Order list
Monday, December 9, 2019
2 GVRs · 198 denied · 2 habeas denied · 5 mandamus denied · 44 rehearings denied · 20 in pending cases · 1 discipline · The Court’s PDF · 589 U.S.
Summary dispositions2
- 19-5804Jesse Lewis 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 United States v. Davis, 588 U. S. ___ (2019).
- 19-5852Roosevelt Leon Cooper 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).
Orders in pending cases20
- 19A21Monue Forkpayea Geimah v. William P. Barr, Attorney GeneralThe application for stay addressed to Justice Ginsburg and referred to the Court is denied.
- 19M71McINTOSH, JAMES V. KIRBY, WARDEN, ET AL.The motion to direct the Clerk to file a petition for a writ of certiorari out of time is denied. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
- 19M72SHARBUTT, JIMMY L. V. VASQUEZ, WARDEN
- 19M73CARSWELL, JEFFREY G., ET AL. V. E. PHIL & SONS, ET AL.
- 19M74JOHNSON, DAVID V. COURT OF CLAIMS OF ILLINOISThe motions to direct the Clerk to file petitions for writs of certiorari out of time are denied.
- 19M75WHITE, OLIVER L. V. UNITED STATESThe motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record is granted.
- 19M76UPSHAW, SOLOMON V. UNITED STATESThe motion for leave to proceed as a veteran is denied. 151, ORIG. STATE OF ARIZONA V. SACKLER, RICHARD, ET AL. The motion for leave to file a bill of complaint is denied.
- 17-1268Monicah Okoba Opati, In Her Own Right, and as Executrix of the Estate of Caroline Setla Opati, Deceased v. Republic of SudanThe motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument is granted. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
- 17-1712James J. Thole v. U.S. Bank N.A.
- 18-1048GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp., fka Converteam SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC
- 18-1195Kendra Espinoza v. Montana Department of RevenueThe motions of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument are granted.
- 18-9412Amin A. Rashid v. United StatesThe motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
- 18-9706Scott Peters v. IllinoisThe motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied.
- 19-7Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection BureauThe motion of petitioner to dispense with printing the joint appendix is granted.
- 19-277HSBC Holdings PLC v. Irving H. PicardThe Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
- 19-5632T. A. v. Howard B. LeffThe motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied.
- 19-6172Samantha Delane Rajapakse v. Credit Acceptance Corporation
- 19-6191K. N., et ux. v. Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
- 19-6198Gonzalo R. Rubang, Jr. v. United Airlines, Inc.
- 19-6214Luis Fuquen v. Trina EverittThe motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are denied. Petitioners are allowed until December 30, 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 denied198
- 18-1519Jason Correa v. United States
- 18-1538Dartmond Cherk v. Marin County, California
- 18-1552Henry P. Alfano and William Hird v. United States
- 18-1581Michael Lowry, Robert Mulgrew, and Thomasine Tynes v. United States
- 18-1572Matthew D. Priset v. Pennsylvania
- 18-1586Scott Lynn Gibson, aka Vanessa Lynn v. Brian Collier
- 18-9263Luis Felipe Valencia v. United States
- 18-9328Diego Portocarrero Valencia v. United States
- 19-4Jackson National Life Insurance Company v. Tamarin Lindenburg, Individually and as Natural Guardian of Her Minor Children ZTL and SML
- 19-13Tennessee v. Tamarin Lindenburg, Individually and as Natural Guardian of Her Minor Children ZTL and SML
- 19-47Jeryme Morgan v. Minh Schott
- 19-109Giovanni Montijo-Dominguez v. United States
- 19-152Amarin Pharma, Inc. v. International Trade Commission
- 19-158Marcus Turner, Sr. v. Alva C. Hines
- 19-159Carlos Tapia v. New York
- 19-248Walid Jammal v. American Family Insurance Company
- 19-263Cody Ross v. Johnnie Rochell, Jr.
- 19-276Jose Luis Garza v. City of Donna, Texas
- 19-283City of Trinidad, Colorado v. Stephen Hamer
- 19-285Jerud Butler v. Board of County Commissioners for San Miguel County
- 19-286Cranston Police Retirees Action Committee v. City of Cranston, Rhode Island
- 19-287Jorge L. Medina v. William P. Barr, Attorney General
- 19-291Anne K. Block v. Washington State Bar Association
- 19-293TKC Aerospace Inc. v. Charles Taylor Muhs
- 19-304Ranger American of the V.I., Inc. v. Frederick J. Balboni, Jr.
