Pausing filing deadlines
Artis v. District of Columbia
In brief
The Supreme Court overturned the D.C. Court of Appeals' judgment and sent Artis's case back to a lower court.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided 5-4 · January 22, 2018 · Opinion by Justice Ginsburg
- What it’s about
- The dispute was whether the deadline for Stephanie Artis to refile her state-law claims against the District of Columbia paused while her federal case was pending, or whether she had only 30 days after dismissal.
- Who it affects
- The D.C. Court of Appeals' judgment in Artis's case was overturned, but the final outcome of her state-law claims remains unresolved.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court ruled that the deadline paused during the federal case and for 30 days afterward, overturned the D.C. Court of Appeals’ decision (reversed it), and sent the case back (remanded).
Artis had state-law claims against the District of Columbia and sought to refile them after her federal case was dismissed.
Section 1367(d) is a federal rule about filing deadlines for related state-law claims; this case asked how it applies after a federal case ends.
Question presented
Whether the tolling provision in §1367(d) suspends the limitations period for the state-law claim while the claim is pending and for thirty days after the claim is dismissed, or whether the tolling provision does not suspend the limitations period but merely provides 30 days beyond the dismissal for the plaintiff to refile?
What the Court decided
Holding
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined.
- Result
- Reversed
The vote
What's next
A lower court will take up the case again; no timing for the next ruling is stated.
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