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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.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Feb 18 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2022)
Mar 17 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 25, 2022 to April 25, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 21 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 25, 2022.
Apr 25 2022Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
May 05 2022Reply of petitioners Larry Steven Wilkins, et al. filed.
May 10 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
May 31 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
Jun 06 2022Petition GRANTED.
Jun 23 2022Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Jun 30 2022Motion 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 2022Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Larry Steven Wilkins, et al.
Aug 04 2022Brief of petitioners Larry Steven Wilkins, et al. filed.
Aug 04 2022Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Aug 11 2022Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, et al.
Aug 11 2022Brief amici curiae of Local Government Organizations filed.
Sep 20 2022Brief of respondent United States filed.
Oct 03 2022Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, et al. GRANTED.
Oct 18 2022SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
Oct 20 2022Reply of petitioners Larry Steven Wilkins, et al. filed.
Oct 25 2022CIRCULATED.
Oct 28 2022Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Nov 01 2022Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. One sealed document transmitted electronically. The remaining record is available on PACER.
Nov 30 2022Argued. 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 2023Judgment 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 2023Judgment issued.