Katia Gutierrez De Martinez, Eduardo Martinez Puccini and Henny Martinez De Papaiani v. Dirk a. Lamagno et al.

Decided June 14, 1995. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 94-167 · 515 U.S. 417 (1995) · Cited 571 times

Holding

The judgment is reversed, and the case is remanded.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136 (1967)
• Bowen v. Michigan Academy of Family Physicians · 476 U.S. 667 (1986)
• Westfall v. Erwin · 484 U.S. 292 (1988)
• United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs · 383 U.S. 715 (1966)
• United States v. Smith · 499 U.S. 160 (1991)
• Verlinden B. v. v. Central Bank of Nigeria · 461 U.S. 480 (1983)
• Block v. Community Nutrition Institute · 467 U.S. 340 (1984)
• Mesa v. California · 489 U.S. 121 (1989)
• Hafer v. Melo · 502 U.S. 21 (1991)
• Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co. · 459 U.S. 56 (1982)
• Russello v. United States · 464 U.S. 16 (1983)
• In Re Murchison. · 349 U.S. 133 (1955)
• Califano v. Yamasaki · 442 U.S. 682 (1979)
• Rust v. Sullivan · 500 U.S. 173 (1991)
• United States National Bank v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc. · 508 U.S. 439 (1993)
• United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc. · 513 U.S. 64 (1994)
• MacKey v. Lanier Collection Agency & Service, Inc. · 486 U.S. 825 (1988)
• Park 'N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park & Fly, Inc. · 469 U.S. 189 (1985)
• Brewster v. Gage · 280 U.S. 327 (1930)
• United States v. Klein · 80 U.S. 128 (1872)
• United States v. Monsanto · 491 U.S. 600 (1989)
• Kosak v. United States · 465 U.S. 848 (1984)
• United States v. Naftalin · 441 U.S. 768 (1979)
• Anderson v. Yungkau · 329 U.S. 482 (1947)

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• National Ass'n of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife · 551 U.S. 644 (2007)
• Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr · 589 U.S. 221 (2020)
• Kucana v. Holder · 558 U.S. 233 (2010)
• Shalala v. Illinois Council on Long Term Care, Inc. · 529 U.S. 1 (2000)
• Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain · 542 U.S. 692 (2004)
• Corley v. United States · 556 U.S. 303 (2009)

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