Nutraceutical Corp. v. Lambert

Decided February 26, 2019. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 17-1094 · 586 U.S. 188 (2019) · Cited 104 times

Holding

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f), which establishes a 14-day deadline to seek permission to appeal an order granting or denying class certification, is not subject to equitable tolling.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• United States v. Robinson · 361 U.S. 220 (1960)
• Carlisle v. United States · 517 U.S. 416 (1996)
• Kontrick v. Ryan · 540 U.S. 443 (2004)
• United States v. Ibarra · 502 U.S. 1 (1991)
• Young v. United States · 535 U.S. 43 (2002)
• Harris Truck Lines, Inc. v. Cherry Meat Packers, Inc. · 371 U.S. 215 (1962)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Budinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co. · 486 U.S. 196 (1988)
• Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co. · 487 U.S. 312 (1988)
• Bank of Nova Scotia v. United States · 487 U.S. 250 (1988)
• Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter · 558 U.S. 100 (2009)
• Eberhart v. United States · 546 U.S. 12 (2005)
• Thompson v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 375 U.S. 384 (1964)
• Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. Linkline Communications, Inc. · 555 U.S. 438 (2009)

Cited by

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

• Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Davis · 605 U.S. 327 (2025)

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