Edith Jones et al., on Behalf of Herself and a Class of Others Similarly Situated v. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

Decided May 3, 2004. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 02-1205 · 541 U.S. 369 (2004) · Cited 958 times

Holding

Petitioners’ causes of action are governed by § 1658.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Patterson v. McLean Credit Union · 491 U.S. 164 (1989)
• Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co. · 482 U.S. 656 (1987)
• Wilson v. Garcia · 471 U.S. 261 (1985)
• Rivers v. Roadway Express, Inc. · 511 U.S. 298 (1994)
• Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY v. Tomanio · 446 U.S. 478 (1980)
• Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal. · 463 U.S. 1 (1983)
• Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp. · 486 U.S. 800 (1988)
• Osborn v. Bank of United States · 22 U.S. 738 (1824)
• Heckler v. Ringer · 466 U.S. 602 (1984)
• Runyon v. McCrary · 427 U.S. 160 (1976)
• American Well Works Company v. Layne and Bowler Company · 241 U.S. 257 (1916)
• Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc. · 535 U.S. 826 (2002)
• Hughes Aircraft Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Schumer · 520 U.S. 939 (1997)
• North Star Steel Co. v. Thomas · 515 U.S. 29 (1995)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States Ex Rel. Carter · 575 U.S. 650 (2015)
• City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams · 544 U.S. 113 (2005)
• Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. v. McVeigh · 547 U.S. 677 (2006)
• CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries · 553 U.S. 442 (2008)
• Dodd v. United States · 545 U.S. 353 (2005)
• Domino's Pizza, Inc. v. McDonald · 546 U.S. 470 (2006)
• Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States Ex Rel. Wilson · 545 U.S. 409 (2005)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2004). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).