Coit Independence Joint Venture v. Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
489 U.S. 561 · Decided March 21, 1989 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Coit Independence Joint Venture v. Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation was decided on March 21, 1989 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 489 U.S. 561 · 109 S. Ct. 1361 · 103 L. Ed. 2d 602 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 1571
- Docket number
- 87-996
- Decided
- March 21, 1989
- Argued
- November 1, 1988
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 12 U.S.C. § 1464
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority |
Full case caption
Coit Independence Joint Venture v. Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, as Receiver of Firstsouth, F. A.
SCDB identifiers: case 1988-052, docket 1988-052-01.
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