Docket nos. 15–109 Opinion announcement Opinion announcement | Citations 578 U.S. ___ (more) Date 2016 | |
Full case name Jermaine Simmons, et al., Petitioners v. Walter J. Himmelreich Majority Sotomayor, joined by unanimous | ||
Simmons v. Himmelreich, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding inmates suing under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).
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Simmons v himmelreich oral argument march 22 2016
Opinion of the Court
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor authored the unanimous decision holding that Himmelreich's second lawsuit can proceed, even after the first suit was dismissed under an exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act.
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Simmons v. Himmelreich Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA