Simmons v. Himmelreich
Docket No. | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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15-109 | Mar 22, 2016 | Jun 6, 2016 | 8-0 | Sotomayor | OT 2015 |
Holding: The Federal Tort Claims Act's judgment bar provision does not apply to claims dismissed for falling within the FTCA's "exceptions" section.
Judgment: Affirmed and remanded, 8-0, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on June 6, 2016.
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Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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05/22/2015 | Application (14A1201) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 8, 2015 to July 23, 2015, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
05/22/2015 | Application (14A1201) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 23, 2015. |
07/23/2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 24, 2015) |
08/04/2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 23, 2015. |
09/22/2015 | Brief of respondent Walter J. Himmelreich in opposition filed. |
09/22/2015 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Walter J. Himmelreich. |
10/07/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 30, 2015. |
10/08/2015 | Reply of petitioners Jermaine Simmons, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
11/02/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 6, 2015. |
11/06/2015 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
11/06/2015 | Petition GRANTED. |
11/23/2015 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including December 28, 2015. |
11/23/2015 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including February 3, 2016. |
12/28/2015 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed.) |
12/28/2015 | Brief of petitioners Jermaine Simmons, et al. filed. |
01/29/2016 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 22, 2016 |
02/03/2016 | Brief of respondent Walter J. Himmelreich filed. |
02/04/2016 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Gregory Sisk and James Pfander filed. |
02/08/2016 | Record requested from U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit. |
02/10/2016 | CIRCULATED. |
02/10/2016 | Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
03/04/2016 | Reply of petitioners Jermaine Simmons, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
03/22/2016 | Argued. For petitioners: Roman Martinez, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Christian Vergonis, Washington, D. C. |
06/06/2016 | Judgment is affirmed and case remanded. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
07/08/2016 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |