Monday, December 3, 2018

2 GVRs · 166 denied · 5 habeas denied · 2 mandamus denied · 28 rehearings denied · 16 in pending cases · The Court’s PDF · 586 U.S.

Summary dispositions2

17-74Markle Interests, L.L.C. v. United States Fish and Wildlife ServiceThe petition for a writ of certiorari is 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 Weyerhaeuser Co. v. United States Fish and Wildlife Serv., et al., 586 U. S. ___ (2018).
17-886Arnold Fleck v. Joe WetchThe motion of Pacific Legal Foundation for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The motion of Kourosh Kenneth Hamidi, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for further consideration in light of Janus v. State, County, and Municipal Employees, 585 U. S. ___ (2018).

Orders in pending cases16

18M67DENG, JACOB W. V. UNITED STATES
18M68McGUIRK, MICHELLE V. AIRBNB, INC., ET AL.
18M69TREASE, ROBERT J. V. FLORIDAThe motions to direct the Clerk to file petitions for writs of certiorari out of time are denied.
17-290Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Doris AlbrechtThe motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument is granted.
17-532Clayvin Herrera v. Wyoming
17-1307Dennis Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLPThe motions of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument are granted.
17-1335Consolidation Coal Company v. Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, Department of LaborThe motion of respondent Robert Thompson for attorney’s fees and expenses is granted. The Court approves the parties’ agreed upon attorney’s fees of $14,732.50, and expenses of $1,152.63, to be paid by Consolidation Coal Co.
17-9480In Re Earnest Cassell Woods, IIThe motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied.
18-260County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund
18-268Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. v. Upstate ForeverThe Solicitor General is invited to file briefs in these cases expressing the views of the United States on or before 4 p.m., Friday, January 4, 2019.
18-5020In Re Lewis BrownThe motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
18-5400In Re Wilma Pennington-Thurman
18-5567Carline Curry v. City of Mansfield, Ohio
18-5568Carline Curry v. City of Mansfield, Ohio
18-5786Donell A. Thomas v. United StatesThe motions of petitioners for reconsideration of orders denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis are denied.
18-6321Josephloc T. Nguyen v. Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland SecurityThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until December 26, 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.

Certiorari denied166

Habeas corpus denied5

18-614In Re George Houston
18-5683In Re Todd Britton-Harr
18-6654In Re Gary Ray Debolt
18-6675In Re Ryan Lee ZaterThe petitions for writs of habeas corpus are denied.
18-6632In Re Danny HowellThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.

Mandamus denied2

18-6091In Re Steven A. Walcott, Jr.The petition for a writ of mandamus is denied.
18-223In Re Christopher DawsonThe petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition is denied.

Rehearings denied28