Wilkins v. United States

Decided March 28, 2023. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 21-1164 · 598 U.S. 152 (2023) · Cited 98 times

Holding

The Quiet Title Act’s 12-year statute of limitations, 28 U. S. C. §2409a(g), is a nonjurisdictional claims-processing rule.

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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. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).

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.

• Block v. North Dakota Ex Rel. Board of University & School Lands · 461 U.S. 273 (1983)
• Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp. · 546 U.S. 500 (2006)
• United States v. Mottaz · 476 U.S. 834 (1986)
• Irwin v. Department of Veterans Affairs · 498 U.S. 89 (1990)
• Henderson v. Shinseki · 562 U.S. 428 (2011)
• United States v. Dalm · 494 U.S. 596 (1990)
• United States v. Beggerly · 524 U.S. 38 (1998)
• Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 523 U.S. 83 (1998)
• John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States · 552 U.S. 130 (2008)
• Bowen v. City of New York · 476 U.S. 467 (1986)
• Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick · 559 U.S. 154 (2010)
• Scarborough v. Principi · 541 U.S. 401 (2004)
• Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 455 U.S. 385 (1982)
• United States v. Williams · 514 U.S. 527 (1995)
• Honda v. Clark · 386 U.S. 484 (1967)
• United States v. Sherwood · 312 U.S. 584 (1941)
• United States v. Mitchell · 463 U.S. 206 (1983)
• Alexander v. Sandoval · 532 U.S. 275 (2001)
• United States v. Nordic Village, Inc. · 503 U.S. 30 (1992)
• Lehman v. Nakshian · 453 U.S. 156 (1981)
• Henderson v. United States · 517 U.S. 654 (1996)
• Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center · 568 U.S. 145 (2013)
• Dye v. Hofbauer · 546 U.S. 1 (2005)

Cited by

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

• Santos-Zacaria v. Garland · 598 U.S. 411 (2023)
• Riley v. Bondi · 606 U.S. 259 (2025)

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