In re Michael Sindram
498 U.S. 177 · Decided January 7, 1991 · 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
In re Michael Sindram was decided on January 7, 1991 by a vote of 6–3. SCDB codes the disposition as “petition denied or appeal dismissed.” The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Indigents, miscellaneous” in the Civil Rights area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 498 U.S. 177 · 111 S. Ct. 596 · 112 L. Ed. 2d 599 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 63
- Docket number
- 90-6051
- Decided
- January 7, 1991
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Disposition
- Petition denied or appeal dismissed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Mandamus
- Issue (SCDB)
- Indigents, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Supreme Court Rules
- Type of law
- Court rules
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority |
Full case caption
In re Michael Sindram
SCDB identifiers: case 1990-017, docket 1990-017-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Indigents, miscellaneous”
- Neitzke v. Williams
- In re McDonald
- James Rowland v. California Men's Colony
- John Robert Demos, Jr. v. Michael C. Storrie
- Roy A. Day v. Donald P. Day
- In re George Sassower
Cases on the same legal provision: Supreme Court Rules
- Vladimir Zatko v. California
- Wrenn v. Benson
- James L. Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- Izumi Seimitsu Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha v. U. S. Philips Corporation
- In re Fred Whitaker
- Fred A. Whitaker v. Superior Court of California
Same Term, same area (Civil Rights)
- Board of Education of Oklahoma City Public Schools v. Robert L. Dowell
- Mark E. Dennis v. Margaret L. Higgins
- Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
- International Union v. Johnson Controls, Inc.
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co.
- Powers v. Ohio
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