Supreme Court Report

Order list

Monday, June 24, 2019

8 granted · 2 GVRs · 148 denied · 1 habeas denied · 22 rehearings denied · 11 in pending cases · The Court’s PDF · 588 U.S.

Certiorari granted8

  1. 18-776Pedro Pablo Guerrero-Lasprilla v. William P. Barr, Attorney General
  2. 18-1015Ruben Ovalles v. William P. Barr, Attorney GeneralThe petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 18-776 is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 18-1015 is granted limited to Question 2 presented by the petition. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
  3. 18-916Thryv, Inc., fka Dex Media, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LPThe petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
  4. 18-1023Maine Community Health Options v. United States
  5. 18-1028Moda Health Plan, Inc. v. United States
  6. 18-1038Land of Lincoln Mutual Health Insurance Company, an Illinois Nonprofit Mutual Insurance Corporation v. United StatesThe petitions for writs of certiorari are granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
  7. 18-1150Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.
  8. 18-6943Gregory Dean Banister v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions DivisionThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to the following question: Whether and under what circumstances a timely Rule 59(e) motion should be recharacterized as a second or successive habeas petition under Gonzalez v. Crosby, 545 U. S. 524 (2005).

Summary dispositions2

  1. 17-1679Robert H. Gray v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs) The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the ) ) United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit with ) ) instructions to dismiss the case as moot. See United States v. ) ) Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). )
  2. 17-1693Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association, Inc. v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans AffairsThe 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 Federal Circuit with instructions to dismiss the case as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950).

Orders in pending cases11

  1. 18A1104Melba Ford v. United StatesThe application for stay addressed to the Chief Justice and referred to the Court is denied.
  2. 18A1238Christopher Lee Price v. Jefferson S. Dunn, Commissioner, Alabama Department of CorrectionsThe motion of National Public Radio, Inc., et al. for leave to intervene to file a motion to unseal is granted, and the motion to unseal is granted.
  3. 18M173HOLMES, JOSEPH H. V. AL DEPT. OF HUMAN RESOURCES
  4. 18M174DOE, JOHN V. COLGATE UNIVERSITYThe motions to direct the Clerk to file petitions for writs of certiorari out of time are denied. 150, ORIG. ARIZONA V. CALIFORNIA The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
  5. 17-1678Jesus C. Hernández v. Jesus Mesa, Jr.
  6. 18-877Frederick L. Allen v. Roy A. Cooper, III, Governor of North CarolinaThe motions of petitioners to dispense with printing the joint appendices are granted.
  7. 18-921Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico v. Yali Acevedo Feliciano
  8. 18-1140Avco Corporation v. Jill Sikkelee, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of David Sikkelee, DeceasedThe Solicitor General is invited to file briefs in these cases expressing the views of the United States.
  9. 18-7988James Forney v. FloridaThe motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied.
  10. 18-8930Amy Rebecca Gurvey v. Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.
  11. 18-8934Teresa Miller v. Phillip Douglas Gaujot, Judge, Monongalia County Circuit CourtThe motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are denied. Petitioners are allowed until July 15, 2019, 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.

