, ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁John ▁Roberts ▁ruled ▁against ▁the ▁federal ▁government ' s ▁argument ▁that ▁the ▁discovery ▁rule ▁determined ▁the ▁stat ute ▁of ▁limitations ▁for ▁fil ing ▁the ▁fra ud ▁law suit . ▁Roberts ' ▁opinion ▁explained ▁that ▁the ▁discovery ▁rule , ▁which ▁starts ▁the ▁stat ute ▁of ▁limitations ▁once ▁the ▁pla int iff ▁becomes ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁fra ud , ▁applies ▁only ▁to ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁fra ud ▁itself . ▁Government ▁regul atory ▁ag encies ▁are ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁standard ▁rule , ▁which ▁initi ates ▁the ▁standard ▁of ▁limitations ▁upon ▁the ▁perpet r ation ▁of ▁the ▁fra ud . ▁ ▁Under ▁this ▁earlier ▁threshold , ▁the ▁SE C ▁missed ▁the ▁five - year ▁dead line ▁to ▁file ▁suit ▁against ▁G abel li . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁decision ▁revers ed ▁the ▁earlier ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Circ uit , ▁and ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁rem and ed ▁to ▁the ▁lower ▁courts . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁term ▁opinions ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁cases ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁cases ▁of ▁the ▁Roberts ▁Court ▁Category : Stat utes ▁of ▁limitations ▁Category : 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁United ▁States ▁case ▁law ▁Category : U . S . ▁Sec ur ities ▁and ▁Exchange ▁Commission ▁lit ig ation <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁O gle th or pe ▁Storm y ▁Pet rel s ▁football ▁team ▁represented ▁the ▁O gle