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Monday, October 29, 2018

210 denied · 2 mandamus denied · 10 in pending cases · 13 discipline · 1 order · The Court’s PDF · 586 U.S.

Orders in pending cases10

  1. 18M56COTNER, ROBERT E. V. USCA 10The motion for leave to proceed as a veteran is denied.
  2. 18M57IN RE SEALED PETITIONERThe motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus under seal with redacted copies for the public record is denied.
  3. 18M58CRAFT, LEE V. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
  4. 18M59THOMPSON, PHILLIP T. V. BANK OF NY MELLON TRUST, ET AL.The motions to direct the Clerk to file petitions for writs of certiorari out of time are denied.
  5. 18M60BULLOCK, MARSA D. V. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ET AL.The motion to direct the Clerk to file a petition for a writ of certiorari out of time under Rule 14.5 is denied.
  6. 17-9484Jason K. v. Maine Department of Health and Human ServicesThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until November 19, 2018, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
  7. 18-109Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. v. Illumina, Inc.
  8. 18-309Lonnie Swartz v. Araceli Rodriguez, Individually and as the Surviving Mother and Personal Representative of J. A.The Solicitor General is invited to file briefs in these cases expressing the views of the United States.
  9. 18-5843Alexander Manjanja Chanthunya v. Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission
  10. 18-6128Norman Douglas Diamond v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueThe motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are denied. Petitioners are allowed until November 19, 2018, within which to pay the docketing fees required by Rule 38(a) and to submit petitions in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.

Rehearing denied1

  1. 17-8407Bryan Joseph Mincey v. Ron Davis, WardenThe petition for rehearing is denied.

