R. 'roy' Peralta v. Heights Medical Center, Inc.
485 U.S. 80 · Decided February 24, 1988 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
R. 'roy' Peralta v. Heights Medical Center, Inc. was decided on February 24, 1988 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Byron R. White wrote the 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
- 485 U.S. 80 · 108 S. Ct. 896 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 75 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 944
- Docket number
- 86-1430
- Decided
- February 24, 1988
- Argued
- November 30, 1987
- Court era
- Rehnquist 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
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- 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)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority |
Did not participate: Anthony M. Kennedy.
Full case caption
R. 'roy' Peralta v. Heights Medical Center, Inc., Dba Heights Hospital, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1987-038, docket 1987-038-01.
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