Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Tatum v. Regents of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

462 U.S. 1117

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1983-06-13
Topic
litigation

How later courts describe this case

  • award of damages against petitioner pursuant to Supreme Court rule allowing award of damages when appeal or petition for certiorari is frivolous
  • respondent awarded $500 in damages where petitioner’s appeal was frivolous

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460 U. S. 1048. Motion of re-

spondents for damages granted, and damages are awarded to respondents in the amount of $500 pursuant to this Court’s Rule 49.2. In all other respects, the motion is denied.

Justice Brennan, Justice Marshall, and Justice Stevens would deny the motion. Justice Blackmun took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.