JOHN VAN DE KAMP, et al. v. THOMAS LEE GOLDSTEIN (2009)

JOHN VAN DE KAMP, et al. v. THOMAS LEE GOLDSTEIN
	Term: 2008
Important Dates
	Argued: November 5, 2008
	Decided: January 26, 2009
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

JOHN VAN DE KAMP, et al. v. THOMAS LEE GOLDSTEIN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 26, 2009. The case was argued before the court on November 5, 2008.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California Central U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - liability, civil rights acts (cf. liability, governmental and liability, nongovernmental; cruel and unusual punishment, non-death penalty)
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: California
Respondent type: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 555 U.S. 335
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
Who wrote the majority opinion: Stephen Breyer

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