Supreme Court Report

Order list

Monday, June 11, 2018

4 GVRs · 155 denied · 2 habeas denied · 1 mandamus denied · 9 rehearings denied · 7 in pending cases · 1 discipline · The Court’s PDF · 584 U.S.

Summary dispositions4

  1. 17-6904Raymond Stern v. United StatesThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for further consideration in light of Hughes v. United States, 584 U. S. ____ (2018).
  2. 17-7035Sealed Appellant v. Sealed AppelleeThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for further consideration in light of Hughes v. United States, 584 U. S. ____ (2018).
  3. 17-7325Lasondra Dowell v. United StatesThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit for further consideration in light of Hughes v. United States, 584 U. S. ____ (2018).
  4. 17-7941Tremell Armstead v. United StatesThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for further consideration in light of Hughes v. United States, 584 U. S. ____ (2018).

Orders in pending cases7

  1. 17M126LYON, LeFLORIS V. CANADIAN NATIONAL R. CO., ET AL.The motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal is granted.
  2. 17M127ANDERSON, RICHARD H. V. FLORIDA
  3. 17M128CONSALVO, ROBERT A. V. FLORIDAThe motions to direct the Clerk to file petitions for writs of certiorari out of time are denied.
  4. 17-1236Republic of Sudan v. James Owens
  5. 17-1268Monicah Okoba Opati, In Her Own Right, and as Executrix of the Estate of Caroline Setla Opati, Deceased v. Republic of Sudan
  6. 17-1406Republic of Sudan v. Monicah Okoba Opati, In Her Own Right, and as Executrix of the Estate of Caroline Setla Opati, DeceasedThe Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in these cases expressing the views of the United States.
  7. 17-7123Lee Eakins v. Mark WilsonThe motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied.

