Jones v. Bock

Jones v. Bock
Argued October 30, 2006
Decided January 22, 2007
Full case nameLorenzo L. Jones, Petitioner v. Barbara Bock, Warden, et al.; Timothy Williams, Petitioner v. William S. Overton, et al.; John H. Walton, Petitioner, v. Barbara Bouchard, et al.
Citations549 U.S. 199 (more)
127 S. Ct. 910; 166 L. Ed. 2d 798; 2007 U.S. LEXIS 1325; 75 U.S.L.W. 4058; 68 Fed. R. Serv. 3d (Callaghan) 643; 20 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 61
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinion
MajorityRoberts, joined by unanimous

Jones v. Bock, 549 U.S. 199 (2007), was a case before the United States Supreme Court. The issues concerned obligations of inmate litigants before one could file a civil rights action. The majority opinion was by Chief Justice Roberts and the court decided the case unanimously.