Miscellaneous order

Thursday, September 27, 2018

5 granted · The Court’s PDF · 585 U.S.

Certiorari granted5

1. 17-1201Gary Thacker, et ux. v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityThe petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.
2. 17-1471Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. George W. JacksonThe petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. In addition to the questions presented by the petition, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: Should this Court's holding in Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp. v. Sheets, 313 U. S. 100 (1941)—that an original plaintiff may not remove a counterclaim against it—extend to third-party counterclaim defendants?
3. 17-1484Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Allina Health ServicesThe petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to the following question: Whether 42 U. S. C. §1395hh(a)(2) or §1395hh(a)(4) required the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct notice-and-comment rulemaking before providing the challenged instructions to a Medicare Administrator Contractor making initial determinations of payments due under Medicare.
4. 17-1625Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA, Inc.The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
5. 18-96Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Russell F. Thomas, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage CommissionThe petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.