Supreme Court Report

Order list

Monday, June 17, 2019

3 GVRs · 116 denied · 4 habeas denied · 3 mandamus denied · 7 rehearings denied · 9 in pending cases · 1 prohibition denied · The Court’s PDF · 587 U.S.

Summary dispositions3

  1. 17-1445United States v. Michael HerroldThe motion of respondent 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 Quarles v. United States, 587 U. S. ___ (2019).
  2. 18-547Melissa Elaine Klein, et vir v. Oregon Bureau of Labor and IndustriesThe petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals of Oregon for further consideration in light of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n, 584 U. S. ____ (2018).
  3. 18-7036Frank Richardson 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 the court to consider the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391 (2018).

Orders in pending cases9

  1. 18M168EKWUNIFE, SYLVESTER V. PHILADELPHIA, PA, ET AL.The motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal is granted.
  2. 18M169STREETER, ERIC D. V. WALDEN UNIVERSITY, LLC, 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.
  3. 18M170BUTLER, QUINCY D. V. DAVIS, DIR., TX DCJ
  4. 18M171BAGWELL, JAMES J. V. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
  5. 18M172CHARLES, VICTOR A. V. DAVIS, DIR., TX DCJThe motions to direct the Clerk to file petitions for writs of certiorari out of time are denied. 141, ORIG. TEXAS V. NEW MEXICO, ET AL. The motion of Nathan Boyd Estate, et al. for leave to intervene is referred to the Special Master.
  6. 17-1672United States v. Andre Ralph HaymondThe motion of respondent for appointment of counsel is granted, and William D. Lunn, Esq., of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is appointed to serve as counsel for respondent in this case.
  7. 18-1291Linda Thurman v. Judicial Correction Services, Inc.The motion of Fane Lozman for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted.
  8. 18-1293Evergreen Freedom Foundation, dba Freedom Foundation v. WashingtonThe motion of National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc. for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted.
  9. 18-8006In Re Curtis EvansThe motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied.