Certiorari denied148

  1. 17-1175Poarch Band of Creek Indians v. Casey Marie Wilkes
  2. 17-1183Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports
  3. 17-5503Ramiro Ochoa v. United States
  4. 17-6680William M. Eaton v. United States
  5. 17-6856Tawnya Bearcomesout v. United States
  6. 17-7177Manuel de Jesus Gordillo-Escandon v. United States
  7. 17-8002Quiyontay Sanders v. United States
  8. 17-8475Rodney Dewayne Smith v. United States
  9. 18-106John R. Turner v. United States
  10. 18-109Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. v. Illumina, Inc.
  11. 18-164First Solar, Inc. v. Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
  12. 18-447Alabama Department of Revenue v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
  13. 18-612CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue
  14. 18-486Toshiba Corporation v. Automotive Industries Pension Trust Fund
  15. 18-575YPF S.A. v. Petersen Energia Inversora S.A.U.
  16. 18-581Argentine Republic v. Petersen Energia Inversora S.A.U.
  17. 18-600Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions, Inc. v. Renesas Electronics America, Inc., fka Intersil Corporation
  18. 18-762Jaime Valente Pina, Jr. v. United States
  19. 18-821David Keith Wills v. United States
  20. 18-866Illinois Central Railroad Company v. Tennessee Department of Revenue
  21. 18-987McKesson Corporation v. True Health Chiropractic, Inc.
  22. 18-1054Jason Allen Jackson v. United States
  23. 18-1055Roberto Enrique Mauricio-Benitez v. William P. Barr, Attorney General
  24. 18-1062Love Terminal Partners, L.P. v. United States
  25. 18-1092Associated Builders and Contractors of California Cooperation Committee, Inc. v. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California
  26. 18-1097SkyWest, Inc. v. Andrea Hirst
  27. 18-1419Andrea Hirst v. SkyWest, Inc.
  28. 18-1120Theresa Riffey v. J. B. Pritzker, Governor of Illinois
  29. 18-1122Alpenglow Botanicals, LLC v. United States
  30. 18-1145Minerva Dairy, Inc. v. Brad Pfaff, in His Official Capacity as Secretary-designee of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
  31. 18-1166Colton W. Sievers v. Nebraska
  32. 18-1191Carter Davenport v. Estate of Marquette F. Cummings, Jr.
  33. 18-1198Westley A. Albright v. Tennessee
  34. 18-1199InvestPic, LLC v. SAP America, Inc.
  35. 18-1220Cleveland Franklin v. American Elevator Inspections, Inc.
  36. 18-1260Jessica Cooke v. United States
  37. 18-1300Nevenka Obuskovic v. Kathleen L. Wood
  38. 18-1318Marquette Transportation Company, L.L.C. v. Kelvin Dunn
  39. 18-1327Christian Vernon Sims v. Texas
  40. 18-1328Stephen Gilmore v. Neil R. Holland
  41. 18-1331William G. Bolton v. Department of the Navy Board for Correction of Naval Records
  42. 18-1332Mario Alberto Recinos v. Board of Trustees, Police and Firemen's Retirement System
  43. 18-1335Continental Motors, Inc. v. Elizabeth Snider
  44. 18-1337Robert Rael, et ux. v. Patrick S. Layng, United States Trustee, Region 19
  45. 18-1340Bonnie R. Fowler v. Utah
  46. 18-1348Orion Insurance Group v. Washington State Office of Minority & Women's Business Enterprises
  47. 18-1352Commerce Bank v. Beverly Williamson
  48. 18-1360Robert G. Thornton v. United States
  49. 18-1361Penelope Stillwell, et vir v. Eagle-Kirkpatrick Management Company, Inc.
  50. 18-1377Kwame Gyamfi v. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor
  51. 18-1378Michael Ledet v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
  52. 18-1391N'Dama Miankanze Bamba v. Kimberly Fenton
  53. 18-1396Dereck Pelletier v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
  54. 18-1403Jehan Zeb Mir v. Sharon Levine
  55. 18-1408John Washek v. Vermont
  56. 18-1420Timothy Burns v. Alabama
  57. 18-1453Mitra Rangarajan v. Johns Hopkins University
  58. 18-1463Melissa Maher v. Iowa State University
  59. 18-1464Milos Jiricko v. Frankenburg Jensen Law Firm
  60. 18-1467Ty Clevenger v. Melanie Lawrence
  61. 18-1478Ryan Lawrence Steck v. Maryland
  62. 18-1483Gene N. Barry v. Scott M. Freshour
  63. 18-7038William Owens v. Texas
  64. 18-7449Joel Darnell Patton v. United States
  65. 18-7696Tony J. Walton v. David Ballard, Warden
  66. 18-7721Laron Darrell Carter, aka Birdd, aka Gardena Pimpin Birdd, aka Garr Birdd, aka Pi Birdd, aka Pi Pimpin Birdd v. United States
  67. 18-8046Stephen L. Paulmier v. Hawaii
  68. 18-8224Antonio Dickerson, aka Girbaud v. United States
  69. 18-8270Wylmina Hettinga v. Timothy P. Loumena
  70. 18-8432Kelly Foust v. Ohio
  71. 18-8456Roberto Miramontes Roman v. United States
  72. 18-8524Tony Kalumba Tshiansi v. United States
  73. 18-8666Tremane Wood v. Mike Carpenter, Interim Warden
  74. 18-8844Farris G. Morris v. Tennessee
  75. 18-8857Jeffrey A. Weisheit v. Indiana
  76. 18-8887Miriam Soler v. Capital One Auto Finance
  77. 18-8890Carl Lee Jones v. Willie Smith, Warden
  78. 18-8899Eric Richard Eleson v. Joe A. Lizarraga, Warden
  79. 18-8901Daniel H. Jones v. James F. Goodwin, Judge, Criminal Court for Sullivan County, Tennessee
  80. 18-8903Owen W. Barnaby v. Bret Witkowski
  81. 18-8904Octavius Matthews v. Terry Ratliff (TR Motors)
  82. 18-8905Anthony G. Bryant v. Army Corps of Engineers
  83. 18-8914Manuel Cazares v. Jay Cassady, Warden
  84. 18-8916Steven Lawrence Wright v. California
