Reed v. Goertz

Decided April 19, 2023. Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 21-442 · 598 U.S. 230 (2023) · Cited 132 times

Holding

When a prisoner pursues state post-conviction DNA testing through the state-provided litigation process, the statute of limitations for a 42 U. S. C. §1983 procedural due process claim begins to run when the state litigation ends, in this case when the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied Reed’s motion for rehearing.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Utah v. Evans · 536 U.S. 452 (2002)
• Skinner v. Switzer · 562 U.S. 521 (2011)
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman · 460 U.S. 462 (1983)
• Zinermon v. Burch · 494 U.S. 113 (1990)
• Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co. · 263 U.S. 413 (1924)
• District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District v. Osborne · 557 U.S. 52 (2009)
• Wallace v. Kato · 549 U.S. 384 (2007)
• Massachusetts v. Mellon · 262 U.S. 447 (1923)
• Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
• Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp. · 544 U.S. 280 (2005)
• Bouie v. City of Columbia · 378 U.S. 347 (1964)
• Johnson v. De Grandy · 512 U.S. 997 (1994)
• Muskrat v. United States · 219 U.S. 346 (1911)
• Rogers v. Tennessee · 532 U.S. 451 (2001)
• Bay Area Laundry & Dry Cleaning Pension Trust Fund v. Ferbar Corp. of California, Inc. · 522 U.S. 192 (1997)
• Ex Parte Bollman and Swartwout · 8 U.S. 75 (1807)
• Brinkerhoff-Faris Trust & Savings Co. v. Hill · 281 U.S. 673 (1930)
• Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 523 U.S. 83 (1998)
• Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp. · 546 U.S. 500 (2006)
• Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
• Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc. · 454 U.S. 464 (1982)
• Clapper v. Amnesty International USA · 568 U.S. 398 (2013)
• Edwards v. Balisok · 520 U.S. 641 (1997)
• Patsy v. Board of Regents of Fla. · 457 U.S. 496 (1982)
• United States v. James Daniel Good Real Property · 510 U.S. 43 (1993)
• Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms · 561 U.S. 139 (2010)
• Ex Parte Virginia · 100 U.S. 339 (1880)
• Franklin v. Massachusetts · 505 U.S. 788 (1992)
• Hill v. McDonough · 547 U.S. 573 (2006)
• Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. Wellman · 143 U.S. 339 (1892)

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• Gutierrez v. Saenz · 606 U.S. 305 (2025)

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