City of Los Angeles v. Edwin F. David
538 U.S. 715 · Decided May 19, 2003 · Supreme Court of the United States
Record summary. This page is generated from the Supreme Court Database’s coded data about the case. It describes who decided what, not the Court’s reasoning. Read the opinion itself before relying on it. Not legal advice.
At a glance
City of Los Angeles v. Edwin F. David was decided on May 19, 2003 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, hearing or notice” in the Due Process area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 538 U.S. 715 · 123 S. Ct. 1895 · 155 L. Ed. 2d 946 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4059
- Docket number
- 02-1212
- Decided
- May 19, 2003
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, hearing or notice
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority |
Full case caption
City of Los Angeles v. Edwin F. David
SCDB identifiers: case 2002-055, docket 2002-055-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Due process, hearing or notice”
- Yaser Esam Hamdi and Esam Fouad Hamdi as Next Friend of Yaser Esam Hamdi v. Donald H. Rumsfeld
- Larry Dean Dusenbery v. United States
- Wilbert K. Rogers v. Tennessee
- Arthur S. Lujan v. G & G Fire Sprinklers, Inc.
- Gary Kent Jones v. Linda K. FlowersLaw held unconstitutional
- Donald E. Nelson v. Adams
Cases on the same legal provision: Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Clyde Timothy Bunkley v. Florida
- John Geddes Lawrence and Tyron Garner v. TexasAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Inez Preece Campbell and Matthew C. Barneck
- City of Cuyahoga Falls v. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation
- Connecticut Department of Public Safety v. John Doe
- Illinois v. Gregory Fisher
Same Term, same area (Due Process)
- Allen D. Brown and Greg Hayes v. Legal Foundation of Washington
- Clyde Timothy Bunkley v. Florida
- Charles Thomas Sell v. United States
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error