- 19-406Marilu F. Touma v. The General Counsel of the Regents
- 19-417EMW Women's Surgical Center, P.S.C. v. Adam Meier
- 19-436T. R. C. v. Wisconsin
- 19-439CTIA - The Wireless Association v. City of Berkeley, California
- 19-448Glen Plourde v. Jane Doe
- 19-451Edward Ronny Arnold v. Jeff McCord, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
- 19-452Gregory Clark v. Austin Clark
- 19-457Xia Bi v. Terry McAuliffe
- 19-458John Schickel v. George C. Troutman
- 19-459Texas Brine Company, LLC v. Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC
- 19-460Alexander Y. Usenko, Derivatively on Behalf of the SunEdison Semiconductor Ltd. Retirement Savings Plan v. MEMC LLC
- 19-463Wilbur-Ellis Company LLC v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- 19-467Chixapkaid Donald Michael Pavel v. University of Oregon
- 19-468Keesha Elayne Frye v. United States
- 19-474Respect Washington v. Global Neighborhood
- 19-478Amadou Sowe v. Pall Corporation
- 19-482ASAP Copy and Print v. Canon Solutions America, Inc.
- 19-485Juan Perez v. City of Sweetwater, Florida
- 19-492Eduardo Adame-Hernandez v. William P. Barr, Attorney General
- 19-501Shawn C. Rutland v. Warden, Smith State Prison
- 19-530James Kerr Schlosser v. United States
- 19-533River Birch, Incorporated v. Waste Management of Louisiana, L.L.C.
- 19-536Bocilla Island Seaport, Inc., fka Highpoint Tower Technology, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 19-538Albert S. N. Hee v. United States
- 19-571Intel Corporation v. Continental Circuits LLC
- 19-576Interior Glass Systems, Inc. v. United States
- 19-579William Boateng v. BP, P.L.C.
- 19-585Robert Leigh Stoltz v. Virginia
- 19-594Mahmoud Thiam v. United States
- 19-612Hassan Abpikar v. United States
- 19-613W&T Offshore, Incorporated v. Apache Deepwater, L.L.C.
- 19-5391Dan Carmichael McCarthan v. United States
- 19-5643Raymont Wright v. United States
- 19-5693Harlow Hutchinson v. Louisiana
- 19-6090Taylor Wells v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
- 19-6091James L. Toney v. Heath Dickson
- 19-6092Jonothan E. Prather v. Robert Gilmore, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Greene
- 19-6096Jerry Simmons v. Darryl Vannoy, Warden
- 19-6097Clarence Duke Reynolds v. Virginia
- 19-6098Pablo Enrique Rosado-Sanchez v. Puerto Rico Department of Education
- 19-6099Khalil Stafford v. New Jersey
- 19-6103Farid John Popal v. New York
- 19-6105Avram Moshe Perry v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
- 19-6106Alexander William Johnson v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
- 19-6118Aaron Brent v. Ashley Workman
- 19-6122Jermaine Stevenson v. Jeffrey Woods, Warden
- 19-6126Adelbaset A. Youssef v. Bill Schuette
- 19-6129Hariz Belt Guzman Pena v. William P. Barr, Attorney General
- 19-6130George W. Fisher v. John Gregory Mermelstein, et al
- 19-6136Thomas A. Bias v. Jimmy Martin, Warden
- 19-6139Jermaine Stevenson v. Connie Horton, Warden
- 19-6145Anthony Mark Smith, Jr. v. Virginia
- 19-6147James Sardakowski v. Mike Romero, Warden
- 19-6153Davontah Lee Nelson v. Sherry L. Burt, Warden
- 19-6161John Connolly v. Florida
- 19-6163Julissa Olivares Polanco v. Lincoln Community Healthcare
- 19-6165Ricky G. Davis v. Virginia
- 19-6166Sean Lee Strandberg v. Carmen Denise Palmer, Warden
- 19-6168Edward Robinson v. DeWayne Burton, Warden
- 19-6171Jorge Sanchez-Rodriguez v. Louisiana
- 19-6174David Anthony Lee v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
- 19-6175K. S. v. Contra Costa County Children & Family Services Bureau
- 19-6180Dannie Joe Farnum v. Scott Frauenheim, Warden
- 19-6181Mark Robertson v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
- 19-6183Reginald Chatman v. Florida
- 19-6184Chavalier Dwayne Johnson, Sr. v. Lars Severson, Warden
- 19-6192Lagenza Junious v. Pennsylvania
- 19-6194William Edward Sneed v. John E. Wetzel, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
- 19-6203Eric Christopher Barrass v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
- 19-6204James Michael Biela v. Nevada
- 19-6206Troy Davenport v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
- 19-6210Marcus Jackson v. Noah Nagy, Warden
- 19-6212Melissa Edwards v. Attorney Grievance Commission
- 19-6215Twila Haynes v. Assets Protection, Inc.
