O'Melveny & Myers v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for American Diversified Savings Bank
512 U.S. 79 · Decided June 13, 1994 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
O'Melveny & Myers v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for American Diversified Savings Bank was decided on June 13, 1994 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state legislation or regulation” in the Federalism area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 512 U.S. 79 · 114 S. Ct. 2048 · 129 L. Ed. 2d 67 · 1994 U.S. LEXIS 4446
- Docket number
- 93-489
- Decided
- June 13, 1994
- Argued
- March 21, 1994
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Antonin Scalia
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- 12 U.S.C. § 1821
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Concurrence | |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Concurrence | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Concurrence | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
Full case caption
O'Melveny & Myers v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for American Diversified Savings Bank et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1993-070, docket 1993-070-01.
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