Certiorari denied116

  1. 17-1189Jorge Avila Torrez v. United States
  2. 17-1455Dwight E. Jordan v. City of Darien, Georgia
  3. 17-1686RPX Corporation v. ChanBond LLC
  4. 17-7224Robert Eugene Secord v. United States
  5. 17-7496Shannon L. Ferguson v. United States
  6. 17-8153Michael Edward Moore v. United States
  7. 17-9127Michael Herrold v. United States
  8. 18-750JTEKT Corporation v. GKN Automotive Ltd.
  9. 18-781Baltimore County, Maryland v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  10. 18-940Jamal Martinez Hancock v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  11. 18-1052Zenaido Renteria, Jr. v. United States
  12. 18-1053Ashland Specialty Co., Inc. v. Dale W. Steager, West Virginia State Tax Commissioner
  13. 18-1157Edwin A. Vega v. Ohio
  14. 18-1177Bradford G. Peters, as Executor of the Estate of Andrew J. McKelvey, Deceased v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  15. 18-1192The Little Sisters of the Poor Jeanne Jugan Residence v. California
  16. 18-1197Deanna Brookhart, Acting Warden v. Anthony D. Lee, Sr.
  17. 18-1303Sonja Colbert v. Cleveland Mitchell
  18. 18-1315Hmong 1 v. Lao People's Democratic Republic
  19. 18-1316Beverley R. Nettles v. Cynthia C. Bullington
  20. 18-1319Elijah Thomas v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  21. 18-1333Ronald Jones v. Michael Keitz
  22. 18-1339Mark Anthony Fornesa v. Fifth Third Mortgage Company
  23. 18-1356Dayo Adetu v. Sidwell Friends School
  24. 18-1359William Shannon Gresham v. Tennessee
  25. 18-1381Supply Pro Sorbents, LLC v. RingCentral, Inc.
  26. 18-1390Rochell Talley v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC
  27. 18-1392John M. Barone v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
  28. 18-1423Paul E. Cooper v. United States
  29. 18-1425Naren Chaganti v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  30. 18-1433Milton Balkany v. United States
  31. 18-1436Ulric Jones v. United States
  32. 18-8016James Goff v. Ohio
  33. 18-8050Alvaun Thompson v. United States
  34. 18-8125Darrell D. Walker v. United States
  35. 18-8386Michael Apelt v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections
  36. 18-8393Irma Ovalles v. United States
  37. 18-8415John L. Lotter v. Nebraska
  38. 18-8417Robert Jackson v. United States
  39. 18-8426Charles C. Lynch v. United States
  40. 18-8731Carlos Noguera v. Greg Smith, Warden
  41. 18-8768Darryl A. Robinson v. Unknown Mawer
  42. 18-8787Oliver Douce Al-Dey v. City of New York, New York
  43. 18-8800Stephen R. Winn v. Dana Metzger, Warden
  44. 18-8802Eli Vernon, III, aka Eli Mims v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  45. 18-8806Marguerite Dutton v. Nikkisha P. McCrea
  46. 18-8812James Barr v. Josh Shapiro, Attorney General of Pennsylvania
  47. 18-8815Scott Randall Reich v. Mike Slagle, Correctional Administrator, Mountain View Correctional Institution
  48. 18-8820Carman L. Deck v. Richard Jennings, Warden
  49. 18-8835Sabrina D. Davis v. Kia Motors America, Inc.
  50. 18-8848Antyane Robinson v. Pennsylvania
  51. 18-8849Keith Andre Robinson v. H. White
  52. 18-8850Oscar L. Shaw v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  53. 18-8851Lester James Smith v. Georgia
  54. 18-8853Cameron Brown v. California
  55. 18-8858Aspen Warren v. Texas
  56. 18-8859LaShunda Borden v. Cheaha Regional Mental Health Center, Inc.
  57. 18-8863Neville Turnbull v. Glen Johnson, Warden
  58. 18-8867James A. Brown v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  59. 18-8875George E. Brown v. Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida
  60. 18-8876Nickie R. Logan v. District Attorney of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
  61. 18-8878Abdullahi Hamu Jara v. Standard Parking
  62. 18-8883James E. Jessup v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
  63. 18-8884Jimmy Wayne Brown v. California
  64. 18-8906De'Angelo Wilson v. Marilyn Russell
  65. 18-8908Preston G. Demouchet, Jr. v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
  66. 18-8942Jeffrey Akard v. Robert E. Carter Jr., Commissioner, Indiana Department of Correction
  67. 18-8958Sheila Davalloo v. Amy Lamanna, Acting Superintendent, Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
  68. 18-8990Raszell Reeder v. E. Wheldon
  69. 18-8991Dany A. Rojas-Vega v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  70. 18-8992Charles Lorraine v. Ohio
  71. 18-8994Abie Wolf, aka Abraham C. Wolf v. Randolph Osherow
  72. 18-9038Scott Peters v. Illinois
  73. 18-9074Aaron Francois v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
  74. 18-9101Pierre Montanez v. Ursula Walowski
  75. 18-9123Jovan McClenton v. California
  76. 18-9154Jeffrey William Smith v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
  77. 18-9163Phillip L. Horrell v. Michael D. Downey, Sheriff, Kankakee County, Illinois
  78. 18-9192Michael Balice v. United States
  79. 18-9212Vincent McCrudden v. United States
  80. 18-9213James Paine v. United States
  81. 18-9219Yaqob Tafan Thomas v. Joseph P. Meko, Warden
  82. 18-9224Francisco Illarramendi v. Securities and Exchange Commission
  83. 18-9231Matthew Leachman v. Texas
  84. 18-9233Michael Perales v. United States
  85. 18-9236Amy Gonzalez and David Thomas Matusiewicz v. United States
  86. 18-9240Carlos Cordoba v. United States
  87. 18-9241Sealed Appellant v. Sealed Appellee
  88. 18-9242Joel Hayden v. Maine
  89. 18-9243Chima Edozie Aligwekwe v. United States
  90. 18-9245Martin Paul De-La-Rosa v. United States
  91. 18-9248Preston Phillips v. United States
  92. 18-9255Santosh Ram v. United States
  93. 18-9256Zeeshan Khalid Syed v. United States
  94. 18-9258Bernard Roosevelt Shaw v. United States
  95. 18-9259Akunna Baiyina Ejiofor v. United States
  96. 18-9264Robert Marshall v. United States
  97. 18-9275James Troiano v. United States
  98. 18-9284Angela Rogers v. Compass Airlines, Inc.
  99. 18-9291Adrian Green v. United States
  100. 18-9292Timothy B. Fredrickson v. United States
  101. 18-9293Eugene Cooper v. Florida
  102. 18-9300Devon Waters, aka Devon Jones v. United States
  103. 18-9301Skip Earnest Ralph Lomax v. United States
  104. 18-9303Larry Ray Lincks v. United States
  105. 18-9304Abel De Leon v. United States
  106. 18-9305Joshua Chapman-Sexton v. United States
  107. 18-9306Shawn Sayer v. United States
  108. 18-9312Travis Jermaine Wright v. United States
  109. 18-9313Warren D. Watson v. Matthew Killough
  110. 18-9315Casey Peebles v. United StatesThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
  111. 18-543State Correctional Institution at Fayette v. Jerry ReevesThe motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  112. 18-918John Copeland v. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.The motion of The Legal Aid Society for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The motion of Criminal Law Professors, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae is granted. The motion of Constitutional Law Scholars for leave to file a brief as amici curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  113. 18-1279K. Wendell Lewis v. Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  114. 18-8434Leif Halvorsen v. DeEdra Hart, WardenThe motion of petitioner to defer consideration of 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.
  115. 18-8664Rodney Tyrone Lowe 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).
  116. 18-8789Roy Easterwood v. OklahomaThe 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.

Habeas corpus denied4

  1. 18-9388In Re Ramsey Randall
  2. 18-9403In Re Christopher Johnson
  3. 18-9437In Re Steven WesteThe petitions for writs of habeas corpus are denied.
  4. 18-9378In Re Tae Hon ChonThe 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 denied3

  1. 18-8790In Re Steven Michael BackstromThe petition for a writ of mandamus is denied.
  2. 18-8805In Re Andre Rene Scott
  3. 18-8919In Re Tatyana Evgenievna DrevalevaThe petitions for writs of mandamus and/or prohibition are denied.

Prohibition denied1

  1. 18-9276In Re Jesus AvilaThe petition for a writ of prohibition is denied.

Rehearings denied7

  1. 18-1147Deron Brunson v. L. Douglas Hogan
  2. 18-1216R. C. "Rick" Lussy v. Florida Elections Commission
  3. 18-7966Desmond Smith v. J. A. Terris, Warden
  4. 18-8022Leonicio Arias Coreas v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
  5. 18-8175Wessley J. Gunchick v. Bank of America, N.A.
  6. 18-8244Justin Keith Cornell v. Virginia
  7. 18-8507Randall Jennette v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueThe petitions for rehearing are denied.