Finley v. United States

Finley v. United States
Argued February 28, 1989
Decided May 22, 1989
Full case nameBarbara Finley v. United States
Citations490 U.S. 545 (more)
109 S. Ct. 2003
ArgumentOral argument
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Case opinions
MajorityScalia, joined by Rehnquist, White, O'Connor, Kennedy
DissentBlackmun
DissentStevens, joined by Brennan, Marshall
Laws applied
Federal Tort Claims Act
Superseded by
28 U.S.C. § 1367

Finley v. United States, 490 U.S. 545 (1989), was a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States addressing the jurisdictional requirements of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).[1] In response to the Finley decision, the United States Congress enacted a new statute on supplemental jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1367.[2]

  1. ^ "Finley v. United States, 490 U.S. 545 (1989)". Justia Law. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  2. ^ Subrin, Stephen; Minow, Martha; Brodin, Mark; Main, Thomas; Lahav, Alexandra (2020). Civil Procedure: Doctrine, Practice, and Context (6th ed.). Aspen. pp. 914–917. ISBN 9781543820911.

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