Supreme Court Report

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

  1. 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).
  2. 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

  1. 19A21Monue Forkpayea Geimah v. William P. Barr, Attorney GeneralThe application for stay addressed to Justice Ginsburg and referred to the Court is denied.
  2. 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.
  3. 19M72SHARBUTT, JIMMY L. V. VASQUEZ, WARDEN
  4. 19M73CARSWELL, JEFFREY G., ET AL. V. E. PHIL & SONS, ET AL.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 17-1712James J. Thole v. U.S. Bank N.A.
  10. 18-1048GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp., fka Converteam SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 18-9706Scott Peters v. IllinoisThe motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied.
  14. 19-7Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection BureauThe motion of petitioner to dispense with printing the joint appendix is granted.
  15. 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.
  16. 19-5632T. A. v. Howard B. LeffThe motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied.
  17. 19-6172Samantha Delane Rajapakse v. Credit Acceptance Corporation
  18. 19-6191K. N., et ux. v. Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
  19. 19-6198Gonzalo R. Rubang, Jr. v. United Airlines, Inc.
  20. 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

  1. 18-1519Jason Correa v. United States
  2. 18-1538Dartmond Cherk v. Marin County, California
  3. 18-1552Henry P. Alfano and William Hird v. United States
  4. 18-1581Michael Lowry, Robert Mulgrew, and Thomasine Tynes v. United States
  5. 18-1572Matthew D. Priset v. Pennsylvania
  6. 18-1586Scott Lynn Gibson, aka Vanessa Lynn v. Brian Collier
  7. 18-9263Luis Felipe Valencia v. United States
  8. 18-9328Diego Portocarrero Valencia v. United States
  9. 19-4Jackson National Life Insurance Company v. Tamarin Lindenburg, Individually and as Natural Guardian of Her Minor Children ZTL and SML
  10. 19-13Tennessee v. Tamarin Lindenburg, Individually and as Natural Guardian of Her Minor Children ZTL and SML
  11. 19-47Jeryme Morgan v. Minh Schott
  12. 19-109Giovanni Montijo-Dominguez v. United States
  13. 19-152Amarin Pharma, Inc. v. International Trade Commission
  14. 19-158Marcus Turner, Sr. v. Alva C. Hines
  15. 19-159Carlos Tapia v. New York
  16. 19-248Walid Jammal v. American Family Insurance Company
  17. 19-263Cody Ross v. Johnnie Rochell, Jr.
  18. 19-276Jose Luis Garza v. City of Donna, Texas
  19. 19-283City of Trinidad, Colorado v. Stephen Hamer
  20. 19-285Jerud Butler v. Board of County Commissioners for San Miguel County
  21. 19-286Cranston Police Retirees Action Committee v. City of Cranston, Rhode Island
  22. 19-287Jorge L. Medina v. William P. Barr, Attorney General
  23. 19-291Anne K. Block v. Washington State Bar Association
  24. 19-293TKC Aerospace Inc. v. Charles Taylor Muhs
  25. 19-304Ranger American of the V.I., Inc. v. Frederick J. Balboni, Jr.
  26. 19-406Marilu F. Touma v. The General Counsel of the Regents
  27. 19-417EMW Women's Surgical Center, P.S.C. v. Adam Meier
  28. 19-436T. R. C. v. Wisconsin
  29. 19-439CTIA - The Wireless Association v. City of Berkeley, California
  30. 19-448Glen Plourde v. Jane Doe
  31. 19-451Edward Ronny Arnold v. Jeff McCord, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
  32. 19-452Gregory Clark v. Austin Clark
  33. 19-457Xia Bi v. Terry McAuliffe
  34. 19-458John Schickel v. George C. Troutman
  35. 19-459Texas Brine Company, LLC v. Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC
  36. 19-460Alexander Y. Usenko, Derivatively on Behalf of the SunEdison Semiconductor Ltd. Retirement Savings Plan v. MEMC LLC
  37. 19-463Wilbur-Ellis Company LLC v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
  38. 19-467Chixapkaid Donald Michael Pavel v. University of Oregon
  39. 19-468Keesha Elayne Frye v. United States
  40. 19-474Respect Washington v. Global Neighborhood
  41. 19-478Amadou Sowe v. Pall Corporation
  42. 19-482ASAP Copy and Print v. Canon Solutions America, Inc.
  43. 19-485Juan Perez v. City of Sweetwater, Florida
  44. 19-492Eduardo Adame-Hernandez v. William P. Barr, Attorney General
  45. 19-501Shawn C. Rutland v. Warden, Smith State Prison
  46. 19-530James Kerr Schlosser v. United States
  47. 19-533River Birch, Incorporated v. Waste Management of Louisiana, L.L.C.
