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Monday, March 23, 2020


2 GVRs · 217 denied · 1 habeas denied · 3 mandamus denied · 23 rehearings denied · 14 in pending cases · The Court’s PDF · 589 U.S.

Summary dispositions2

  1. 19-6113Jose Armando Bazan v. United States
  2. 19-6431Jose Armando Bazan v. United StatesThe motions of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petitions for writs of certiorari are granted. The judgments are vacated, and the cases are remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for further consideration in light of Davis v. United States, 589 U. S. ___ (2020) (per curiam).

Orders in pending cases14

  1. 19M110DOE, JOHN 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.
  2. 19M111MAYES, TECUMSEH M. V. WINDOM, MARY, ET AL.
  3. 19M112MEDINA, SAMUEL Z. V. UNITED STATESThe motions to direct the Clerk to file petitions for writs of certiorari out of time are denied.
  4. 19M113CLOWERS, TOM V. CRADDUCK, KELLY, 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. 65, ORIG. TEXAS V. NEW MEXICO The motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument is granted.
  5. 19-267Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Agnes Morrissey-Berru
  6. 19-348St. James School v. Darryl Biel, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Kristen BielThe motion of Virginia, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument is denied. The motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument is granted.
  7. 19-357City of Chicago, Illinois v. Robbin L. FultonThe motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument is granted.
  8. 19-431Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania
  9. 19-454Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. PennsylvaniaThe motion of petitioner in No. 19-431 to dispense with printing the joint appendix is granted.
  10. 19-635Donald J. Trump v. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., in His Official Capacity as District Attorney of the County of New York
  11. 19-715Donald J. Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP
  12. 19-760Donald J. Trump v. Deutsche Bank AGThe motions of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument are granted.
  13. 19-6786Carol Johnene Morris v. United StatesThe motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied.
  14. 19-7310Michael Charles Smith v. FloridaThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until April 13, 2020, 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.

