The Oyez Project: Judicial Power Issues - Untimely Filing Decisions

Graham County Water District v. United States - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:00:00 -0500

Does the six-year statute of limitations in the False Claims Act apply to suits brought by individuals who were retaliated against by their employers for assisting an investigation of false or fraudulent claims?

Irwin v. Veterans Administration - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 03 Dec 1990 12:00:00 -0500

Does the 30-day window after "receipt of notice of final action taken" by the EEOC within which a suit against the federal government must be filed begin when an attorney's office receives notification, or when the attorney or client himself receives notification?

Johnson v. U.S. - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 04 Apr 2005 12:00:00 -0500

Is the vacating of a state conviction a "fact" as that term is used in the federal law setting out a statute of limitations on federal sentence modification motions, thus commencing the statute's 1-year limitations period?

Jones v. R.R. Donnelley and Sons Co. - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 03 May 2004 12:00:00 -0500

Does the United States Code's four-year statute of limitations for suits brought under acts of Congress passed after 1990 apply only to new laws, or does it also apply to amendments of previously existing laws?

Lockhart v. United States - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:00:00 -0500

Could the United States offset Social Security benefits to collect a student loan debt that had been outstanding for over 10 years?

Pace v. DiGuglielmo - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:00:00 -0500

If a state court rejected Pace's post-conviction appeal as untimely, could his federal habeas petition still be "properly filed" within the context of the federal law establishing a one-year statute of limitations for such petitions?

Rotella v. Wood - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 23 Feb 2000 12:00:00 -0500

Does the four year statute of limitations on claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act begin to run before a claimant actually discovers that a defendant's racketeering activity caused the harm?

Woodford v. Ngo - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Does a prisoner satisfy the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995's requirement that he exhaust all administrative remedies available to him before bringing suit in federal court by filing an untimely or otherwise procedurally defective administrative grievance which is rejected?