Certiorari denied155

  1. 16-9649KASOWSKI, CASSANDRA A. V. UNITED STATES
  2. 16-9672C.D., ET AL. V. UNITED STATES
  3. 16-9695RICHTER, JODI L. V. UNITED STATES
  4. 17-582Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area v. Eden Prairie Presbyterian Church, dba Prairie Community Church of the Twin Cities
  5. 17-986IQ Products Company v. WD-40 Company
  6. 17-995American Future Systems, Inc., dba Progressive Business Publications v. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor
  7. 17-997The Cleveland Clinic Foundation v. True Health Diagnostics LLC
  8. 17-1074Right Field Rooftops, LLC v. Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC
  9. 17-1123Woodston Maddox v. Andrea Miller
  10. 17-1136The Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of South Carolina v. The Episcopal Church
  11. 17-1211Flanigan's Enterprises, Inc. of Georgia v. City of Sandy Springs, Georgia
  12. 17-1227Align Corporation Limited v. Allister Mark Boustred
  13. 17-1233Emilio Estrada v. United States
  14. 17-1234John R. Zimmerman v. Thomas W. Corbett
  15. 17-1247Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada v. Richard E. Jackson
  16. 17-1259Board of School Trustees of Madison Consolidated Schools v. Joseph R. Elliott
  17. 17-1388Mario Alberto Lopez Garza v. Citigroup Inc.
  18. 17-1407Scott P. Roeder v. Derek Schmidt, Attorney General of Kansas
  19. 17-1409Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  20. 17-1410Charlie Zhao v. Suzie Young
  21. 17-1414Richard L. Lambert v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General
  22. 17-1415Salam S. Zora v. Thomas Winn, Warden
  23. 17-1416William J. Vajk v. Robert P. Young, Jr.
  24. 17-1422Terry Lee West v. Minnesota
  25. 17-1424Michael Hucul v. Department of Health and Human Services
  26. 17-1426Friends of Animals v. Fish and Wildlife Service
  27. 17-1429Young H. Kim v. Hospira, Inc.
  28. 17-1464Keith Roderick Broadnax v. Ida Williams
  29. 17-1473Fast Felt Corporation v. Owens Corning
  30. 17-1481Ronald L. Green v. Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury
  31. 17-1493Anka V. Miscevic v. Estate of M. M.
  32. 17-1506Nextel Communications of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
  33. 17-1523Ann Ellen Dunlap v. Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury
  34. 17-1524James Snow v. Walter Nicholson, Warden
  35. 17-1532Launce Kramer v. United States
  36. 17-1545Adam Reposa v. Texas
  37. 17-6292Antonio Rodriguez-Soriano v. United States
  38. 17-6898Chad Alan Crews, aka Chedda v. United States
  39. 17-6908Firkon James v. United States
  40. 17-7046Eric Jermaine Spivey and Chenequa Austin v. United States
  41. 17-7151Eddy Wilmer Vail-Bailon v. United States
  42. 17-7188Willard Robinson v. United States
  43. 17-7299Robert William Green v. United States
  44. 17-7425Piper A. Rountree v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
  45. 17-7490Juan Jose Espinoza-Bazaldua v. United States
  46. 17-7667Alexander Jose Jones v. United States
  47. 17-7678Jason Dennis McGuire v. United States
  48. 17-7694Brian Patrick Gathers v. United States
  49. 17-7991Jason Lee Dover v. United States
  50. 17-8040John Doe v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General
  51. 17-8046Robert Rimmer v. Julie L. Jones, Florida Department of Corrections
  52. 17-8074Francis Schaeffer Cox v. United States
  53. 17-8354Mohammad Haider Agha Hasan v. Jorge Navarrete
  54. 17-8369Richard Harley Greenway v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections
  55. 17-8388James Aren Duckett v. Florida
  56. 17-8396Edward S. Locascio v. Florida Department of Corrections
  57. 17-8397Bruce William Macon v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  58. 17-8400Don T. Mashak v. Federal National Mortgage Association
  59. 17-8406Diego Nunez v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  60. 17-8419Emilio Jean v. Arizona
  61. 17-8420Michael Martin v. Robert C. Tanner, Warden
  62. 17-8422Sean M. Donahue v. Pennsylvania
  63. 17-8423Michael Alexander Thompson v. Janet Dowling, Warden
  64. 17-8429William Henry Sherratt v. Utah
  65. 17-8440Angel Ruiz-Rivera v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
  66. 17-8445James D. Johnson v. Scott R. Frakes, Director, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
  67. 17-8447Garfield Neville Coates, aka John Simmons, aka Mark Thomas v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General
  68. 17-8450Collins O. Nyabwa v. Unknown Jailers at Corrections Corporation of America
  69. 17-8452Alice Vega Fiala v. Texas
  70. 17-8454Duane Hutchings v. One Nevada Credit Union, fka Nevada Federal Credit Union
  71. 17-8459Henry Richardson v. Myron Batts, Warden
  72. 17-8460Gerald A. Sanford, Sr. v. Cherry Lindamood, Warden
  73. 17-8461Michael Scott Crosby v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
  74. 17-8463Collins O. Nyabwa v. Pam Lychner, Warden
  75. 17-8464Collins O. Nyabwa v. Corrections Corporation of America
  76. 17-8466James G. Garcia v. Robert W. Fox, Warden
  77. 17-8468Leodius Clark v. Ohio Adult Parole Authority
  78. 17-8470Sean Michael Ryan v. Willie Smith, Warden
  79. 17-8501Darell C. Booker v. Illinois
  80. 17-8502Samuel Lee Ambrose v. Tony Trierweiler, Warden
  81. 17-8505Simeon Bozic v. John E. Wetzel, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
  82. 17-8511Timothy D. Woulard v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  83. 17-8528Perry Allen Austin v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  84. 17-8531Briand Williams v. California
  85. 17-8534Jimie L. Starks v. Parball Corporation, dba Bally's Las Vegas
  86. 17-8568Lorenzo Davis, Jr. v. Walter Nicholson, Warden
  87. 17-8585Tony Don v. Eddie Miles, Warden
  88. 17-8603Matthew B. Corder v. United States
  89. 17-8612Richard Richmond v. Illinois
  90. 17-8625Arthula Miller v. Keith Butts
  91. 17-8658Robert E. Eastwood v. Wendy Knight, Superintendent, Correctional Industrial Facility
  92. 17-8692Supreme Raheem Ackbar v. Randall Williams, Warden
  93. 17-8713Richey L. Andrew v. Sharon Coster
  94. 17-8744Devonere Simmonds v. Ohio
  95. 17-8754Moses Jackson v. Alabama Board of Pardon and Paroles
  96. 17-8763Luis Angel Garcia v. United States
  97. 17-8765Adolfo De La Cruz-Gutierrez v. United States
  98. 17-8767Michael David Scott v. United States
  99. 17-8783Michael Storey v. City of Alton, Illinois
  100. 17-8785Kiias Stockton v. Warden, FCI Williamsburg
  101. 17-8790Antonio Barba v. W. L. Montgomery, Warden
  102. 17-8792Roland Donell Ross v. United States
  103. 17-8796Kemp Eugene Cravens v. United States
  104. 17-8798Damion Kentrell White v. United States
  105. 17-8800Mark Proctor v. United States
  106. 17-8805Neil Walker v. Alabama
  107. 17-8813Fernando Moreno v. United States
  108. 17-8814Antonio Pineda v. United States
  109. 17-8819Tavares W. Spencer, Jr. v. Florida
  110. 17-8821Eugene Smith v. United States
  111. 17-8823Valarian Brown v. United States
  112. 17-8828Anthony Draper v. United States
  113. 17-8829Joseph A. Parker v. United States
  114. 17-8831Ismael Miranda-Zarco v. United States
  115. 17-8832Steven A. Wright v. Indiana
  116. 17-8833Anthony Williams v. J. E. Krueger, Warden
  117. 17-8835Charlie Vernon, Jr. v. United States
  118. 17-8837Yu Hua Wang v. United States
  119. 17-8838Joel Terence Thornton, Jr. v. United States
  120. 17-8840Andrew J. Johnston v. United States
  121. 17-8852Raymond Thomas v. John J. LaManna, Warden
  122. 17-8855Shawn Temia Strain v. United States
  123. 17-8858Fernando Reyes-Rojas v. United States
  124. 17-8859Fredrick Goings v. Carolyn Grosboll
  125. 17-8861Marco Antonio Castro-Contreras v. United States
  126. 17-8862Juan Mercado v. United States
  127. 17-8863Ricky Ernest Peeples v. United States
  128. 17-8864Kelvin Taylor v. Mississippi
  129. 17-8866Noah Thomas Zenor v. United States
  130. 17-8872Mario Alberto Montoya-Clavijo v. Rebecca Clay
  131. 17-8873Cordell Minor v. United States
  132. 17-8874Dale Lloyd Challoner v. Michael Sepanek, Warden
  133. 17-8875Jorge Mayen v. United States
  134. 17-8877Tracy Lynn Brunken v. United States
  135. 17-8879Andre Sanders v. United States
  136. 17-8880Michael Chance v. United States
  137. 17-8882Drew Justice Windsor v. United States
  138. 17-8884Guillermo Fernandez v. United States
  139. 17-8885Themba Bernard Sanganza v. United States
  140. 17-8889Calvin Wedington v. United States
  141. 17-8893Philip Muir v. United States
  142. 17-8898Timothy DeFoggi v. United States
  143. 17-8899Teddy Tonell Davis, aka Fresh v. United States
  144. 17-8921Hal Lewis Hebert v. Colorado
  145. 17-8936Colby James Isidro v. California
  146. 17-8940Gracshawn Thomas v. Ohio
  147. 17-8942Vernon Tolbert v. Dave Rednour, Warden
  148. 17-8954Michael E. Bargo, Jr. v. Bruce V. RaunerThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
  149. 17-1079Jordan Wyckoff v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, dba Major League BaseballThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  150. 17-1235Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General v. Wilson Emilio Peguero MateoThe motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  151. 17-1434Joseph P. Carson v. Merit Systems Protection BoardThe motion of petitioner to defer consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion and this petition.
  152. 17-1494Juan Rodriguez-Depena v. Parts Authority, Inc.The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  153. 17-7635Rodney Miller v. United StatesThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Kagan and Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  154. 17-8392Guillermo Vera v. Connie Gipson, Warden
  155. 17-8749Edmond McClinton v. ArkansasThe motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are denied, and the petitions for writs of certiorari are dismissed. See Rule 39.8.

