¶1Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperisgranted. Petition for writ of certiorari granted limited to the following question: "Whether, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m), a district court has discretion to extend the time for service of process absent a showing of good cause, as the Second, Third, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits have held, or whether the district court lacks such discretion, as the Fourth Circuit has held?"
135 S. Ct. 475
Chen v. Mayor
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 7, 2014
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 2014-11-07
Cited by 56 later decisions (2 by the Supreme Court) — most recently March 2023 · most notably 135 S. Ct. 2480 - King v. Burwell (2015), King v. Burwell (2015)
15 federal appellate · 4 district · 11 state decisions
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Decided 2014-11-07
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