Supreme Court Report

Order list

Monday, April 2, 2018

1 granted · 104 denied · 3 mandamus denied · 7 rehearings denied · 3 in pending cases · 14 discipline · The Court’s PDF · 584 U.S.

Certiorari granted1

  1. 17-5554Denard Stokeling v. United StatesThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted.

Orders in pending cases3

  1. 17M96JONES, EDWARD L. V. RYAN, DIR., AZ DOC, ET AL.The motion to direct the Clerk to file a petition for a writ of certiorari out of time is denied.
  2. 17M97IN RE GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS RETURNABLE DECEMBER 16, 2015The motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record is granted.
  3. 17M98BROWN, THOMAS F. V. UNITED STATESThe motion to direct the Clerk to file a petition for a writ of certiorari out of time is denied. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. 141, ORIG. TEXAS v. NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO A. Gregory Grimsal, Esq., of New Orleans, Louisiana, the Special Master in this case, is hereby discharged with the thanks of the Court. It is ordered that the Honorable Michael J. Melloy, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is appointed Special Master in this case with authority to fix the time and conditions for the filing of additional pleadings, to direct subsequent proceedings, to summon witnesses, to issue subpoenas, and to take such evidence as may be introduced and such as he may deem it necessary to call for. The Special Master is directed to submit Reports as he may deem appropriate. The cost of printing his Reports, and all other proper expenses, including travel expenses, shall be submitted to the Court.

Certiorari denied104

  1. 16-1071SOKOLOW, MARK, ET AL. V. PALESTINE LIBERATION ORG.
  2. 16-8616HARRIS, MICHAEL K. V. UNITED STATES
  3. 17-202David Daleiden, aka Robert Daoud Sarkis v. National Abortion Federation
  4. 17-482Troy Newman v. National Abortion Federation
  5. 17-730Roberto Carlos Ortiz-Cervantes v. United States
  6. 17-760D. L., By and Through His Next Friends, J. L. and A. L. v. Clear Creek Independent School District
  7. 17-775Jeffery Lee v. Alabama
  8. 17-871Cheryl Wenzel v. Estate of James Franklin Perry
  9. 17-904Loudoun County, Virginia v. Dulles Duty Free, LLC
  10. 17-905Robert Mahoney v. City of Seattle, Washington
  11. 17-911Mark Crawford v. Department of the Treasury
  12. 17-913D. T. v. W. G.
  13. 17-980R+L Carriers, Inc. v. Intermec Technologies Corporation
  14. 17-1001Raymond Severson v. Heartland Woodcraft, Inc.
  15. 17-1015Bobbette M. Blake v. MJ Optical, Inc.
  16. 17-1024Ann Waldron Dawson v. City of Grand Haven, Michigan
  17. 17-1025Frost-Tsuji Architects v. Highway Inn, Inc.
  18. 17-1036Patricia A. Torre v. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.
  19. 17-1044Wayne Volk, et ux. v. A. P. Franz, Jr.
  20. 17-1045Phillip B. Leiser v. August McCarthy
  21. 17-1048Horace T. Harris v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
  22. 17-1051William P. Grise v. Ronald T. Allen
  23. 17-1055Petter Investments, dba Riveer v. Hydro Engineering
  24. 17-1057Viorel Cotuna v. Walmart Stores, Inc.
  25. 17-1070Xiu Jian Sun v. Kin Cheung
  26. 17-1076Lake Villa Oxford Associates, LLP v. Homestead Properties, LP
  27. 17-1081Olaoluwa Faparusi v. Case Western Reserve University
  28. 17-1113Marytza Golden v. Indianapolis Housing Agency
  29. 17-1129Tabitha Tripp v. Charles W. Scholz
  30. 17-1148John Mark Jeffries v. DeWayne Burton, Warden
  31. 17-1178Hayes Bacall v. Shane Jackson, Acting Warden
  32. 17-1205David Walter v. Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office
  33. 17-1206Vicente Quiroz v. United States
  34. 17-1207Lance K. Poulsen v. United States
  35. 17-1217William French Anderson v. Dean Borders, Warden
  36. 17-1220Tri-Fanucchi Farms v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board
  37. 17-1221Beth Palin v. United States
  38. 17-5152Jonathon Adam Lamb v. United States
  39. 17-5876Earnest Earl Matthews v. United States
  40. 17-5965Rasheen Weston v. United States
  41. 17-6095Kevin Michael Shea v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  42. 17-6611Matthew Manville Perry v. United States
  43. 17-6910Steven Shane Horton v. United States
  44. 17-7207Steven B. Davis v. United States
  45. 17-7551Rufus Julius Cornelius Anderson v. Greenville Health System
  46. 17-7560Felicia Nichols v. Clide Mays
  47. 17-7575Katherine B. Robinson v. Chesapeake Bank of Maryland
  48. 17-7577Antonio M. Ramirez v. Cindy Griffith, Warden
  49. 17-7578Xavier Crittendon v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
  50. 17-7585James Wendell Warren v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  51. 17-7586Suran Wije v. David A. Burns
  52. 17-7587Richard Trahan v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  53. 17-7593Burhan Culculoglu v. Michelle L. Culculoglu
  54. 17-7601Frank Monaco Bazzo v. Debbie Asuncion, Warden
  55. 17-7611William T. Montgomery v. Ohio
  56. 17-7625Stacy L. Conner v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  57. 17-7647Charles Smith v. Paul Anderson
  58. 17-7662Dragomir Taskov v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General
  59. 17-7680Elijah Burke v. George Williams G. Furtado
  60. 17-7690Glenn Sunkett v. Martin Biter, Warden
  61. 17-7696Joshua Lamont Sutton v. Matthew Van Leeuwen
  62. 17-7710A. K. Anderson v. Systems Technology, Inc.
  63. 17-7731Thomas Leonard v. Texas
  64. 17-7756Mark R. Shaykin v. Kenneth Romanowski, Warden
  65. 17-7766Wilfredo E. Ugay, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jaime D. Ugay v. David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  66. 17-7802Richard Lee Clark v. Cathleen Stoddard, Warden
  67. 17-7839Ryan Russell v. Alabama
  68. 17-7840Robert Earl Clayborne, Jr. v. Tecumseh Department of Corrections
  69. 17-7858Neal L. Patton v. Cynthia Link, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Graterford
  70. 17-7883Charles Wesley Blackledge v. Olga Grigorievna Blackledge
  71. 17-7890Keith King v. New York
  72. 17-7901Kelvin J. Miles v. Leann LaRiva, Warden
  73. 17-7913David Alan Schum v. Federal Communications Commission
  74. 17-7928Dewayne Eric Seymore v. United States
  75. 17-7932Juan Perez-Maldonado v. United States
  76. 17-7934Larry W. Kelly, Jr. v. United States
  77. 17-7935William J. Mabie v. United States
  78. 17-7938Elias Morales v. United States
  79. 17-7940Antonio Cauich-Gamboa v. United States
  80. 17-7942Storm Michael Blanton v. United States
  81. 17-7944Valentine Okonkwo v. United States
  82. 17-7946Brian Keith Huett v. United States
  83. 17-7947Wayland Demond Hinkle v. United States
  84. 17-7948Kenneth Graham v. United States
  85. 17-7949Kenneth David Haag v. United States
  86. 17-7950Rhonda Gittens v. United States
  87. 17-7953Kenneth Williams v. United States
  88. 17-7954Leonard Wolf v. United States
  89. 17-7955DuJuan Thomas v. Jordan Hollingsworth, Warden
  90. 17-7957Joshua D. Knaup v. United States
  91. 17-7959Deqwon Saquod Lewis v. United States
  92. 17-7961Makeshia Lashon Glover v. United States
  93. 17-7962Emilio Garcia-Pinedo v. United States
  94. 17-7966Raashed L. Hall v. United States
  95. 17-7967Ricardo Hall v. United States
  96. 17-7969Manuel Sile-Perez v. United States
  97. 17-7971Arthur Demerill Santiful v. United States
  98. 17-7977Geshik-O-Binese Martin v. United States
  99. 17-8022Eric Hope v. FloridaThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
  100. 17-890Richard Lopez v. Estate of James Franklin PerryThe motion of International Municipal Lawyers Association for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  101. 17-909N. M., Mother of A. J., C. M., and S. M., Children v. Florida Department of Children and FamiliesThe motion of respondent Guardian ad Litem Program, on behalf of S.M. for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  102. 17-1069W. A. Griffin v. Verizon Communications Inc.The petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment is denied.
  103. 17-7843Anthony Dove v. Paul L. JonesThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.
  104. 17-7916Sulaiman Abu Ghayth v. United StatesThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

