United States v. Sanchez-Gomez

United States v. Sanchez-Gomez
Decided May 14, 2018
Full case nameUnited States v. Sanchez-Gomez
Citations584 U.S. ___ (more)
Holding
There is no analog to class actions under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and there is no "capable of repetition yet evading review" exception for mootness where repetition would require the defendant to be charged with a crime in the future.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Anthony Kennedy · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch
Case opinion
MajorityRoberts, joined by unanimous

United States v. Sanchez-Gomez, 584 U.S. ___ (2018), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that there is no analog to class actions under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and there is no "capable of repetition yet evading review" exception for mootness where repetition would require the defendant to be charged with a crime in the future.