Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp.
137 S. Ct. 533 · Decided January 18, 2017 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp. was decided on January 18, 2017 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jurisdiction of federal district or territorial courts” in the Judicial Power area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2016
Case details
- Citations
- 137 S. Ct. 533 · 196 L. Ed. 2d 493 · 2017 U.S. LEXIS 785
- Docket number
- 14-1055
- Decided
- January 18, 2017
- Argued
- November 8, 2016
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 17 USC 1723 housing and urban development act of 1968
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority |
Full case caption
Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp.
SCDB identifiers: case 2016-014, docket 2016-014-01.
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