Mandamus denied3

  1. 17-7581In Re Donovan Charles Stoner
  2. 17-7925In Re Ricardo WatkinsThe petitions for writs of mandamus are denied.
  3. 17-7606In Re Roy WilliamsThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of mandamus is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.

Rehearings denied7

  1. 17-517Neelam Uppal v. The Health Law Firm
  2. 17-759Franklin R. Lacy v. BP P.L.C.
  3. 17-5073Scyrus Cartwright v. Massachusetts
  4. 17-6378Dary Gail Riedlinger v. City of Everett, Washington
  5. 17-6525Marvin Rideout v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
  6. 17-6857David Lewis v. United StatesThe petitions for rehearing are denied.
  7. 17-928Andrew Jones v. James J. ParmleyThe petition for rehearing is denied. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

Attorney discipline14

  1. D-3013IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF STACY ENID LEBOW SIEGELStacy Enid Lebow Siegel, of Towson, Maryland, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring her to show cause why she should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  2. D-3014IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF JEFFREY ADAM WERTKINJeffrey Adam Wertkin, of Washington, District of Columbia, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  3. D-3015IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF KEITH ALAN BASSIKeith Alan Bassi, of Charleroi, Pennsylvania, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  4. D-3016IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF HAROLD E. BRAZILHarold E. Brazil, of Washington, District of Columbia, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  5. D-3017IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF THOMAS ALLEN CRAWFORD, JR.Thomas Allen Crawford, Jr., of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  6. D-3018IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF JOHNNY S. GASKINSJohnny S. Gaskins, of Raleigh, North Carolina, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  7. D-3019IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF LARRY JAMES LANDRYLarry James Landry, of Seattle, Washington, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  8. D-3020IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF DIANA BETH DENRICHDiana Beth Denrich, of Frederick, Maryland, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring her to show cause why she should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  9. D-3021IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF EDWARD SMITH, JR.Edward Smith, Jr., of Baltimore, Maryland, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  10. D-3022IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF PEGGY M. HAIRSTON ROBINSONPeggy M. Hairston Robinson, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring her to show cause why she should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  11. D-3024IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF DONALD B. TERRELLDonald B. Terrell, of Washington, District of Columbia, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  12. D-3025IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF WILLIAM LEE ANDREWS, III.William Lee Andrews, III., of Roanoke, Virginia, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  13. D-3026IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF SIDNEY MOXEY HARRELL, JR.Sidney Moxey Harrell, Jr., of Mobile, Alabama, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  14. D-3027IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF BYRON CARROLL LOUDONByron Carroll Loudon, of Overland Park, Kansas, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.