- 19-6216Maxcium Herring v. L. S. McEwen, Warden
- 19-6218Timothy Milton Boone v. Maryland
- 19-6219C. B. v. Thomas N. Fischgrund
- 19-6222Clarence Leonard Hearns, Jr. v. K. Harrington, Warden
- 19-6223Kermit B. Harris v. Charmaine Bracy, Warden
- 19-6226Supreme Raheem Ackbar v. Patricia S. Connor
- 19-6235Scott Thomas Erskine v. California
- 19-6246Shafia M. Jones v. Wisconsin
- 19-6260Craig Cross v. Florida
- 19-6261Jeremiah Marion v. Florida
- 19-6263Carlos Velasquez v. Utah
- 19-6274Sergei Kovalev v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 19-6299Victor Lopez v. Sterling Correctional Facility
- 19-6302James Philip Douglas v. Margaret Gilbert, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center
- 19-6303Jeffrey Jason Cooper v. United States
- 19-6323Michael Taffaro v. New Jersey
- 19-6344Spencer Altschuler v. Florida
- 19-6350Maurice Antoine-Hake Dobson-El v. Michigan
- 19-6351Geoffrey Elkington v. Michael Clark, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Albion
- 19-6366Spencer Kerry Curtiss v. North Dakota
- 19-6367James Eugene Keiser v. Ricky Foxwell, Warden
- 19-6371Wesley Jefferson v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
- 19-6380Emerson L. Beverly v. Sherry L. Burt, Warden
- 19-6383Nelli Kesoyan v. United States
- 19-6385Neil Grenning v. James Key, Superintendent, Airway Heights Corrections Center
- 19-6390Edward L. Collins v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
- 19-6391Robert Chin v. Mark Capozza, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Fayette
- 19-6392Jeffrey F. Evers v. Brian Foster, Warden
- 19-6394Jacques Paul Villafana v. Henry Thomas Padrick, Jr.
- 19-6397Jose Gomez-Aguilar v. United States
- 19-6400Robert W. Wazney v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
- 19-6404Donald Lee Curtis v. Erik A. Hooks, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Public Safety
- 19-6408Adam Strege v. United States
- 19-6415Jose Eleuterio Nava v. United States
- 19-6418Wayne Neville Morris v. United States
- 19-6420Christopher Mark Heath v. United States
- 19-6421Ralph Herman Fox, Jr. v. United States
- 19-6423Halisi Uhuru v. United States
- 19-6424Anthony Darnell Stokes v. United States
- 19-6433Edward Anthony Torres v. United States
- 19-6436Bharanidharan Padmanabhan v. Drug Enforcement Administration
- 19-6444Jermaine D. Harris v. Stephen T. Moyer, Secretary, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
- 19-6445Lewellyn Charles Cox, IV, aka Sho, aka Showtime, aka Showtyme v. United States
- 19-6448Garrett Dean Door, Sr. v. United States
- 19-6450Sherif Sayed Mahmoud v. Texas
- 19-6456Geoffrey Baggett v. M. Eliot Spearman, Warden
- 19-6461Vernon Allen Collins v. Maryland
- 19-6471Diego Alonso Lozano-Perez v. United States
- 19-6474Christopher Andrew Tank v. Michigan
- 19-6476Charles Blunt v. Sherman Campbell, Warden
- 19-6478Abdul King Garba v. United States
- 19-6481Harold B. Rotte v. United States
- 19-6485Ryan Van Stevenson v. United States
- 19-6486Eduard Bangiyev v. United States
- 19-6487Sean M. Donahue v. Pennsylvania
- 19-6489Clifford Gene Wallace v. United States
- 19-6490Ali Al-Maqablh v. Kentucky
- 19-6491Matthew Shaffer v. United States
- 19-6494Sandra J. Staten v. D.R. Horton Inc.
