Mary Anna Rivet, et al. v. Regions Bank of Louisiana et al.

Decided February 24, 1998. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 96-1971 · 522 U.S. 470 (1998) · Cited 895 times

Holding

Claim preclusion by reason of a prior federal judgment is a defensive plea that provides no basis for removal.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

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.

• Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams · 482 U.S. 386 (1987)
• Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal. · 463 U.S. 1 (1983)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Taylor · 481 U.S. 58 (1987)
• Commissioner v. Sunnen · 333 U.S. 591 (1948)
• Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · 402 U.S. 313 (1971)
• Gully v. First Nat. Bank in Meridian · 299 U.S. 109 (1936)
• Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley · 211 U.S. 149 (1908)
• Avco Corp. v. Aero Lodge No. 735, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers · 390 U.S. 557 (1968)

Cited by

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

• Beneficial National Bank v. Anderson · 539 U.S. 1 (2003)
• Textron Lycoming Reciprocating Engine Division v. United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers · 523 U.S. 653 (1998)

Official text

Read the official opinion (U.S. Reports, govinfo.gov)

Explore from here

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s profile · All Supreme Court opinions · The Supreme Court

Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1998). 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).