  48. 19-536Bocilla Island Seaport, Inc., fka Highpoint Tower Technology, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  49. 19-538Albert S. N. Hee v. United States
  50. 19-571Intel Corporation v. Continental Circuits LLC
  51. 19-576Interior Glass Systems, Inc. v. United States
  52. 19-579William Boateng v. BP, P.L.C.
  53. 19-585Robert Leigh Stoltz v. Virginia
  54. 19-594Mahmoud Thiam v. United States
  55. 19-612Hassan Abpikar v. United States
  56. 19-613W&T Offshore, Incorporated v. Apache Deepwater, L.L.C.
  57. 19-5391Dan Carmichael McCarthan v. United States
  58. 19-5643Raymont Wright v. United States
  59. 19-5693Harlow Hutchinson v. Louisiana
  60. 19-6090Taylor Wells v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  61. 19-6091James L. Toney v. Heath Dickson
  62. 19-6092Jonothan E. Prather v. Robert Gilmore, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Greene
  63. 19-6096Jerry Simmons v. Darryl Vannoy, Warden
  64. 19-6097Clarence Duke Reynolds v. Virginia
  65. 19-6098Pablo Enrique Rosado-Sanchez v. Puerto Rico Department of Education
  66. 19-6099Khalil Stafford v. New Jersey
  67. 19-6103Farid John Popal v. New York
  68. 19-6105Avram Moshe Perry v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  69. 19-6106Alexander William Johnson v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  70. 19-6118Aaron Brent v. Ashley Workman
  71. 19-6122Jermaine Stevenson v. Jeffrey Woods, Warden
  72. 19-6126Adelbaset A. Youssef v. Bill Schuette
  73. 19-6129Hariz Belt Guzman Pena v. William P. Barr, Attorney General
  74. 19-6130George W. Fisher v. John Gregory Mermelstein, et al
  75. 19-6136Thomas A. Bias v. Jimmy Martin, Warden
  76. 19-6139Jermaine Stevenson v. Connie Horton, Warden
  77. 19-6145Anthony Mark Smith, Jr. v. Virginia
  78. 19-6147James Sardakowski v. Mike Romero, Warden
  79. 19-6153Davontah Lee Nelson v. Sherry L. Burt, Warden
  80. 19-6161John Connolly v. Florida
  81. 19-6163Julissa Olivares Polanco v. Lincoln Community Healthcare
  82. 19-6165Ricky G. Davis v. Virginia
  83. 19-6166Sean Lee Strandberg v. Carmen Denise Palmer, Warden
  84. 19-6168Edward Robinson v. DeWayne Burton, Warden
  85. 19-6171Jorge Sanchez-Rodriguez v. Louisiana
  86. 19-6174David Anthony Lee v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
  87. 19-6175K. S. v. Contra Costa County Children & Family Services Bureau
  88. 19-6180Dannie Joe Farnum v. Scott Frauenheim, Warden
  89. 19-6181Mark Robertson v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  90. 19-6183Reginald Chatman v. Florida
  91. 19-6184Chavalier Dwayne Johnson, Sr. v. Lars Severson, Warden
  92. 19-6192Lagenza Junious v. Pennsylvania
  93. 19-6194William Edward Sneed v. John E. Wetzel, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
  94. 19-6203Eric Christopher Barrass v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  95. 19-6204James Michael Biela v. Nevada
  96. 19-6206Troy Davenport v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  97. 19-6210Marcus Jackson v. Noah Nagy, Warden
  98. 19-6212Melissa Edwards v. Attorney Grievance Commission
  99. 19-6215Twila Haynes v. Assets Protection, Inc.
  100. 19-6216Maxcium Herring v. L. S. McEwen, Warden
  101. 19-6218Timothy Milton Boone v. Maryland
  102. 19-6219C. B. v. Thomas N. Fischgrund
  103. 19-6222Clarence Leonard Hearns, Jr. v. K. Harrington, Warden
  104. 19-6223Kermit B. Harris v. Charmaine Bracy, Warden
  105. 19-6226Supreme Raheem Ackbar v. Patricia S. Connor
  106. 19-6235Scott Thomas Erskine v. California
  107. 19-6246Shafia M. Jones v. Wisconsin
  108. 19-6260Craig Cross v. Florida
  109. 19-6261Jeremiah Marion v. Florida
  110. 19-6263Carlos Velasquez v. Utah
  111. 19-6274Sergei Kovalev v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  112. 19-6299Victor Lopez v. Sterling Correctional Facility
  113. 19-6302James Philip Douglas v. Margaret Gilbert, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center
  114. 19-6303Jeffrey Jason Cooper v. United States
  115. 19-6323Michael Taffaro v. New Jersey
  116. 19-6344Spencer Altschuler v. Florida
  117. 19-6350Maurice Antoine-Hake Dobson-El v. Michigan
  118. 19-6351Geoffrey Elkington v. Michael Clark, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Albion
  119. 19-6366Spencer Kerry Curtiss v. North Dakota
  120. 19-6367James Eugene Keiser v. Ricky Foxwell, Warden
  121. 19-6371Wesley Jefferson v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
  122. 19-6380Emerson L. Beverly v. Sherry L. Burt, Warden