Certiorari denied210

  1. 17-1544Father v. Maine Department of Health and Human Services
  2. 17-1568Raul Padilla-Ramirez v. Robert M. Culley
  3. 17-1572Lucas Peterson v. Walter Franklin, II, Trustee for the Estate of Terrance Terrell Franklin
  4. 17-1604Julian Brown v. United States
  5. 17-1636California Sea Urchin Commission v. Susan Combs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
  6. 17-1654Matthew Wise v. William Hurt
  7. 17-1655Jeffrey Vantlin v. William Hurt
  8. 17-1673Aviation & General Insurance Company, Ltd. v. United States
  9. 17-1700Michael C. Turzai, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives v. Gretchen Brandt
  10. 17-1701Wei Sun v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General
  11. 17-8844Desha Cooper v. United States
  12. 17-8960Tim Haskin v. US Airways
  13. 17-9171Jonathan Sandoval v. United States
  14. 17-9310Enrique Lopez Lara v. United States
  15. 17-9377Joe JR Desilien v. United States
  16. 17-9474Richard Harley Greenway v. Arizona
  17. 17-9535John William King v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  18. 18-67James Thomas Hurst, II v. James Caldwell
  19. 18-77Advanced Video Technologies LLC v. HTC Corporation
  20. 18-182AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Inc. v. Gilead Sciences, Inc.
  21. 18-187Keith A. Simpson v. The Bank of New York Mellon
  22. 18-194Craig Robert Nunn v. Tennessee Department of Correction
  23. 18-206Craig Cunningham v. General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.
  24. 18-209Ram Mehta v. California
  25. 18-213H. Richard Austin v. Hanover Insurance Company, aka Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company
  26. 18-214Tawoos Bazargani v. Latch's Lane Owners Association
  27. 18-215Lisa M. Aubuchon v. Maricopa County, Arizona
  28. 18-218Trey Beam v. Robert F. Abercrombie, Jr.
  29. 18-220Javier A. Carrillo v. U.S. Bank National Association
  30. 18-222EMED Technologies Corporation v. Repro-Med Systems, Inc.
  31. 18-228Western Radio Services Company, Inc. v. John Allen
  32. 18-230Robert Allen Richards, Jr. v. County of Los Angeles, California
  33. 18-233Indiezone, Inc. v. Todd Rooke
  34. 18-235Ventura Content, Ltd. v. Motherless, Inc.
  35. 18-239Arick Justin Rinaldo v. Bryan Mahan
  36. 18-241Paminder S. Parmar, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Surinder K. Parmar v. Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois
  37. 18-242Samuel Gicharu v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General
  38. 18-243Anthony Fox v. John Powell
  39. 18-245Marlon Penn v. New York Methodist Hospital
  40. 18-248Mohamed Idris Ahmed v. United States
  41. 18-251Sheldon Schwartz v. HRI Hospital, Inc.
  42. 18-255George Briscoe v. Texas
  43. 18-263Sheryl Faust v. Illinois Workers Compensation Commission
  44. 18-284Scott Gessler v. Matt Smith
  45. 18-297Eric White v. Barbara D. Underwood, Attorney General of New York
  46. 18-298Michael Vernon Beaty, Jr. v. South Carolina
  47. 18-313Albon C. Diamond, III v. Florida
  48. 18-332Kevin Singson v. Sean Reyes, Attorney General of Utah
  49. 18-335Nathaniel Teamer v. Scott Lewis, Warden
  50. 18-341Billie Faye Keyes v. Philip Gunn
  51. 18-343Raiden J. Andrews v. United States
  52. 18-356Robert Edward Orth v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  53. 18-357Dragomir Taskov v. United States
  54. 18-360Ronald Bergrin v. United States
  55. 18-381Donald C. Marro v. New York State Teachers' Retirement System
  56. 18-387Ben Gary Triestman v. Barbara D. Underwood, Attorney General of New York
  57. 18-396Brittan Holland v. Kelly Rosen
  58. 18-397William G. Clowdis, Jr. v. Virginia Board of Medicine
  59. 18-407Matthew John Stickle v. Virginia
  60. 18-5004Tremayne Antwane Mitchell v. United States
  61. 18-5230John Parker Murphy v. United States
  62. 18-5263Bobby Ree McGee, Jr. v. United States
  63. 18-5268Jeremiah T. Sailor v. United States
  64. 18-5271Roger W. Murray v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections
  65. 18-5298Reuben Stewart v. United States
  66. 18-5331Ralph Simon Jeremias v. Nevada
  67. 18-5391Daniel Sexton v. United States
  68. 18-5399Joseph Andrew Perez v. California
  69. 18-5618Tae H. Chon v. Barack H. Obama, former President of the United States
  70. 18-5641Pressley Bernard Alston v. Florida
  71. 18-5648Anthony Lamarca v. Florida
  72. 18-5649Charles Richardson v. Jason Kent, Warden
  73. 18-5650Carl Javon Ross v. Maryland
  74. 18-5652Glen Springer v. Benjamin Dale Caple
  75. 18-5656Venise Metayer v. Florida
  76. 18-5659David Edward Cavalieri v. Virginia
  77. 18-5660Todd Jesse Garton v. California
  78. 18-5662Myrna Diaz v. New Jersey
  79. 18-5672Charles S. Renchenski v. Tom McGinley, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Coal Township
  80. 18-5676Ernest Morris v. Pennsylvania
  81. 18-5681Dexter Leemon Johnson v. Oklahoma
  82. 18-5687Brian Kerry O'Keefe v. Renee Baker, Warden
  83. 18-5690Darren Taylor v. Thomas Schweitzer, Warden
  84. 18-5695Robert Wayne Annabel, II v. Michigan Department of Corrections
  85. 18-5697James R. Reece v. L. Ray Whitley
  86. 18-5700Jerry Docaj v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison
  87. 18-5703Joshua D. Blair v. Virginia Department of Corrections
  88. 18-5705George Easterly v. Florida
  89. 18-5711Edwin C. Coleman v. Carrie M. Ward
  90. 18-5712Jerome A. Christmon v. B&B Airparts, Inc.
  91. 18-5714Jose A. Rivera-Quinones v. Pennsylvania
  92. 18-5716Richard Blake Ray v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  93. 18-5718James Willis Campbell, Sr. v. Virginia
  94. 18-5719Alan Bartlett v. Susanna C. Pineda, Judge, Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County
  95. 18-5720Alan Bartlett v. Susanna C. Pineda, Judge, Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County
  96. 18-5722Keith Robert Lugo v. California
  97. 18-5723Larry J. Kushner v. Gurbir Grewal, Attorney General of New Jersey
  98. 18-5724Juan Concepcion v. Tom McGinley, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Coal Township
  99. 18-5726Ruben Cazares v. Texas
  100. 18-5727Andre K. Clarke v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  101. 18-5733Steven Pinder v. Alva Green McDowell
  102. 18-5734Robert Dennis Martin v. Oklahoma
  103. 18-5735Harry Lonzo-Bolton Ervin v. Michigan
  104. 18-5737Richard Delain Kyles v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  105. 18-5738Bill Paul Marquardt v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  106. 18-5741George O. Riley v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
  107. 18-5742Solomon David Roberts v. Florida
  108. 18-5746Kenneth Eugene Nix v. Florida
  109. 18-5755Dwight L. Allen v. Superior Court of Georgia, Camden County
  110. 18-5758Annamalai Annamalai v. Parvathi Sivanadiyan
  111. 18-5761Kourtney Herman v. Crystal Young
  112. 18-5764Richard Joseph Crane v. Ralph Diaz, Acting Secretary, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  113. 18-5767Fox Joseph Salerno v. Jo Lynn Gentry, Judge, Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County
  114. 18-5768Ercil K. Rayford v. Blair Leibach, Warden
  115. 18-5772Aurelio Fidencio Saldivar v. G. D. Lewis, Warden
  116. 18-5777Rodney S. Pederson v. Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
  117. 18-5779Ray Cobia v. Ohio
  118. 18-5782Michael Lynn Cook v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections
  119. 18-5783Robert A. Cotton v. County of San Bernardino, California
  120. 18-5784Boniface W. Wabuyabo v. Correct Care Solutions
  121. 18-5787Danyale Sharron Tubbs v. Michigan
  122. 18-5792Marlon Watford v. Thomas LaFond
