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Artis v. District of Columbia

Docket No.16-460
Op. BelowD.C.
ArgumentNov 1, 2017
Vote5-4
AuthorRuth Bader Ginsburg
OpinionJan 22, 2018
TermOctober Term 2017
SCOTUS PageOpinion

Holding

In the instruction in 28 U.S.C. § 1367(d), which provides that the "period of limitations for" refiling in state court a state claim dismissed along with related federal claims by a federal district court exercising supplemental jurisdiction, "shall be tolled while the claim is pending [in federal court] and for a period of 30 days after it is dismissed unless State law provides for a longer tolling period," to "toll" a state-law statute-of-limitations period means to hold it in abeyance, i.e., to stop the clock.

Judgment

Reversed and remanded, 5-4, in an opinion by Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Jan 22, 2018. Justice Gorsuch filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Kennedy, Thomas and Alito joined.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Oct 6, 2016
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 7, 2016)
Oct 19, 2016
Waiver of right of respondent District of Columbia to respond filed.
Nov 2, 2016
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 22, 2016.
Nov 3, 2016
Response Requested. (Due December 5, 2016)
Dec 1, 2016
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 4, 2017.
Jan 4, 2017
Brief of respondent District of Columbia in opposition filed.Jan 17, 2017
Reply of petitioner Stephanie C. Artis filed.
Jan 18, 2017
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2017.
Feb 21, 2017
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 24, 2017.
Feb 27, 2017
Petition GRANTED.
Mar 29, 2017
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 25, 2017.
Mar 29, 2017
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 11, 2017.
May 11, 2017
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Stephanie C. Artis.
May 25, 2017
Brief of petitioner Stephanie C. Artis filed.
May 30, 2017
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Aug 11, 2017
Brief of respondent District of Columbia filed.
Aug 18, 2017
Motion of Wisconsin and 23 other states for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed.
Aug 18, 2017
Brief amici curiae of National Conference of State Legislatures, et al. filed.Aug 18, 2017
Brief amici curiae of Wisconsin and 23 other states filed.
Aug 31, 2017
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Sep 7, 2017
CIRCULATED
Sep 11, 2017
Reply of petitioner Stephanie C. Artis filed. (Distributed)
Sep 12, 2017
Record requested from the D.C. Court of Appeals.
Sep 25, 2017
Motion of Wisconsin and 23 other states for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument DENIED.
Nov 1, 2017
Argued. For petitioner: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Loren L. AliKhan, Deputy Solicitor General, Washington, D. C.
Jan 22, 2018
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined.
Feb 23, 2018
MANDATE ISSUED.
Feb 23, 2018
JUDGMENT ISSUED.

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