First Circuit Panel and the en banc Panel violate the procedural due process guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution embodied in Rule 15(a) when it deprived Clopper his right to one amendment within 21 days of the service of the Rule 12(b) Motion?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the District Court, the First Circuit Panel and the en banc Panel violate the procedural due process guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution embodied in Rule 15(a) when it deprived Clopper his right to one amendment within 21 days of the service of the Rule 12(b) Motion?

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-08-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-07-28
2023-07-06
Waiver of right of respondent President & Fellows of Harvard College to respond filed.
2023-06-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 31, 2023)

Attorneys

Doctors Opposing Circumcision, The Genital Autonomy Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Jews Against Circumcision
John Richard SyllaLaw Offices of John R. Sylla, Amicus
Eric Clopper
Brad Steven KaneKane Law Firm, Petitioner
President & Fellows of Harvard College
William Walter FickFick & Marx LLP, Respondent