Taylor v. Sturgell

Taylor v. Sturgell
Argued April 16, 2008
Decided June 12, 2008
Full case name Brent Taylor, Petitioner v. Robert A. Sturgell, Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, et al.
Docket nos. 07-371
Citations 553 U.S. 880 (more)
128 S. Ct. 2161; 171 L. Ed. 2d 155
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 opinions
Majority Ginsburg, joined by unanimous

Taylor v. Sturgell, 553 U.S. 880 (2008), was a United States Supreme Court case involving res judicata. It held that a "virtually represented" non-party cannot be bound by a judgment.

Opinion of the Court

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion for a unanimous court, overturning the decision below by the D.C. Circuit.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Taylor v. Sturgell, 553 U.S. 880 (2008).
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