Dietz v. Bouldin

Dietz v. Bouldin
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 26, 2016
Decided June 9, 2016
Full case nameRocky Dietz, Petitioner v. Hillary Bouldin
Docket no.15–458
Citations579 U.S. ___ (more)
136 S. Ct. 1885; 195 L. Ed. 2d 161
Opinion announcementOpinion announcement
Holding
A federal district court may rescind a discharge order and recall jurors for further service in the same case, but this power should be used cautiously. In this particular case, the judge did not abuse his authority. The judgment of the Ninth Circuit is affirmed.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Anthony Kennedy · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan
Case opinions
MajoritySotomayor, joined by Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
DissentThomas, joined by Kennedy

Dietz v. Bouldin, 579 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a federal district court may rescind a discharge order and recall jurors for further service in the same case.[1][2]

  1. ^ SCOTUSblog coverage
  2. ^ Dietz v. Bouldin, No. 15–458, 579 U.S. ___ (2016).