No. 23-5545

Robert K. Decker v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: access-to-courts administrative-procedure-act amended-complaint amendment civil-procedure due-process federal-jurisdiction pleadings pro-se-litigant
Latest Conference: 2023-10-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals err in the decision to Affirm the United States District Court's decision in dismissing the case.

I.

Did the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals err in the decision to Affirm the United States District Court's decision in denying the Petitioner/ Robert K. Decker in filing;, a motion for "Leave to file an Amended Complaint" adding the United States as a proper Defendant in the instant action.

II.

Did the United States District Court fail to take into sideration of Foman v._Davis, 371 U.S. 178 (1952), in thefiling of the Amended Complaint.

III. con

IV. Did the United States District Court and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals err, pursuant to: Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89, 94 (20071)1, by holding the f i"lings" 'a~fe a less "stringent standard than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers than a pro se litigant.

V. Did the United States District Court err by not allowing the Petitioner, Robert K. Decker to file an Amended Complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a),(c)(2) that related back to the origianl complaint.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the lower courts err in dismissing the case and denying the petitioner's motion to amend the complaint

Docket Entries

2023-10-30
Petition DENIED.
2023-10-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
2023-10-10
Waiver of right of respondent Bureau of Prisons to respond filed.
2023-07-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 10, 2023)

Attorneys

Bureau of Prisons
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Robert K. Decker
Robert K. Decker — Petitioner