Ford Motor Company and Citibank (South Dakota), N. A. v. John B. McCauley
537 U.S. 1 · Decided October 15, 2002 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Ford Motor Company and Citibank (South Dakota), N. A. v. John B. McCauley was decided on October 15, 2002 unanimously (9–0). SCDB codes the disposition as “petition denied or appeal dismissed.” The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “No merits, writ improvidently granted” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 537 U.S. 1 · 123 S. Ct. 584 · 154 L. Ed. 2d 1 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 7783
- Docket number
- 01-896
- Decided
- October 15, 2002
- Argued
- October 7, 2002
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Petition denied or appeal dismissed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- No merits, writ improvidently granted
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority |
Full case caption
Ford Motor Company and Citibank (South Dakota), N. A. v. John B. McCauley et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 2002-001, docket 2002-001-01.
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