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The Gavel · 15-458 · 579 U.S. 40

Dietz v. Bouldin

Dietz v. Bouldin

DocketOpinionsCourtListener opinionSCOTUS docket
Docket
15-458
Term
OT 2015
Status
Decided
Decided
Jun 9, 2016

Why tracked

Ledger editorial note, not an official Court ranking of importance.

SCOTUS merits case argued in OT 2015.

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  • Dietz v. Bouldin

    Jun 9, 2016 · Sotomayor · 579 U.S. 40

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    • Opinion of the Court

    Justice SOTOMAYOR delivered the opinion of the Court. In this case, a jury returned a legally impermissible verdict. The trial judge did not realize the error until shortly after he excused the jury. He brought the jury back and ordered them to deliberate again to correct the mistake. The question before us is whether a federal district court can recall a jury it has discharged, or wh…

  • Dietz v. Bouldin

    Apr 8, 2016 · 136 S. Ct. 1539

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    • Lead Opinion

    Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument granted.

  • Dietz v. Bouldin

    Jan 19, 2016 · 136 S. Ct. 896

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    • Lead Opinion

    Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted.