Order list

Monday, October 21, 2019

3 GVRs · 84 denied · 4 habeas denied · 1 mandamus denied · 7 in pending cases · 1 discipline · 1 order · The Court’s PDF · 589 U.S.

Summary dispositions3

19-5181Lamar Johnson 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 Ninth Circuit for further consideration in light of Rehaif v. United States, 588 U. S. ___ (2019).
19-5217Lavares Detroen Watkins 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 Eleventh Circuit for further consideration in light of Rehaif v. United States, 588 U. S. ___ (2019).
19-5623Deshawn Legrier 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 Second Circuit for further consideration in light of Rehaif v. United States, 588 U. S. ___ (2019).

Orders in pending cases7

19M56VELASQUEZ PEREZ, MARILIS Y. V. PALENCIA, JOSE C.
19M57DOE, JANE V. DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICTThe motions for leave to file petitions for writs of certiorari with the supplemental appendices under seal are granted.
19M58BITON, CRYSTAL V. BARR, ATT'Y GEN., ET AL.
19M59BITON, CRYSTAL, ET AL. V. VERRILLI, DONALD B., ET AL.The motions to direct the Clerk to file petitions for writs of certiorari out of time are denied. 65, ORIG. TEXAS V. NEW MEXICO The conditional motion of Texas for review of the Special Master's 2019 final determination is granted.
18-938Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLCThe motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument is granted.
18-7739Gonzalo Holguin-Hernandez v. United StatesThe motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument is granted, and the time is divided as follows: 15 minutes for petitioner, 15 minutes for the Solicitor General in support of vacatur, and 30 minutes for Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below.
19-5632T. A. v. Howard B. LeffThe motion of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioners are allowed until November 12, 2019, 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.

Orders1

19-220Lee Chatfield v. League of Women Voters of MichiganThe judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan for further consideration in light of Rucho v. Common Cause, 588 U.S. ___ (2019).

