Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC

Holding: The Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s grant of jurisdiction to state courts does not deprive the federal district courts of federal-question jurisdiction over private lawsuits seeking to enforce the Act.

Plain English Holding: The fact that a federal law, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, allows lawsuits to be brought in state courts to enforce the Act does not strip federal courts of the ability to hear such cases as well.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Ginsburg on January 18, 2012.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

• Opinion recap: Court requires federal hearing in telemarketing case (Ronald Mann)
• Argument recap: Court hints at detour from jurisdictional principles in telemarketing case. (Ronald Mann)
• Argument preview: Court takes up classic jurisdictional question (Ronald Mann)

Briefs and Documents

Merits briefs for the Petitioner

• Brief for Marcus D. Mims
• Reply brief  for Marcus D. Mims

Merits briefs for the Respondent

• Brief for Arrow Financial Services LLC

Amicus briefs in support of the Respondent

• Brief for ACA International
• Brief for the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center 
• Brief for DBA International

Certiorari-stage documents

• Opinion below (11th Cir.)

• Petition for certiorari
• Brief in opposition
• Amicus brief of National Consumer Law Center et al.
• Petitioner’s reply