No. 23-158

Dora L. Adkins v. Fitness International, LLC

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-08-18
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-procedure complaint-dismissal dismissal district-court district-court-order emergency-complaint fourth-circuit in-forma-pauperis judicial-discretion standing
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-10-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ("Fourth Circuit") properly AFFIRMED the district court's order that adopted the recommendation of the magistrate judge, denied Plaintiff/Appellant's requests for leave to file an emergency complaint and leave to proceed on that complaint in in forma pauperis, and dismissed the case of Adkins v. Fitness International, LLC., No. l:22-cv-01130-PTG-WEF (E.D. Va. December 16, 2022). (Dkt. No. 11), Pet. Appendix 2; Pet. Appendix 7.

2) Whether the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ("District Court") properly DENIED Plaintiff/Appellant Dora L. Adkins' ("Adkins") "Motion for Leave from the Court to File a Proposed Emergency Complaint," [Dkt. 1] and properly DENIED Plaintiff/Appellant's Application to Proceed in in forma pauperis. [Dkt. 2] (Dkt. No. 3), Pet. Appendix 7.

3) Whether the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ("District Court") properly OVERRULED Plaintiff/Appellant Dora L. Adkins' ("Adkins") Objections and APPROVED and ADOPTED IN FULL the findings Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick set forth (Dkt. 3) and DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE Plaintiff/Petitioner's Proposed Emergency Complaint. (Dkt. No. 3), Pet. Appendix 7.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit properly affirmed the district court's order denying the plaintiff's requests and dismissing the case

Docket Entries

2023-10-30
Petition DENIED.
2023-10-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
2023-08-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2023)
2023-06-05
Application (22A1049) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 21, 2023.
2023-05-23
Application (22A1049) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 22, 2023 to August 21, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Dora L. Adkins
Dora L. Adkins — Petitioner