---
title: "Bloate v. United States"
citation: "Bloate v. United States, 559 U.S. 196 (2010)"
authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-BLOATE-559-US-196"
authority_type: "case"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding"
official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-559/pdf/USREPORTS-559-196.pdf"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-BLOATE-559-US-196/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
links_available: 1
links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Bloate v. United States

## Holding used

Pretrial-motion preparation time is not automatically excluded under § 3161(h)(1), though a compliant ends-of-justice continuance can exclude it.

## Material limitation

Filing-to-disposition motion time and other periods have separate statutory treatment.

## Official source and pinpoints

559 U.S. 196, 199–204, 213–14 (2010): <https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-559/pdf/USREPORTS-559-196.pdf>


## Used in

- [Competency, Insanity Procedure, and Speedy Trial](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/20-pretrial/competency-insanity-and-speedy-trial.md)