Regions Hospital v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services

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

Docket 96-1375 · 522 U.S. 448 (1998) · Cited 200 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 6–3.

“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.

• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Landgraf v. USI Film Products · 511 U.S. 244 (1994)
• Cromwell v. County of Sac · 94 U.S. 351 (1877)
• Bowen v. Georgetown University Hospital · 488 U.S. 204 (1988)
• United Sav. Assn. of Tex. v. Timbers of Inwood Forest Associates, Ltd. · 484 U.S. 365 (1988)
• United States v. Nordic Village, Inc. · 503 U.S. 30 (1992)
• Thomas Jefferson University v. Shalala · 512 U.S. 504 (1994)
• Ratzlaf v. United States · 510 U.S. 135 (1994)
• United States National Bank v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc. · 508 U.S. 439 (1993)
• Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. Bonjorno · 494 U.S. 827 (1990)
• Good Samaritan Hospital v. Shalala · 508 U.S. 402 (1993)
• Brock v. Pierce County · 476 U.S. 253 (1986)
• Federal Election Commission v. National Conservative Political Action Committee · 470 U.S. 480 (1985)
• United States v. Heirs of Boisdoré · 49 U.S. 113 (1849)
• Cox v. Hart · 260 U.S. 427 (1923)
• Sullivan v. Everhart · 494 U.S. 83 (1990)
• Holly Farms Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 517 U.S. 392 (1996)

Cited by

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

• McIntosh v. United States · 601 U.S. 330 (2024)
• Nielsen v. Preap · 586 U.S. 392 (2019)
• Barnhart v. Peabody Coal Co. · 537 U.S. 149 (2003)
• United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
• Fischer v. United States · 529 U.S. 667 (2000)

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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).