Luis Mariano Martinez, Petitioner v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections

Decided March 20, 2012. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 10-1001 · 566 U.S. 1 (2012) · Cited 4,115 times

Holding

An employee is “newly awarded compensation” when he first becomes disabled and thereby becomes statutorily entitled to benefits, no matter whether, or when, a compensation order issues on his behalf.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“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.

• Coleman v. Thompson · 501 U.S. 722 (1991)
• Murray v. Carrier · 477 U.S. 478 (1986)
• Murray v. Giarratano · 492 U.S. 1 (1989)
• Pennsylvania v. Finley · 481 U.S. 551 (1987)
• Wainwright v. Sykes · 433 U.S. 72 (1977)
• Halbert v. Michigan · 545 U.S. 605 (2005)
• Strickland v. Washington · 466 U.S. 668 (1984)
• Douglas v. California · 372 U.S. 353 (1963)
• Anders v. California · 386 U.S. 738 (1967)
• Massaro v. United States · 538 U.S. 500 (2003)
• Edwards v. Carpenter · 529 U.S. 446 (2000)
• Reed v. Ross · 468 U.S. 1 (1984)
• Maples v. Thomas · 565 U.S. 266 (2012)
• Montejo v. Louisiana · 556 U.S. 778 (2009)
• Brady v. Maryland · 373 U.S. 83 (1963)
• Miller-El v. Cockrell · 537 U.S. 322 (2003)
• Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335 (1963)
• Powell v. Alabama · 287 U.S. 45 (1932)
• Strickler v. Greene · 527 U.S. 263 (1999)
• Holland v. Florida · 560 U.S. 631 (2010)
• Fay v. Noia · 372 U.S. 391 (1963)
• Engle v. Isaac · 456 U.S. 107 (1982)
• McCleskey v. Zant · 499 U.S. 467 (1991)
• Irwin v. Department of Veterans Affairs · 498 U.S. 89 (1990)
• Evitts v. Lucey · 469 U.S. 387 (1985)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Beard v. Kindler · 558 U.S. 53 (2009)
• Lee v. Kemna · 534 U.S. 362 (2002)
• Lonchar v. Thomas · 517 U.S. 314 (1996)
• Missouri v. Jenkins · 515 U.S. 70 (1995)

Cited by

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

• Davila v. Davis · 582 U.S. 521 (2017)
• Trevino v. Thaler · 569 U.S. 413 (2013)
• Shinn v. Martinez Ramirez · 596 U.S. 366 (2022)
• Buck v. Davis · 580 U.S. 100 (2017)
• Ayestas v. Davis · 584 U.S. 28 (2018)

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