Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. Hif Bio, Inc., et al.
Decided May 4, 2009. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 07-1437 · 556 U.S. 635 (2009) · Cited 1,311 times
Holding
A district court’s order remanding a case to state court after de clining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state-law claims is not a remand for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction for which appel late review is barred by §§1447(c) and (d).
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 5
- Clarence Thomas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Concurring · 4
- Antonin Scalia · filed a concurring opinion
- David Hackett Souter
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · filed a concurring opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Osborn v. Haley · 549 U.S. 225 (2007)
- Thermtron Products, Inc. v. Hermansdorfer · 423 U.S. 336 (1976)
- Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services, Inc. · 551 U.S. 224 (2007)
- Quackenbush v. Allstate Insurance · 517 U.S. 706 (1996)
- Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp. · 546 U.S. 500 (2006)
- City of Chicago v. International College of Surgeons · 522 U.S. 156 (1997)
- Things Remembered, Inc. v. Petrarca · 516 U.S. 124 (1995)
- Carnegie-Mellon University v. Cohill · 484 U.S. 343 (1988)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Ankenbrandt Ex Rel. L. R. v. Richards · 504 U.S. 689 (1992)
- Iowa Mutual Insurance v. LaPlante · 480 U.S. 9 (1987)
- United States v. Morton · 467 U.S. 822 (1984)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- BP p.l.c. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore · 593 U.S. 230 (2021)
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