Simmons v. Himmelreich

Simmons v. Himmelreich
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 22, 2016 Decided June 6, 2016
Full case name	Jermaine Simmons, et al., Petitioners v. Walter J. Himmelreich
Docket no.	15–109
Citations	578 U.S. ___ ( more ) 136 S. Ct. 1843; 195 L. Ed. 2d 106
Opinion announcement	Opinion announcement
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Anthony Kennedy  · Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburg  · Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito  · Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan
Case opinion
Majority	Sotomayor, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Federal Tort Claims Act

Simmons v. Himmelreich, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that state officials may still be liable for conduct that the state is immune to under exceptions within the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). ^{[1] [2]}

Opinion of the court

Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor authored the unanimous decision holding that Himmelreich's second lawsuit can proceed, even after the first suit was dismissed under an exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act. ^[2]

References

1. SCOTUSblog coverage
2. Simmons v. Himmelreich, No. 15–109, 578 U.S. ____ (2016).

External links

• Text of Simmons v. Himmelreich, 578 U.S. ___(2016) is available from: Justia Oyez (oral argument audio) Supreme Court (slip opinion) (archived)
• SCOTUSblog coverage