Court Opinion

ID: 9431949
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-02 23:33:39.847458+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:23:30.964757
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Justice Marshall,
dissenting.
Although I agree that the limited information before us appears to indicate that the Ohio Supreme Court erred in its decision below, I continue to believe that summary dispositions deprive litigants of a fair opportunity to be heard on the merits and significantly increase the risk of an erroneous decision. See Pennsylvania v. Bruder, 488 U. S. 9, 11-12 (1988) (Marshall, J., dissenting); Rhodes v. Stewart, 488 U. S. 1, 4-5 (1988) (Marshall, J., dissenting); Buchanan v. Stanships, Inc., 485 U. S. 265, 269-270 (1988) (Marshall, J., dissenting); Commissioner v. McCoy, 484 U. S. 3, 7-8 (1987) (Marshall, J., dissenting). I therefore dissent from the Court’s decision today to reverse summarily the judgment below.