Frank v. Gaos

Frank v. Gaos
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 31, 2018
Decided March 20, 2019
Full case nameTheodore H. Frank, et al. v. Paloma Gaos, et al.
Docket no.17-961
Citations586 U.S. ___ (more)
139 S. Ct. 1041; 203 L. Ed. 2d 404
Case history
PriorIn re Google Referrer Header Privacy Litig., 87 F. Supp. 3d 1122 (N.D. Cal. 2015); affirmed, 869 F.3d 737 (9th Cir. 2017); cert. granted, 138 S. Ct. 1697 (2018).
Holding
The case is remanded for the courts below to address the plaintiffs’ standing in light of Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Neil Gorsuch · Brett Kavanaugh
Case opinions
Per curiam
DissentThomas

Frank v. Gaos, 586 U.S. ___ (2019), was a per curiam decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in a case concerning the practice of cy pres settlements in class action lawsuits. Following oral argument, the court asked the parties to submit supplemental briefs addressing whether the parties had Article III standing to pursue the case in federal courts. Supplemental briefing was completed on December 21, 2018. On March 20, 2019, the court remanded the case to the Ninth Circuit to address the plaintiffs’ standing in light of Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins.[1]

  1. ^ Frank v. Gaos, No. 17-961, 586 U.S. ___, 139 S. Ct. 1041 (2019) (citing Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339, 578 U.S. ___, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016)).