Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. a., et al. v. United States

Decided March 8, 2010. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 08-1119 · 559 U.S. 229 (2010) · Cited 350 times

Holding

The time granted to prepare pretrial motions is not automatically excludable from the 70-day limit under subsection (h)(1).

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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.

• Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio · 471 U.S. 626 (1985)
• In re R. M. J. · 455 U.S. 191 (1982)
• Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 557 (1980)
• Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party · 552 U.S. 442 (2008)
• Riley v. National Federation of Blind of North Carolina, Inc. · 487 U.S. 781 (1988)
• 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island · 517 U.S. 484 (1996)
• Glickman v. Wileman Brothers & Elliott, Inc. · 521 U.S. 457 (1997)
• United States v. Salerno · 481 U.S. 739 (1987)
• Upjohn Co. v. United States · 449 U.S. 383 (1981)
• Connecticut National Bank v. Germain · 503 U.S. 249 (1992)
• Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. · 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Johnson v. United States · 529 U.S. 694 (2000)
• Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter · 558 U.S. 100 (2009)
• Heintz v. Jenkins · 514 U.S. 291 (1995)
• United States v. Gonzales · 520 U.S. 1 (1997)
• Clark v. Martinez · 543 U.S. 371 (2005)
• United States v. Security Industrial Bank · 459 U.S. 70 (1982)
• Sabri v. United States · 541 U.S. 600 (2004)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. · 380 U.S. 374 (1965)
• United States v. Granderson · 511 U.S. 39 (1994)
• United States v. United Foods, Inc. · 533 U.S. 405 (2001)
• Ibanez v. Florida Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation, Bd. of Accountancy · 512 U.S. 136 (1994)
• Strang v. Bradner · 114 U.S. 555 (1885)
• In Re Wood and Henderson · 210 U.S. 246 (1908)

Cited by

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

• Sebelius v. Cloer · 569 U.S. 369 (2013)
• National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra · 585 U.S. 755 (2018)
• Ransom v. FIA Card Services, N. A. · 562 U.S. 61 (2011)
• Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority · 566 U.S. 449 (2012)
• Counterman v. Colorado · 600 U.S. 66 (2023)
• Moody v. NetChoice, LLC · 603 U.S. 707 (2024)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2010). 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).