Roberts v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California
339 U.S. 844 · Decided June 5, 1950 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Roberts v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California was decided on June 5, 1950 by a vote of 8–1. 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.
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Case details
- Citations
- 339 U.S. 844 · 70 S. Ct. 954 · 94 L. Ed. 2d 1326 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 1818
- Docket number
- 2M
- Decided
- June 5, 1950
- Argued
- March 31, 1950
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Petition denied or appeal dismissed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Mandamus
- Issue (SCDB)
- Indigents, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 1915
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Jurisdictional dissent | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority |
Full case caption
Roberts v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1949-096, docket 1949-096-01.
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