Certiorari denied217

  1. 18-8804Carlos Antonio Raymond v. Martin Joseph Roy
  2. 19-484John Doe 1 v. Federal Election Commission
  3. 19-497The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. v. Lincoln Property Company
  4. 19-500Ameer Siddiqui v. NetJets Aviation, Inc.
  5. 19-597Morris Reese v. Sprint Nextel Corporation
  6. 19-604Ernest L. Francway, Jr. v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  7. 19-607Woodcrest Homes, Inc. v. Carousel Farms Metropolitan District
  8. 19-646Alaina Adkins v. Jesse Michael Collens
  9. 19-735William Tong, Attorney General of Connecticut v. Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority
  10. 19-756Louis Taylor v. Pima County, Arizona
  11. 19-763Richard C. Angino, et ux. v. TransUnion LLC
  12. 19-765Michael Faust, Director, Arizona Department of Child Safety v. B. K., By Her Next Friend Margaret Tinsley
  13. 19-852Maxell, Ltd. v. Fandango Media, LLC
  14. 19-858GemCap Lending I, LLC v. Quarles & Brady, LLP
  15. 19-861Mark Shumski v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  16. 19-876Fernando A. Ramirez v. Dave Hogue
  17. 19-884Rick V. Caldwell, et ux. v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
  18. 19-885Jamie Swartz, et ux. v. Heartland Equine Rescue
  19. 19-886Israel K. Negash v. United States
  20. 19-888Eric A. Longmire v. Warshaw Burstein Cohen Schlesinger & Kuh, LLP
  21. 19-890Tom Jensen v. Hannah Blumenstiel, Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California
  22. 19-895R. Kirk McDonald v. Bellco Credit Union
  23. 19-902Michael Ramon Ochoa v. Arthur Levine
  24. 19-911Ivon Castro v. Dina Simon, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as Deputy Commissioner
  25. 19-913Ghazala Siddiqui, et vir, Individually and as Personal Representatives of the Estate of Raheel Siddiqui, Deceased v. United States
  26. 19-915Donald Henderson Scott, et ux. v. U.S. Bank National Association
  27. 19-918Anthony J. Lucero v. James R. Koncilja
  28. 19-921John M. Paz v. Director, New Jersey Division of Taxation
  29. 19-938Sean A. Clark v. New York Commissioner of Social Services
  30. 19-961Khashon Haselrig v. Stephanie Inslee
  31. 19-964Christopher Lawrence v. University Hospital
  32. 19-979Patrick S. Crick v. James Key, Superintendent, Airway Heights Corrections Center
  33. 19-989Kathleen K. Johnson, Individually and as Trustee of the Annabell M. Palmer Family Trust v. UBS AG
  34. 19-991Samson Primm v. United States
  35. 19-1005Hotze Health Wellness Center International One, LLC v. Environmental Research Center, Inc.
  36. 19-1007Zaid Abdul-Aziz v. National Basketball Association Players' Pension Plan
  37. 19-1011Eric F. Kelly v. United States
  38. 19-1015Jeremy J. Walker v. Ameriprise Financial Services, Incorporated
  39. 19-1017Solutran, Inc. v. Elavon, Inc.
  40. 19-1025City of Ferguson, Missouri v. Keilee Fant
  41. 19-1027David Caswell v. United States
  42. 19-1032Alphonso I. Waters, Jr. v. United States
  43. 19-1041Rostislav Khrapko v. Kristin Splain
  44. 19-1068Keith Inchierchiere v. Florida Department of Corrections
  45. 19-5487Martin Anthony Nino v. United States
  46. 19-5926Refugio Quintanar v. United States
  47. 19-5995Jason L. Clark v. United States
  48. 19-6236Christina Marie Eichler v. United States
  49. 19-6282Aldo Salazar-Martinez v. United States
  50. 19-6296Michael Holmes v. United States
  51. 19-6361Gregory Alan McKown v. United States
  52. 19-6363David Pearson v. United States
  53. 19-6370Troy Bennett v. United States
  54. 19-6464Alejandro Garcia-Jacobo v. Marion Feather, Warden
  55. 19-6465Quintin Phillippe Jones v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  56. 19-6710Thomas Franklin Bowling v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
  57. 19-6740Glendal Rhoton v. Richard Brown, Warden
  58. 19-6901Alonso Barrera-Montes v. United States
  59. 19-6938Gabriel Garcia-Solar v. United States
  60. 19-7484Jose Candelario Perez-Cruz v. United States
  61. 19-6906Datanya Damon Alexander v. United States
  62. 19-6918Michael Wade Nance v. Benjamin Ford, Warden
  63. 19-6934Dexter Johnson v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  64. 19-6942Savon Germain Carter v. United States
  65. 19-6965Vondale Lamar Kincaide v. United States
  66. 19-7011Carl Golden v. United States
  67. 19-7021Otis Hunter and Deshawn Evans v. United States
  68. 19-7022Jesus D. Cruz v. United States
  69. 19-7045Michael Jones v. United States
  70. 19-7222Timothy Richardson v. Edward Thomas, Warden
  71. 19-7224Cheryl Jones v. Stephen Goldberg
  72. 19-7233Jameice Nash v. James Kenney
  73. 19-7262Danilo Mallari v. Tracy Vessigault
  74. 19-7263Praveen Kevin Khurana v. Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
  75. 19-7279Charlotte Oliphant-Johns v. Good Deal Remodeling
  76. 19-7280David Everett Jones v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  77. 19-7281Clifton A. Grant v. MTGLQ Investors, L.P.
  78. 19-7282John Anthony Arnold v. Virginia
