Case Name: Bobby CHEN, petitioner, v. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, et al.
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-11-07
Citations: 135 S. Ct. 475
Docket Number: No. 13–10400.
Parties: Bobby CHEN, petitioner,
v.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Supreme Court Reporter
Volume: 135
Pages: 475–475

Head Matter:
Bobby CHEN, petitioner,
v.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, et al.
No. 13-10400.
Supreme Court of the United States
Nov. 7, 2014.
Opinion

Opinion:
Motion 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?"