No. 13-10400
Title:
Bobby Chen, Petitioner
v.
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Maryland, et al.
Docketed:June 5, 2014
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(13-1375)
  Decision Date:November 12, 2013
  Rehearing Denied:December 16, 2013
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 17 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 7, 2014)
Jul 24 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
Aug 19 2014 Response Requested . (Due September 18, 2014)
Sep 23 2014 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 26, 2014, for all respondents.
Sep 26 2014 Brief of respondent Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Maryland, et al. in opposition filed.
Oct 16 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 31, 2014.
Nov 3 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 7, 2014.
Nov 7 2014 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a 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?.
Jan 9 2015 Petitioner has not filed a brief on the merits within 45 days of the order granting the writ of certiorari, as required by Rule 25.1. Petitioner has neither requested an extension of time nor responded to correspondence directed to the mailing address provided under Rule 34.1(f). Additional efforts to contact petitioner have been unsuccessful. The writ of certiorari is accordingly dismissed.
Feb 3 2015 Petition for Rehearing filed.
Feb 4 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 20, 2015.
Feb 23 2015 Rehearing DENIED.
Feb 23 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Paul D. Clement Bancroft PLLC(202) 234-0090
    Counsel of Record1919 M Street, N.W., Suite 470
Washington, DC  20036
pclement@bancroftpllc.com
Party name: Bobby Chen
 
Bobby Chen 39-15 Janet Place
Flushing, NY  11354
bobchen344@yahoo.com
Party name: Bobby Chen
Attorneys for Respondents:
Adam S. Levine Baltimore City Law Department(410) 396-3925
    Counsel of Record100 North Holliday Street, Suite 149
Baltimore, MD  21202
adam.levine@baltimorecity.gov
Party name: Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Maryland, et al.