Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co., LLC v. Owens
574 U.S. 81 · Decided December 15, 2014 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co., LLC v. Owens was decided on December 15, 2014 by a vote of 5–4. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg 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
- 574 U.S. 81 · 135 S. Ct. 547 · 190 L. Ed. 2d 495 · 2014 U.S. LEXIS 8435
- Docket number
- 13-719
- Decided
- December 15, 2014
- Argued
- October 7, 2014
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Dissent | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent |
Full case caption
Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co., LLC v. Owens
SCDB identifiers: case 2014-004, docket 2014-004-01.
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