  123. 18-5798C. B. v. Thomas N. Fischgrund
  124. 18-5802John Doe v. Kaweah Delta Hospital
  125. 18-5805George Clifton Cobb v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  126. 18-5806Edwin David Corbett v. Washington
  127. 18-5807Peter R. Rubens v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
  128. 18-5815Jose Francisco Puentes v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections
  129. 18-5829Arika Matelyan v. Atlantic Records WMG
  130. 18-5830A. L., the Father v. Florida Department of Children and Families
  131. 18-5832William Dixon v. William Lee, Superintendent, Eastern New York Correctional Facility
  132. 18-5837David Lee Roberts v. Alabama
  133. 18-5848Darrell Darcell Darby v. Texas
  134. 18-5851Martin Salinas v. Texas
  135. 18-5855Derrick Knight v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  136. 18-5860Faisal Amin v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General
  137. 18-5867Harvey Preston v. Willie Smith, Warden
  138. 18-5869Duane Montgomery v. United States
  139. 18-5870Matthew Prow v. Tom Roy
  140. 18-5883Burdette Lowe v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  141. 18-5887Cecil L. Morton v. Ron Haynes, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center
  142. 18-5911Manuel Lampon-Paz v. Department of Justice
  143. 18-5918Jose Guerrero Lozano, Jr. v. Florida
  144. 18-5942Darren K. Byler v. United States
  145. 18-5943Linh Thi Minh Tran v. Kathy Hung Pham
  146. 18-5946William A. Parrish, Jr. v. Lyneal Wainwright, Warden
  147. 18-5951David Dwayne Cassady v. Steven D. Hall
  148. 18-5959John Ingebretsen v. Jack Palmer, Warden
  149. 18-5975Jatinder Singh v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General
  150. 18-6000Angel Barreiro v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  151. 18-6001Demario Carman v. Georgia
  152. 18-6015Gustavo Torres-Medel v. Jacqueline Lashbrook, Warden
  153. 18-6017William Robey v. Washington
  154. 18-6035Zachary Chambers v. United States
  155. 18-6057Omar Sosa-Gonzalez v. United States
  156. 18-6066Melvin Noel Vasquez v. United States
  157. 18-6067Edward Lee Lewis v. United States
  158. 18-6068Rodney L. Jones v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
  159. 18-6069Joel Cadena v. United States
  160. 18-6072Cristian Gamez Mendez v. United States
  161. 18-6073Tramain Deon Price v. United States
  162. 18-6076Wilton Eugene Sandifer, Sr. v. Florida
  163. 18-6078Carlton B. Springer v. Ohio
  164. 18-6079Rowan Brooks v. Scott Frauenheim, Warden
  165. 18-6080Abraham J. Bonowitz, Douglas A. Pagitt, Lisa S. Harper, Suezann K. Bosler, Arthur J. Laffin, Randy Gardner, Derrick W. Jamison, Thomas W. Muther, Jr., Shane A. Claiborne, Sam R. Sheppard, and John M. Travers v. United States
  166. 18-6083Jesus Manuel Laureano-Perez v. United States
  167. 18-6084Sharon Lee v. Florida
  168. 18-6087Samuel Raphael Johnson v. United States
  169. 18-6090Eric Williams v. Pennsylvania
  170. 18-6095Jose Luis Buenrostro v. United States
  171. 18-6100Hugo Pliego-Hernandez v. United States
  172. 18-6102Anthony Mayes, Jr. v. United States
  173. 18-6103Fernando Valdez-Cejas v. United States
  174. 18-6104Wayne Thomas, Jr. v. United States
  175. 18-6107Jacob Logan Stone v. United States
  176. 18-6108Sontay T. Smotherman v. United States
  177. 18-6109Keerut Singh v. United States Postal Service
  178. 18-6111Thompson Christopher Kyle Mandrell v. United States
  179. 18-6112Opherro G. Jones v. United States
  180. 18-6113Frank J. Ballesteros v. United States
  181. 18-6116Anthony Allen Jean v. United States
  182. 18-6117Josette Buendia v. United States
  183. 18-6119Gary Long, Jr. v. United States
  184. 18-6120Jose Ramon Pulido-Nolazco v. United States
  185. 18-6121Benjamin Vega-Garcia, aka Carlos Moreno Molina v. United States
  186. 18-6122Sheri Lee Pualani Kapahu v. United States
  187. 18-6123Ameen Green v. United States
  188. 18-6127Timothy Warren Vallier v. United States
  189. 18-6132Marlon Oliver v. United States
  190. 18-6133Bernardo Olivares-Cepeda v. United States
  191. 18-6143Oscar Rodriguez v. United States
  192. 18-6145Maurice Nichols v. United States
  193. 18-6146Charles Neuman v. United States
  194. 18-6148Atul Nanda v. United States
  195. 18-6150Noel Aquino-Florenciani v. United States
  196. 18-6151Claude Thelemaque v. United States
  197. 18-6171Dion Terry Taylor v. United States
  198. 18-6173Carlos Tiznado-Valenzuela v. United StatesThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
  199. 17-9340Randy Joe Metcalf v. United StatesThe motion of Gail Heriot, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  200. 18-48Minnesota v. Quentin Todd ChuteThe motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  201. 18-232W. A. Griffin v. TeamcareThe petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment is denied.
  202. 18-254Xiu Jian Sun v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United StatesThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  203. 18-277Urvashi Bhagat v. Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark OfficeThe motion of Independent Inventors, et al. for leave to file out of time a brief as amici curiae is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  204. 18-5645Eric E. Johnson v. Ralph Diaz, Acting Secretary, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  205. 18-5774Rochelle Driessen v. Royal Bank of ScotlandThe 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.
  206. 18-5801Harvey Eugene Larson v. Doug Moore, Parole OfficerThe 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. As the petitioner has repeatedly abused this Court's process, the Clerk is directed not to accept any further petitions in noncriminal matters from petitioner unless the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) is paid and the petition is submitted in compliance with Rule 33.1. See Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 506 U. S. 1 (1992) (per curiam).
  207. 18-5836Ya'shua Amen Shekhem El-Bey v. United StatesThe 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. As the petitioner has repeatedly abused this Court's process, the Clerk is directed not to accept any further petitions in noncriminal matters from petitioner unless the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) is paid and the petition is submitted in compliance with Rule 33.1. See Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 506 U. S. 1 (1992) (per curiam). Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion and this petition.
  208. 18-5856David Gerard Jeep v. United StatesThe 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. As the petitioner has repeatedly abused this Court's process, the Clerk is directed not to accept any further petitions in noncriminal matters from petitioner unless the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) is paid and the petition is submitted in compliance with Rule 33.1. See Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 506 U. S. 1 (1992) (per curiam).
  209. 18-5974Levon Spaulding v. United States District Court for the District of ColumbiaThe 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.
  210. 18-6118Martin Jonassen v. J. T. Shartle, WardenThe 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. As the petitioner has repeatedly abused this Court's process, the Clerk is directed not to accept any further petitions in noncriminal matters from petitioner unless the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) is paid and the petition is submitted in compliance with Rule 33.1. See Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 506 U. S. 1 (1992) (per curiam).

