Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter
| Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 5, 2009 Decided December 8, 2009 | |
| Full case name | Mohawk Industries, Inc., Petitioner v. Norman Carpenter |
| Citations | 558 U.S. 100 (more) 130 S. Ct. 599; 175 L. Ed. 2d 458; 2009 U.S. LEXIS 8942 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Carpenter v. Mohawk Industries, Inc., 548 F.3d 1048 (11th Cir. 2008); cert. granted, 555 U.S. 1152 (2009). |
| Subsequent | Carpenter v. Mohawk Industries, Inc., 479 F. App'x 206 (11th Cir. 2012). |
| Holding | |
| Disclosure orders adverse to attorney–client privilege do not qualify for immediate appeal. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Sotomayor, joined by Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Thomas (Part II–C) |
| Concurrence | Thomas (in part) |
| Laws applied | |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1291 | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter, 558 U.S. 100 (2009), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that disclosure orders adverse to attorney–client privilege do not qualify for immediate appeal under the collateral order doctrine.
This opinion is notable, as being the first Supreme Court opinion authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor. In addition, this is the first time a Supreme Court opinion used the term "undocumented immigrant" - the term "illegal immigrant" having appeared in a dozen earlier opinions.