Habeas corpus denied2

  1. 17-8933In Re Juan Hernandez
  2. 17-8996In Re Jon Anthony SchwederThe petitions for writs of habeas corpus are denied.

Mandamus denied1

  1. 17-8848In Re Sontay T. SmothermanThe petition for a writ of mandamus is denied.

Rehearings denied9

  1. 16-6392TAYLOR, REJON V. UNITED STATES
  2. 17-1240Robert P. Tuerk v. The Florida Bar
  3. 17-7650Christopher Everson v. John Armstrong
  4. 17-7688Ronnie Bowling v. Randy White, Warden
  5. 17-7886In Re Allen F. Calton
  6. 17-7919Henry J. DuLaurence, III v. Arthur G. Telegen
  7. 17-8016Larry Egan Boatwright v. United States
  8. 17-8127Yasith Chhun v. United StatesThe petitions for rehearing are denied.
  9. 17-7715Jorge Casanova v. Robert Ulibarri, WardenThe petition for rehearing is denied. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

Attorney discipline1

  1. D-3022IN THE MATTER OF DISBARMENT OF PEGGY M. HAIRSTON ROBINSONPeggy M. Hairston Robinson, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, having been suspended from the practice of law in this Court by order of April 2, 2018; and a rule having been issued and served upon her requiring her to show cause why she should not be disbarred; and a response having been filed; It is ordered that Peggy M. Hairston Robinson is disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.