Artis v. District of Columbia
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-460 | D.C. | Nov 1, 2017 | Jan 22, 2018 | 5-4 | Ginsburg | OT 2017 |
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 Justice Ginsburg on January 22, 2018. Justice Gorsuch filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Kennedy, Thomas and Alito joined.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- The Annual: OT2017 in Review (First Mondays, July 9, 2018)
- OT2017 #13: "Poker Face" (First Mondays, February 5, 2018)
- Opinion analysis: Court wastes no time deciding that tolling provision stops the clock (Robert Yablon, January 23, 2018)
- A "view" from the courtroom: Open for business, with a hiccup (Mark Walsh, January 22, 2018)
- OT2017 #5: “Oglethorpe’s Second Cousin” (First Mondays, November 6, 2017)
- Argument analysis: The Supreme Court’s word of the day is "tolled" (Robert Yablon, November 2, 2017)
- OT2017 #4: "Wind, Diabetes & Voluntary Retirement" (First Mondays, October 30, 2017)
- Argument preview: Supreme Court poised to tell when time is tolled (Robert Yablon, October 25, 2017)
- Three new cases, a Breyer dissent and a summary affirmance (Amy Howe, February 27, 2017)
- Petition of the day (Kate Howard, November 30, 2016)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Oct 06 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 02 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 22, 2016. |
| Nov 03 2016 | Response Requested. (Due December 5, 2016) |
| Dec 01 2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 4, 2017. |
| Jan 04 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 07 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 01 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. |