Mandamus denied2

  1. 18-6099In Re Terry MargheimThe petition for a writ of mandamus is denied.
  2. 18-5850In Re Christopher D. SchneiderThe petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition is denied.

Attorney discipline13

  1. D-3029IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF NATHANIEL H. SPEIGHTSNathaniel H. Speights, 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.
  2. D-3030IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF MARTIN BARNETT REINERMartin Barnett Reiner, of Beverly Hills, California, 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-3031IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF RICHARD ALLEN ROBERTSRichard Allen Roberts, of White Plains, New York, 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-3032IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF ROGER N. POWELLRoger N. Powell, of Reisterstown, 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.
  5. D-3033IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF MICHAEL J. CASALE, JR.Michael J. Casale, Jr., of Montoursville, 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-3034IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF W. JAMES JONASW. James Jonas, of San Antonio, Texas, 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-3035IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF ANGELA M. BLYTHEAngela M. Blythe, of Oakland, 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.
  8. D-3036IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF MICHAEL WILLIAM KWASNIKMichael William Kwasnik, of Hollywood, Florida, 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.
  9. D-3037IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF JOHN EDWIN COOPERJohn Edwin Cooper, of Erie, 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.
  10. D-3038IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF THOMAS STEPHEN HICKSThomas Stephen Hicks, of Snow Hill, 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.
  11. D-3039IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF JOHN BERNARD MARCINJohn Bernard Marcin, of Las Vegas, Nevada, 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-3040IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF DAVID BEN MANDELBAUMDavid Ben Mandelbaum, 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.
  13. D-3041IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF FRAMPTON DURBAN, JR.Frampton Durban, Jr., of Newberry, South 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.