  123. 19-6383Nelli Kesoyan v. United States
  124. 19-6385Neil Grenning v. James Key, Superintendent, Airway Heights Corrections Center
  125. 19-6390Edward L. Collins v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  126. 19-6391Robert Chin v. Mark Capozza, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Fayette
  127. 19-6392Jeffrey F. Evers v. Brian Foster, Warden
  128. 19-6394Jacques Paul Villafana v. Henry Thomas Padrick, Jr.
  129. 19-6397Jose Gomez-Aguilar v. United States
  130. 19-6400Robert W. Wazney v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  131. 19-6404Donald Lee Curtis v. Erik A. Hooks, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Public Safety
  132. 19-6408Adam Strege v. United States
  133. 19-6415Jose Eleuterio Nava v. United States
  134. 19-6418Wayne Neville Morris v. United States
  135. 19-6420Christopher Mark Heath v. United States
  136. 19-6421Ralph Herman Fox, Jr. v. United States
  137. 19-6423Halisi Uhuru v. United States
  138. 19-6424Anthony Darnell Stokes v. United States
  139. 19-6433Edward Anthony Torres v. United States
  140. 19-6436Bharanidharan Padmanabhan v. Drug Enforcement Administration
  141. 19-6444Jermaine D. Harris v. Stephen T. Moyer, Secretary, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
  142. 19-6445Lewellyn Charles Cox, IV, aka Sho, aka Showtime, aka Showtyme v. United States
  143. 19-6448Garrett Dean Door, Sr. v. United States
  144. 19-6450Sherif Sayed Mahmoud v. Texas
  145. 19-6456Geoffrey Baggett v. M. Eliot Spearman, Warden
  146. 19-6461Vernon Allen Collins v. Maryland
  147. 19-6471Diego Alonso Lozano-Perez v. United States
  148. 19-6474Christopher Andrew Tank v. Michigan
  149. 19-6476Charles Blunt v. Sherman Campbell, Warden
  150. 19-6478Abdul King Garba v. United States
  151. 19-6481Harold B. Rotte v. United States
  152. 19-6485Ryan Van Stevenson v. United States
  153. 19-6486Eduard Bangiyev v. United States
  154. 19-6487Sean M. Donahue v. Pennsylvania
  155. 19-6489Clifford Gene Wallace v. United States
  156. 19-6490Ali Al-Maqablh v. Kentucky
  157. 19-6491Matthew Shaffer v. United States
  158. 19-6494Sandra J. Staten v. D.R. Horton Inc.
  159. 19-6497David Morillo-Cruz v. United States
  160. 19-6503Pedro Jorge Moreno-Garcia v. United States
  161. 19-6505Michael Ingram v. United States
  162. 19-6509William Gaudet v. United States
  163. 19-6511Roberto Trinidad Del Carpio Frescas v. United States
  164. 19-6515Andre Verlin Anderson v. Vicki Janssen, Warden
  165. 19-6525Sean Trent Barnes v. United States
  166. 19-6527Ruben Patrick Valdes v. United States
  167. 19-6529James Tyson, Jr. v. United States
  168. 19-6530Vincent Williams v. United States
  169. 19-6533Kaleb L. Basey v. United States
  170. 19-6538Levi Jermaine Griffin v. United States
  171. 19-6539Dwayne Dumont Haizlip v. Joseph Valliere
  172. 19-6540Howard Grant v. United States
  173. 19-6541Star Fortes v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
  174. 19-6547Kevin Sterling v. United States
  175. 19-6549Jose Laureano Salgado v. United States
  176. 19-6550Christian James Gieseke v. United States
  177. 19-6551Neil Timothy Aho v. United States
  178. 19-6552Darrell Tykwan Atkinson v. United States
  179. 19-6554Brandon Gregory Leal v. United States
  180. 19-6555Courtney Johnson v. United States
  181. 19-6557Steven Nygren v. United States
  182. 19-6560Matthew Joseph Lucio v. United States
  183. 19-6569Keyon W. Carraway v. United States
  184. 19-6571Francisco Illarramendi v. John J. Carney
  185. 19-6572Derrick Hills v. United States
  186. 19-6573Garron Gonzalez v. United States
  187. 19-6576James Marvin Reed v. United States
  188. 19-6583Patrick Killen, Jr. v. United States
  189. 19-6584Steven Williams v. United States
  190. 19-6587Jose Joel Helguera-Del Rio v. United States
  191. 19-6597Thiodore Igorovich Galitsa v. United StatesThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
  192. 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.
  193. 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.
  194. 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.
  195. 19-432All American Check Cashing, Inc. v. Consumer Financial Protection BureauThe petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment is denied.
  196. 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.
  197. 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.
  198. 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

