Supreme Court Report

Order list

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

1 granted · 63 denied · 3 mandamus denied · 6 rehearings denied · 11 in pending cases · The Court’s PDF · 586 U.S.

Certiorari granted1

  1. 18-280New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. City of New York, New YorkThe petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.

Orders in pending cases11

  1. 18A625Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Ryan KarnoskiThe application for stay presented to Justice Kagan and by her referred to the Court is granted, and the District Court’s December 11, 2017 order granting a preliminary injunction is stayed pending disposition of the Government’s appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and disposition of the Government’s petition for a writ of certiorari, if such writ is sought. If a writ of certiorari is sought and the Court denies the petition, this order shall terminate automatically. If the Court grants the petition for a writ of certiorari, this order shall terminate when the Court enters its judgment. Justice Ginsburg, Justice Breyer, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan would deny the application.
  2. 18A627Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Aiden StockmanThe application for stay presented to Justice Kagan and by her referred to the Court is granted, and the District Court’s December 22, 2017 order granting a preliminary injunction is stayed pending disposition of the Government’s appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and disposition of the Government’s petition for a writ of certiorari, if such writ is sought. If a writ of certiorari is sought and the Court denies the petition, this order shall terminate automatically. If the Court grants the petition for a writ of certiorari, this order shall terminate when the Court enters its judgment. Justice Ginsburg, Justice Breyer, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan would deny the application.
  3. 18A669In Re Grand Jury SubpoenaThe applications for leave to file the application for stay, the response, and the reply under seal presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court are granted.
  4. 18M89GARCIA, EDGAR B. V. UNITED STATESThe motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal is granted.
  5. 18M90HARRIS, NICHOLAS V. FULLER, LINDAThe motion to direct the Clerk to file a petition for a writ of certiorari out of time is denied.
  6. 18M93IN RE GRAND JURY SUBPOENAThe motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record is granted.
  7. 17-1657Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, nka Old Cold LLCThe motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument is granted.
  8. 17-1705PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic, Inc.The motion of petitioners to dispense with printing the joint appendix is granted.
  9. 17-1717The American Legion v. American Humanist Association
  10. 18-18Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission v. American Humanist AssociationThe motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument is granted. The joint motion of petitioners for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument is granted and the time is divided as follows: 15 minutes for petitioner in No. 18-18, 10 minutes for petitioners in No. 17-1717, 10 minutes for the Acting Solicitor General as amicus curiae, and 35 minutes for respondents.
  11. 18-6048In Re Daniel A. SpottsvilleThe motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied.

