SIMMONS v. HIMMELREICH

No. 15-109.

136 S.Ct. 1843 (2016)

195 L. Ed. 2d 106

Jermaine SIMMONS et al., Petitioners v. Walter J. HIMMELREICH.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 6, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roman Martinez , Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Christian Vergonis , Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant, Attorney General, Ian Heath Gershengorn , Deputy Solicitor General, Roman Martinez , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Mark B. Stern , Edward Himmelfarb , Imran R. Zaidi , Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Christian G. Vergonis , Yaakov M. Roth , David T. Raimer , Jordan Von Bokern , Jones Day, Washington, DC, for Respondents.


The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) allows plaintiffs to seek damages from the United States for certain torts committed by federal employees. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2674. Many of the FTCA's procedural provisions are contained in a single chapter of the United States Code, Chapter 171...

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