  1. 19-6591In Re Kenneth Uncapher
  2. 19-6645In Re Morgan Allen ArmstrongThe petitions for writs of habeas corpus are denied.

Mandamus denied5

  1. 19-359In Re The Law Offices of Nina Ringgold
  2. 19-410In Re Richard J. Fields
  3. 19-481In Re R. C. "Rick" Lussy
  4. 19-5721In Re Craig Melvin Schafer
  5. 19-6112In Re Larry PouncyThe petitions for writs of mandamus are denied.

Rehearings denied44

  1. 18-9014Jamaal A. McNeil v. Nebraska
  2. 18-9017Ronald R. Myles v. United States
  3. 18-9090Virginia Howard v. San Diego County Counsel
  4. 18-9190Parnell Smith v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  5. 18-9209H. F. v. Board of Education of the Township of Teaneck
  6. 18-9254Larry B. Rubin v. Hector Sanchez
  7. 18-9283Constance F. Russell v. First Resolution Investment Corporation
  8. 18-9354Donald Reddick v. United States
  9. 18-9374Bruce Duane Walton v. Tracy Ray, Warden
  10. 18-9390Gerald Aranoff v. Susan Aranoff
  11. 18-9426Paul Duriso v. West Gulf Maritime Association
  12. 18-9631Erickson Meko Campbell v. United States
  13. 18-9709Angie Walker v. United States
  14. 18-9713Steven Allen Brende v. Darin Young, Warden
  15. 18-9800Barton Joseph Adams v. United States
  16. 19-163Margaret A. Norton v. Colgate Palmolive Company
  17. 19-174Jeri Lynn Rich, Representative for Gavrila Covaci Dupuis-Mays, an Incapacitated Person v. Michael Palko
  18. 19-215Darrel Conell Nevels v. Piggly Wiggly Corporation
  19. 19-261Steven T. Waltner, et ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  20. 19-262Xiao-Ying Yu v. Robert R. Neall, Secretary, Maryland Department of Health
  21. 19-323Charles V. Schneider v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  22. 19-5040Jennifer Lu v. Stanford University
  23. 19-5047Cathy L. Toole v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  24. 19-5059Paul A. Viera v. Florida
  25. 19-5066Jordon Louis Dongarra v. United States
  26. 19-5072Troy Lee Bridges v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  27. 19-5090Frances Du Ju v. Washington
  28. 19-5156Theresa A. Logan v. Town of Windsor, New York
  29. 19-5179Susan E. Pattishall v. Vinton G. Cerf
  30. 19-5190Steven Williams v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation
  31. 19-5200In Re Isidro Roman
  32. 19-5211Anyiam Anyanwu v. William P. Barr, Attorney General
  33. 19-5225In Re Jonathan E. Brunson
  34. 19-5265Benjamin E. Schreiber v. Nick Ludwick
  35. 19-5313Thomas Arthur Kahlow v. Florida
  36. 19-5413John Thomas Rooney v. Georgia
  37. 19-5510Maurice Patrick Fortune, III v. Virginia
  38. 19-5587In Re Levar Lee Spence
  39. 19-5657Heather Rogero, et vir v. Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of Health and Human Services
  40. 19-5664Curtis Lee Sheppard, Jr. v. Texas
  41. 19-5756In Re James Bryant
  42. 19-5816Gabriel A. Maalouf v. Praetorian Insurance Company
  43. 19-5822Ronald Tuttle v. United States
  44. 19-5931Darryl Allen v. PennsylvaniaThe petitions for rehearing are denied.

Attorney discipline1

  1. 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.