- 19-6497David Morillo-Cruz v. United States
- 19-6503Pedro Jorge Moreno-Garcia v. United States
- 19-6505Michael Ingram v. United States
- 19-6509William Gaudet v. United States
- 19-6511Roberto Trinidad Del Carpio Frescas v. United States
- 19-6515Andre Verlin Anderson v. Vicki Janssen, Warden
- 19-6525Sean Trent Barnes v. United States
- 19-6527Ruben Patrick Valdes v. United States
- 19-6529James Tyson, Jr. v. United States
- 19-6530Vincent Williams v. United States
- 19-6533Kaleb L. Basey v. United States
- 19-6538Levi Jermaine Griffin v. United States
- 19-6539Dwayne Dumont Haizlip v. Joseph Valliere
- 19-6540Howard Grant v. United States
- 19-6541Star Fortes v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
- 19-6547Kevin Sterling v. United States
- 19-6549Jose Laureano Salgado v. United States
- 19-6550Christian James Gieseke v. United States
- 19-6551Neil Timothy Aho v. United States
- 19-6552Darrell Tykwan Atkinson v. United States
- 19-6554Brandon Gregory Leal v. United States
- 19-6555Courtney Johnson v. United States
- 19-6557Steven Nygren v. United States
- 19-6560Matthew Joseph Lucio v. United States
- 19-6569Keyon W. Carraway v. United States
- 19-6571Francisco Illarramendi v. John J. Carney
- 19-6572Derrick Hills v. United States
- 19-6573Garron Gonzalez v. United States
- 19-6576James Marvin Reed v. United States
- 19-6583Patrick Killen, Jr. v. United States
- 19-6584Steven Williams v. United States
- 19-6587Jose Joel Helguera-Del Rio v. United States
- 19-6597Thiodore Igorovich Galitsa v. United StatesThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
- 18-8862Roderick White v. LouisianaThe motion of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
- 19-257California Trout v. Hoopa Valley TribeThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- 19-426Pennsylvania v. Michael J. HicksThe motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
- 19-432All American Check Cashing, Inc. v. Consumer Financial Protection BureauThe petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment is denied.
- 19-470Darin Jones v. Department of JusticeThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- 19-560Jennie Nicassio v. Viacom International, Inc.The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- 19-6158William A. White v. Todd SloopThe 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 denied2
- 19-6591In Re Kenneth Uncapher
- 19-6645In Re Morgan Allen ArmstrongThe petitions for writs of habeas corpus are denied.
Mandamus denied5
- 19-359In Re The Law Offices of Nina Ringgold
- 19-410In Re Richard J. Fields
- 19-481In Re R. C. "Rick" Lussy
- 19-5721In Re Craig Melvin Schafer
- 19-6112In Re Larry PouncyThe petitions for writs of mandamus are denied.
Rehearings denied44
- 18-9014Jamaal A. McNeil v. Nebraska
- 18-9017Ronald R. Myles v. United States
- 18-9090Virginia Howard v. San Diego County Counsel
- 18-9190Parnell Smith v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
- 18-9209H. F. v. Board of Education of the Township of Teaneck
- 18-9254Larry B. Rubin v. Hector Sanchez
- 18-9283Constance F. Russell v. First Resolution Investment Corporation
- 18-9354Donald Reddick v. United States
- 18-9374Bruce Duane Walton v. Tracy Ray, Warden
- 18-9390Gerald Aranoff v. Susan Aranoff
- 18-9426Paul Duriso v. West Gulf Maritime Association
- 18-9631Erickson Meko Campbell v. United States
- 18-9709Angie Walker v. United States
- 18-9713Steven Allen Brende v. Darin Young, Warden
- 18-9800Barton Joseph Adams v. United States
- 19-163Margaret A. Norton v. Colgate Palmolive Company
- 19-174Jeri Lynn Rich, Representative for Gavrila Covaci Dupuis-Mays, an Incapacitated Person v. Michael Palko
- 19-215Darrel Conell Nevels v. Piggly Wiggly Corporation
- 19-261Steven T. Waltner, et ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 19-262Xiao-Ying Yu v. Robert R. Neall, Secretary, Maryland Department of Health
- 19-323Charles V. Schneider v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 19-5040Jennifer Lu v. Stanford University
- 19-5047Cathy L. Toole v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- 19-5059Paul A. Viera v. Florida
- 19-5066Jordon Louis Dongarra v. United States
- 19-5072Troy Lee Bridges v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
- 19-5090Frances Du Ju v. Washington
- 19-5156Theresa A. Logan v. Town of Windsor, New York
- 19-5179Susan E. Pattishall v. Vinton G. Cerf
- 19-5190Steven Williams v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation
- 19-5200In Re Isidro Roman
- 19-5211Anyiam Anyanwu v. William P. Barr, Attorney General
- 19-5225In Re Jonathan E. Brunson
- 19-5265Benjamin E. Schreiber v. Nick Ludwick
- 19-5313Thomas Arthur Kahlow v. Florida
- 19-5413John Thomas Rooney v. Georgia
- 19-5510Maurice Patrick Fortune, III v. Virginia
- 19-5587In Re Levar Lee Spence
- 19-5657Heather Rogero, et vir v. Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of Health and Human Services
- 19-5664Curtis Lee Sheppard, Jr. v. Texas
- 19-5756In Re James Bryant
- 19-5816Gabriel A. Maalouf v. Praetorian Insurance Company
- 19-5822Ronald Tuttle v. United States
- 19-5931Darryl Allen v. PennsylvaniaThe petitions for rehearing are denied.
Attorney discipline1
- D-3051IN THE MATTER OF DISBARMENT OF STEVEN ANTHONY LANGSteven Anthony Lang, of Chicago, Illinois, 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 Steven Anthony Lang is disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.