  85. 18-8918David Wiley v. Jennifer Wiley
  86. 18-8921Hector Tellez v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  87. 18-8925Charles Reginald Cooks v. Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County
  88. 18-8926Donald C. Jackson v. Priye T. Mukoro
  89. 18-8927Lisa J. Gillard v. Illinois
  90. 18-8933Zaamar Bersan Stevenson v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
  91. 18-8939Daisy T. v. Arizona Department of Child Safety
  92. 18-8945Lorraine Black v. Life Unlimited, Inc.
  93. 18-8947Michael-Francis Palma v. Harris County Appraisal Review Board
  94. 18-8950Jesus Manuel Moran v. Arizona
  95. 18-8954Kareem Hassan Millhouse v. Ms. Davis, P.A.
  96. 18-8955Gregory Butler v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison
  97. 18-8959James Paul Arlotta v. McKesson Corporation
  98. 18-8962Ronald Collins, Jr. v. Kristen Keller
  99. 18-8966Eric Drake, aka E. V. Drake v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  100. 18-8969Ronald Lunsford, Jr. v. Indiana
  101. 18-8973Joshua Mitch Johnson v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
  102. 18-8974Stanley Bruce Roberson v. Texas
  103. 18-8976Wilfred Warren Sheppard v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  104. 18-8979Lisa Jacobs v. Lorraine MacDonald, et vir
  105. 18-8981John Bowling v. Maryland
  106. 18-8984Nathan Caetano v. Suzanne M. Peery, Warden
  107. 18-9004Vaughn S. Archer v. Daniel Paramo, Warden
  108. 18-9012Marc Anthony Lowell Endsley, aka Marc Endsley v. Edmund G. Brown
  109. 18-9047Gregory Swecker, et ux. v. United States
  110. 18-9048Brian Boykins v. Robert Napel, Warden
  111. 18-9054Sandra Forquer v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
  112. 18-9065Charlene Terry-Ann Walker Rosa v. Florida
  113. 18-9072Dewey Lee McBride v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections
  114. 18-9078Tina Bradford v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
  115. 18-9083Ken Gryder v. Laura Rudy
  116. 18-9112Daniel Bronson v. Wanza Jackson-Mitchell, Warden
  117. 18-9136J.T., the Father v. Florida Department of Children and Families
  118. 18-9226Anne A. Sears v. Lucas D. Bottorff
  119. 18-9230Rushane Dwayne Kennedy v. William P. Barr, Attorney General
  120. 18-9257Lonnie Rarden v. Ohio
  121. 18-9260Frederick E. Braxton v. Tennessee
  122. 18-9279Regina M. Preetorius v. United States
  123. 18-9314Randall Pierce v. Stuart Sherman, Warden
  124. 18-9329Sean M. Barnhill v. United States
  125. 18-9335Francisco Illarramendi v. United States
  126. 18-9336Saul Elias Camilo v. United States
  127. 18-9340Anes Subasic v. United States
  128. 18-9352Donald C. Ridley v. United States
  129. 18-9357Mondrick Bradley v. Mississippi
  130. 18-9362Timothy Stuart Ring v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections
  131. 18-9368Antonio Dean Blackstone v. United States
  132. 18-9371Lawrence Dusean Adkinson v. United States
  133. 18-9394Ward T. Evans v. Delaware
  134. 18-9413Hozay Royal v. Gurbir Grewal, Attorney General of New Jersey
  135. 18-9445Volvick Vassor v. Florida
  136. 18-9474Irving Madden v. Michael Melvin, WardenThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
  137. 17-5410Willie Tyler v. United StatesThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  138. 18-1065Interpipe Contracting, Inc. v. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of CaliforniaThe motion of Associated General Contractors of America for leave to file out of time a brief as amicus curiae is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  139. 18-1074Brian Perryman v. Josue RomeroThe motion of Center for Individual Rights for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  140. 18-1084Minnesota v. Mark Jerome JohnsonThe motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The motion of Mothers Against Drunk Driving for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  141. 18-1317American Institute for International Steel, Inc. v. United StatesThe petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment is denied.
  142. 18-1371Jefferson Morley v. Central Intelligence AgencyThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  143. 18-1430ReDigi Inc. v. Capitol Records, LLCThe motion of OmniQ for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  144. 18-1468United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund v. Andre M. Toffel, as Chapter 7 Trustee for Walter Energy Inc.The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  145. 18-8440Travis Trevino Runnels v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions DivisionThe motion of respondent for leave to file a brief in opposition under seal with redacted copies for the public record is granted. The motion of petitioner for leave to file a reply brief under seal with redacted copies for the public record is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  146. 18-8953Carol J. Morris v. Noel Francisco, Solicitor General of the 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.
  147. 18-8982Daniel Warren v. Josh Shapiro, Attorney General of PennsylvaniaThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  148. 18-9250Tatyana Evgenievna Drevaleva v. Alameda Health SystemThe petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment is denied.