Certiorari denied84

18-1446Lettie Sexton, ex rel. Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. v. Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
18-1506Julian Martin v. United States
18-1515Eli Lilly and Company v. Erfindergemeinschaft UroPep GbR
18-1543Michael A. Katz, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Cellco Partnership, dba Verizon Wireless
18-1554Lawrence W. Blessinger v. United States
19-73Michael W. Gahagan v. Citizenship & Immigration Services
19-75James Joseph Garner v. Colorado
19-76Martin Marquardt, Deputy Sheriff v. William Fletcher
19-170The E Company v. Trustees of the Suburban Teamsters of Northern Illinois Pension Fund
19-201Roger S. Hanson v. Jennifer Allert
19-204Paul M. Carrick v. Tamyra Ann Rice
19-207David Grober v. Mako Products, Inc.
19-210Lizette Olaechea, aka Lizette Simmonds v. Grace Olaechea
19-215Darrel Conell Nevels v. Piggly Wiggly Corporation
19-217DaVinci Aircraft, Inc. v. United States
19-218Xiu Jian Sun v. Wu Hua Jing
19-226Noel L. Smith v. Diane Smith Carusos
19-231Wes Perkins v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
19-236Achashverosh Adnah Ammiyhuwd v. Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
19-246Massood Jallali v. Florida
19-258Richard Lewis Katzin v. United States
19-262Xiao-Ying Yu v. Robert R. Neall, Secretary, Maryland Department of Health
19-270Patricia Rodriguez v. LPP Mortgage Ltd., LP
19-316Larry Drake Hansen v. Salt Lake City Corporation
19-334Norman Douglas Diamond v. United States
19-344Qihui Huang v. Ajit Varadaraj Pai, Chairman of Federal Communications Commission
19-349Swisher International, Inc. v. Trendsettah USA, Inc.
19-364Dwayne Lamar Williams, Sr. v. Virginia
19-366Walter C. Lange v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
19-372William D. Jenkins, Jr., et ux. v. Corey Chance
19-374Floyd Hamilton Byrns, Jr. v. Maryland
19-419Antonio L. Saulsberry v. Randy Lee, Warden
19-5246Jason Rosado v. United States
19-5592Dawud Spaulding v. Ohio
19-5615Marc Remenar, Sr. v. Jamie Remenar, nka Jamie Solberg
19-5628Charles Rochester v. New York State Division of Human Rights
19-5637Karen Sue Wilson v. Marion Police Department
19-5639Kirby D. Crawford v. Georgia
19-5644Keith Stuart Cumbee v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
19-5649Terry Lee O'Brien v. Carla Hacker-Agnew, Warden
19-5650James Michael Williams v. Daniel Paramo, Warden
19-5660Alfonso Sanchez v. Pennsylvania
19-5664Curtis Lee Sheppard, Jr. v. Texas
19-5674Ed Teague, II v. Regent Financial Group, Inc.
19-5680Kenneth Taylor Curry v. Vancouver Housing Authority
19-5692Larry Dean Cochrun v. Bob Dooley, Warden
19-5694Craig Farley v. Ralph Diaz, Secretary, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
19-5696Adrian Francis Williams v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
19-5703Eric Massey v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
19-5709Sam Newman v. Louisiana
19-5768Steven Villalona v. Florida
19-5802Travis Wade Matthews v. Pennsylvania
19-5840Andre Kenneth Stuckey v. California
19-5879Timothy L. Joe v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
19-5912Jesus Oscar Meraz Leon v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections
19-5913Sammie Lee Smith, IV v. Florida
19-5917Matthew A. Castro v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
19-5919Marlon Romaine Carter v. Louisiana
19-5932Chavez Myers v. United States
19-5951Jeffrey L. Harris v. Judy P. Smith, Warden
19-5955Dennis R. Heilman v. Randy Blades, Warden
19-5956Adrian Apodaca v. United States
19-5959Loretta Fergerson v. United States
19-5962David Tjader v. United States
19-5963Jesus Yugopicio-Rojas v. United States
19-5969Tawoine Aquil Frank Banks v. United States
19-5970Murad Razzaq v. Kansas
19-5974Duane L. O'Malley v. United States
19-5976Marquise Travon Dedmon v. United States
19-5982Alcadio Caballero De La Torre v. United States
19-5996Michael J. W. Potter v. United States
19-6018Joey Little v. United States
19-6019Marco Antonio Murillo v. United States
19-6020Jose Romeu v. United States
19-6021Ricardo Valles De La Rosa v. United States
19-6027Jordan Combs v. United States
19-6030Craig Elias v. Mark Capozza, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Fayette
19-6035Luis R. Espinal-Rivera v. United States
19-6052Rafie A. Lee v. Florida
19-6064Tommy Cole v. R. J. Rackley, WardenThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
19-6New York v. Jahmarley JonesThe motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
19-232New Mighty U.S. Trust v. Robert Shi, as Executor of the Will of Yueh-Lan WangThe motion of Professor George A. Bermann for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion and this petition.
19-274Teresa Buchanan v. F. King AlexanderThe motion of National Coalition Against Censorship, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
19-5971Darlene Schmidt v. Gary R. Herbert, Governor of UtahThe 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

19-421In Re William Henry Hamman
19-6066In Re Jeffrey S. Collier
19-6093In Re Barbara Stone
19-6134In Re Recardo Wimbush, et ux.The petitions for writs of habeas corpus are denied.

Mandamus denied1

19-338In Re Peter AppelThe petition for a writ of mandamus is denied.

Attorney discipline1

D-3044IN THE MATTER OF DISBARMENT OF ARTHUR JAY SMITHArthur Jay Smith, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, having been suspended from the practice of law in this Court by order of August 5, 2019; and a rule having been issued and served upon him requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred; and a response having been filed; It is ordered that Arthur Jay Smith is disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.