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The Gavel · 15-109 · 578 U.S. 621

Simmons v. Himmelreich

Simmons v. Himmelreich

DocketOpinionsCourtListener opinionSCOTUS docket
Docket
15-109
Term
OT 2015
Status
Decided
Decided
Jun 6, 2016

Why tracked

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

SCOTUS merits case argued in OT 2015.

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  • Mar 22, 2016

    49 min

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  • Simmons v. Himmelreich

    Jun 6, 2016 · Sotomayor · 578 U.S. 621

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    • Opinion of the Court

    Justice SOTOMAYOR delivered the opinion of the Court. The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) allows plaintiffs to seek damages from the United States for certain torts committed by federal employees. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346 (b), 2674. Many of the FTCA's proced…

  • Simmons v. Himmelreich

    Nov 6, 2015 · 136 S. Ct. 445

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    • Lead Opinion

    Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted.