Paused class action deadlines
Grace v. RTX
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- What it’s about
- Kristen Grace and the other plaintiffs asked whether the pause on filing deadlines recognized in *American Pipe* continues through an appeal in their case against RTX Corporation.
- Who it affects
- The Court did not decide whether the filing-deadline pause continued through Grace and the other plaintiffs’ appeal.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.

What it's about
The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.
American Pipe recognizes a pause in filing deadlines; Grace and the other plaintiffs asked whether it lasts through an appeal.
Question presented
Does the tolling that this Court acknowledged in Am. Pipe & Constr. Co. v. Utah, 414 U.S. 538 (1974) tolling last through appeal?
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