Certiorari denied63

  1. 17-6891Tremane Wood v. Oklahoma
  2. 17-6943Julius Darius Jones v. Oklahoma
  3. 18-475Zaremba Family Farms, Inc. v. Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.
  4. 18-500The First Presbyterian Church U. S. A. of Tulsa, Oklahoma v. John Doe
  5. 18-506Dawn L. Hassell v. Yelp, Inc.
  6. 18-561Orus Ashby Berkley v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  7. 18-615Bruce Munro v. Lucy Activewear Inc.
  8. 18-618Dolores Gutierrez v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA
  9. 18-628Rebekah Cooper, as Administrator of the Estate of Jason Cooper, Deceased v. Ehtsham Haq
  10. 18-630Charles Allen Richards v. City of Des Moines Police Department
  11. 18-634Aed El-Saba v. University of South Alabama
  12. 18-646Marquette Transportation Company, L.L.C. v. Entergy Mississippi, Incorporated
  13. 18-647Pulte Homes of New York LLC v. Town of Carmel, New York
  14. 18-655Craig J. Spitzer v. Trisha A. Aljoe
  15. 18-659Mostafa Masomi v. Mehrandokht Madadi
  16. 18-660Kenneth J. Taggart v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
  17. 18-662Mary McDonald v. City of Wichita, Kansas
  18. 18-665James Michael Alvis v. Leland W. Schilling
  19. 18-764Oscar Henry Steinmetz v. United States
  20. 18-793Marion Quinton Brewster v. United States
  21. 18-5694Taumu James v. Debbie Asuncion, Warden
  22. 18-5760William Benjamin Brown v. Andrew Mansukhani, Warden
  23. 18-5965Rayburn Scott Harmon v. United States
  24. 18-6062Ramiro Rubi Ibarra v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  25. 18-6097Leonard G. Marquez v. United States
  26. 18-6330Jose Arnaldo Rodrigues v. Ron Davis, Warden
  27. 18-6375Michael Whisby v. United States
  28. 18-6378Robert Ira Peede v. Florida
  29. 18-6650Imran Duplessis-Jean, aka Irman Jean Duplessis, aka Imran Jean, aka Irman Jean v. Matthew G. Whitaker, Acting Attorney General
  30. 18-6708Clifford D. Williams v. Ohio
  31. 18-6722Craig Porter v. Texas
  32. 18-6735Perry Alexander Taylor v. Florida
  33. 18-6740Lena Lasher v. Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy
  34. 18-6743Robert J. Kulick v. Leisure Village Association, Inc.
  35. 18-6744Wesley Wayne Schaefer v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Criminal Institutions Division
  36. 18-6749James Barnes v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  37. 18-6762Edward Louis Thomas v. Texas
  38. 18-6769Kenneth G. Middleton v. Ronda Pash, Superintendent, Crossroads Correctional Center
  39. 18-6785Christopher Scott v. Illinois
  40. 18-6786Curtis J. Hill v. Joe A. Lizarraga, Warden
  41. 18-6788Rhett Bean v. Israel Hamilton, Warden
  42. 18-6790Clarence Otworth v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States
  43. 18-6832Keddron Rakee West v. Georgia
  44. 18-6843James Milton Dailey v. Florida
  45. 18-6880Jason A. Lenz v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  46. 18-6889Stephen Todd Booker v. Florida
  47. 18-6945William Nathaniel Washington v. Scott Frauenheim, Warden
  48. 18-6973Andy Edward Minor v. Mississippi
  49. 18-7072Kenneth Harper v. United States
  50. 18-7077JC Christopher Pulham v. United States
  51. 18-7078Joseph O'Shaughnessy, aka Joseph D. O'Shaughnessy v. United States
  52. 18-7079Franklyn Morillo v. United States
  53. 18-7108Timothy Gene Pryer v. Thomas Gardner, III
  54. 18-7138Antonio Alvarez-Moreno v. United States
  55. 18-7144Rodney Russell v. United States
  56. 18-7156Antonez Terril Johnson v. United StatesThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
  57. 18-676Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Ryan KarnoskiThe motion of Foundation for Moral Law for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment is denied.
  58. 18-677Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Jane Doe 2
  59. 18-678Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Aiden StockmanThe petitions for writs of certiorari before judgment are denied.
  60. 18-6684Arika Matelyan v. Fox 11
  61. 18-6736James E. Whitney v. Cindy Glover, Clerk, Circuit Court of Lincoln County, 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.
  62. 18-6882Willie Seth Crain, Jr. v. FloridaThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Sotomayor, dissenting from the denial of certiorari: I dissent for the reasons set out in Reynolds v. Florida, 586 U. S. ___ (2018) (Sotomayor, J., dissenting).
  63. 18-7048Jimmy Lawrence Nance 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).

Mandamus denied3

  1. 18-6745In Re Donald L. Spencer
  2. 18-6868In Re Peter T. RoukisThe petitions for writs of mandamus are denied.
  3. 18-6825In Re Alonzo Dean ShephardThe petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition is denied. The Chief Justice and Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

Rehearings denied6

  1. 17-9054Otis Lamar Towbridge v. Florida
  2. 17-9213Steven D. Williams v. Jason Kent, Warden
  3. 18-344Linda Shao v. McManis Faulkner, LLP
  4. 18-5420Tyler T. Heagy v. Pennsylvania
  5. 18-5548Brian Tuttle v. Allied Nevada Gold Corp.
  6. 18-5569Sean Weisner v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions DivisionThe petitions for rehearing are denied.