Habeas corpus denied1

  1. 18-9476In Re Anthony K. AndersonThe petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied.

Rehearings denied22

  1. 18-1060Michael A. Weiss, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Jane L. Marsh, Deceased v. Stephen D. Marsh, as Executor of the Estate of Monroe F. Marsh, Deceased
  2. 18-1153Timothy J. Rizzo v. Applied Materials, Inc.
  3. 18-7409Stephen Daniel Leonard v. Florida
  4. 18-7724Elloyd Johnson v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  5. 18-7850Larry Howard v. Daniel Lesatz, Warden
  6. 18-7852Donald Hug v. T. J. Conley, Warden
  7. 18-7908Twila Haynes v. Walmart
  8. 18-7932Dale Allen Hamer v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  9. 18-7934Seaun Llwellyn Farthing v. Dara Watson, Warden
  10. 18-7945Carl Allen Watts v. Michigan
  11. 18-7956Ikemefula Charles Ibeabuchi v. Paul Penzone
  12. 18-7987Ikemefula Charles Ibeabuchi v. Paul Penzone
  13. 18-7999Raoul A. Galan v. Larry Gegenheimer
  14. 18-8018Michael Anthony Kendrick v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  15. 18-8105Alicja Herriott v. Paul Herriott
  16. 18-8193Ada Albors Gonzalez v. William M. Stern
  17. 18-8200Tommy Earl Boone, Jr. v. Texas
  18. 18-8206Robert L. Clark v. Christopher M. Carr, Attorney General of Georgia
  19. 18-8335Lamar C. Chapman, III v. Barack Hussein Obama
  20. 18-8585Zhordrack Bloodywone v. Joseph Bellnier, Superintendent, Marcy Correctional Facility
  21. 18-8716Sean M. Donahue v. Pennsylvania Department of Labor and IndustryThe petitions for rehearing are denied.
  22. 18-6700Michael DePietro v. Allstate Insurance Co.The motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing is denied.