LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY, et al. v. CHRISTOPHE ROCHE, ET UX. (2005)

LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY, et al. v. CHRISTOPHE ROCHE, ET UX.
	Term: 2005
Important Dates
	Argued: October 11, 2005
	Decided: November 29, 2005
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY, et al. v. CHRISTOPHE ROCHE, ET UX. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 29, 2005. The case was argued before the court on October 11, 2005.

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 Virginia Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Tenant or lessee
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 546 U.S. 81
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: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.