R. 'Roy' Peralta v. Heights Medical Center, Inc., Dba Heights Hospital, et al.

Decided February 24, 1988. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 86-1430 · 485 U.S. 80 (1988) · Cited 789 times

Holding

The holding below contravenes this Court's precedents, under which a judgment entered without notice or service violates the Due Process Clause.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

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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.

• Armstrong v. Manzo · 380 U.S. 545 (1965)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · 339 U.S. 306 (1950)
• World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson · 444 U.S. 286 (1980)
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc. · 395 U.S. 100 (1969)
• Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia · 448 U.S. 555 (1980)
• Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co. · 416 U.S. 600 (1974)
• Coe v. Armour Fertilizer Works · 237 U.S. 413 (1915)

Cited by

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

• Connecticut v. Doehr · 501 U.S. 1 (1991)
• Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. Mississippi Ex Rel. Moore · 487 U.S. 354 (1988)
• Frisby v. Schultz · 487 U.S. 474 (1988)
• Thornton v. United States · 541 U.S. 615 (2004)
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. v. Epstein · 516 U.S. 367 (1996)

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