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Wilkins v. United States
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-1164 | 9th Cir. |
Nov 30, 2022 |
Mar 28, 2023 | 6-3 | Sotomayor | OT 2022 |
Holding: The Quiet Title Act's 12-year statute of limitations is a nonjurisdictional claims-processing rule.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on March 28, 2023. Justice Thomas filed a dissenting opinion, in which Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito joined.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Court holds statute of limitations under Quiet Title Act is not a jurisdictional bar (Ronald Mann, March 29, 2023)
- A quiet bench on the Quiet Title Act: Justices hold muted debate on statute of limitations (Ronald Mann, December 1, 2022)
- A squabble over a forest road may pave the way for further narrowing of “jurisdictional” timing rules (Ronald Mann, November 28, 2022)
- December argument session will feature divisive cases on election law, First Amendment (Amy Howe, October 18, 2022)
- Justices will analyze statute of limitations in Quiet Title Act (Amy Howe, June 6, 2022)
- Are timing limits on property owners’ claims jurisdictional? (John Elwood, June 2, 2022)
- The “Buffalo Billion” plan and Montana easement cases (Andrew Hamm, March 11, 2022)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Feb 18 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2022) |
| Mar 17 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 25, 2022 to April 25, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Mar 21 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 25, 2022. |
| Apr 25 2022 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| May 05 2022 | Reply of petitioners Larry Steven Wilkins, et al. filed. |
| May 10 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022. |
| May 31 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022. |
| Jun 06 2022 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jun 23 2022 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| Jun 30 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file petitioners' brief on the merits and the joint appendix is extended to and including August 4, 2022. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 20, 2022. |
| Jul 06 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Larry Steven Wilkins, et al. |
| Aug 04 2022 | Brief of petitioners Larry Steven Wilkins, et al. filed. |
| Aug 04 2022 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Aug 11 2022 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, et al. |
| Aug 11 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Local Government Organizations filed. |
| Sep 20 2022 | Brief of respondent United States filed. |
| Oct 03 2022 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, et al. GRANTED. |
| Oct 18 2022 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. |
| Oct 20 2022 | Reply of petitioners Larry Steven Wilkins, et al. filed. |
| Oct 25 2022 | CIRCULATED. |
| Oct 28 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Nov 01 2022 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. One sealed document transmitted electronically. The remaining record is available on PACER. |
| Nov 30 2022 | Argued. For petitioners: Jeffrey W. McCoy, Sacramento, Cal. For respondent: Benjamin W. Snyder, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Mar 28 2023 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, J., joined. |
| May 01 2023 | Judgment issued. |
