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Wilkins v. United States

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-1164 9th Cir. Nov 30, 2022 Mar 28, 2023 6-3 Sotomayor OT 2022

Holding: The Quiet Title Act's 12-year statute of limitations is a nonjurisdictional claims-processing rule.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on March 28, 2023. Justice Thomas filed a dissenting opinion, in which Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito joined.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/18/2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2022)
03/17/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 25, 2022 to April 25, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
03/21/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 25, 2022.
04/25/2022Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
05/05/2022Reply of petitioners Larry Steven Wilkins, et al. filed.
05/10/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
05/31/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
06/06/2022Petition GRANTED.
06/23/2022Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
06/30/2022Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file petitioners' brief on the merits and the joint appendix is extended to and including August 4, 2022. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 20, 2022.
07/06/2022Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Larry Steven Wilkins, et al.
08/04/2022Brief of petitioners Larry Steven Wilkins, et al. filed.
08/04/2022Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
08/11/2022Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, et al.
08/11/2022Brief amici curiae of Local Government Organizations filed.
09/20/2022Brief of respondent United States filed.
10/03/2022Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, et al. GRANTED.
10/18/2022SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
10/20/2022Reply of petitioners Larry Steven Wilkins, et al. filed.
10/25/2022CIRCULATED.
10/28/2022Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
11/01/2022Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. One sealed document transmitted electronically. The remaining record is available on PACER.
11/30/2022Argued. For petitioners: Jeffrey W. McCoy, Sacramento, Cal. For respondent: Benjamin W. Snyder, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
03/28/2023Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, J., joined.
05/01/2023Judgment issued.