  79. 19-7286Leah S. Caldwell v. Doris Downs
  80. 19-7290Tamarkqua Garland v. New York
  81. 19-7295Robert W. Johnson v. Nationwide Insurance Company
  82. 19-7299John Joseph Barrera v. Noah Nagy, Warden
  83. 19-7300Billy J. Booker v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  84. 19-7301Michael Goodrum v. Kenneth D. Hutchison, Warden
  85. 19-7302Latefah Shampine v. Sarver's Realty
  86. 19-7303Michael W. Smith v. Illinois
  87. 19-7306Dmitry Pronin v. Charles Wright
  88. 19-7308Jerry Lynn McGavitt v. Texas
  89. 19-7311Alphonso Vernell Frazier, II v. City of Omaha Police Department
  90. 19-7317Florence R. Parker Chailla v. Navient Department of Education
  91. 19-7319Thomas Bradford Waters v. John Stewart
  92. 19-7321Piper Lakay Ellis Snowton v. United States
  93. 19-7328April Taylor v. City of Colonial Heights, Virginia
  94. 19-7338David P. Moran v. Florida
  95. 19-7340Junior Vazquez-Suarez v. Florida
  96. 19-7342Ray Turner v. Veronica Cadney
  97. 19-7344John L. Williams v. Jackson County, Missouri
  98. 19-7345Roberto Sanchez v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  99. 19-7346Peggy Jean Clark v. Department of the Army
  100. 19-7347Broderick Marshall v. Texas
  101. 19-7348Raymond Alston, aka Raymond Austin v. New York
  102. 19-7349Angel Osornio v. Supreme Court of the United States
  103. 19-7350Billy Battenfield v. Oklahoma
  104. 19-7353Enamiden Celestine Okon v. Nate Knutson, Warden
  105. 19-7354Lawrence Martin v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
  106. 19-7355Herman L. Gaines v. Steven Johnson, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison
  107. 19-7358Joshua Neil Harrell v. Fairfield Police Department
  108. 19-7360Terry Simonton, Jr. v. Mark Garman, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Rockview
  109. 19-7362John Alfred Regalado v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States
  110. 19-7373Sanjay Tyagi v. Marc D. Smith
  111. 19-7377Gerald Adger v. New York
  112. 19-7378Octavio Diaz v. San Bernardino County, California
  113. 19-7379Lee Samuel Capers v. California
  114. 19-7380Dino Constance v. United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
  115. 19-7383Parnell May v. Arkansas
  116. 19-7385Arthur Lee Kimbel v. Texas
  117. 19-7390Marshall Henry Ellis v. Oklahoma
  118. 19-7395Jean Crump v. United States
  119. 19-7397Bert Hudson v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
  120. 19-7398Andrew James Gibbons v. Nate Knutson, Warden
  121. 19-7407Paula Bennett v. Shawn Brewer, Warden
  122. 19-7413Brennen Clancy v. Florida Department of Corrections
  123. 19-7414Latray Whitley v. Texas
  124. 19-7415Dennis C. Davis v. Fayette County Appraisal District
  125. 19-7428Timothy O'Laughlin v. United States
  126. 19-7429Louis Mitchell, Jr. v. California
  127. 19-7436Ruth Ellen Reeves v. Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of Social Security
  128. 19-7443Charles Milton v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  129. 19-7449Jack Robert Smith v. Harry Oreol
  130. 19-7463Terrance A. Burlison v. David R. Ellspermann, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Clerk of Court for Marion County, Florida
  131. 19-7471Barbara E. Brown v. San Bernardino County, California
  132. 19-7515Andy Nguyen v. California
  133. 19-7516Mary Mosley v. United States
  134. 19-7517Mario Palacios-Cordero v. United States
  135. 19-7520Edward Steven Feeney, Jr. v. United States
  136. 19-7523Micah L. Lawson v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  137. 19-7526Gregorio Segura-Resendiz v. United States
  138. 19-7528David Lee Smith v. Rick Jackson
  139. 19-7530Orando Ricardo Thompson v. Florida
  140. 19-7536James Henry Simpson v. Martesha Bishop
  141. 19-7543Earl Osborn v. Christopher Williams
  142. 19-7547Phillip Boyd Cashion v. Texas
  143. 19-7548Rudy Orlando Cabrera v. United States
  144. 19-7551Donald Arthur Herrington v. Virginia
  145. 19-7558Freddie Lee Wilson v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  146. 19-7562Dalton Laquane Smith v. United States
  147. 19-7571Richard Williams v. Tony Mays, Warden
  148. 19-7574Luis Beltran v. United States
  149. 19-7594Felix Lopez-Cabrera v. United States
  150. 19-7580Constantine Gus Cristo v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  151. 19-7584Vina Yazzie v. Mohave County, Arizona
  152. 19-7585Jerry Ellis, aka Jerry Leonard Ellis v. Noel Barlow-Hurst, Warden
  153. 19-7586Sean M. Donahue v. Pennsylvania Civil Service Commission
  154. 19-7588Aleksandr Bible v. United States
  155. 19-7593Young Yi v. United States
  156. 19-7599Tracey Smith-Kilpatrick v. United States
  157. 19-7602Joshua Neil Harrell v. Michelle Belyea
  158. 19-7606Robert McKinnon, III v. Florida
  159. 19-7608Juan Perez-Roman v. United States
  160. 19-7614Jason Perry v. Richard Brown
  161. 19-7616Fred Blajos v. United States
  162. 19-7617Donato Amaya-Rivas v. United States
  163. 19-7620Bradley Campbell v. United States
  164. 19-7623Sinyo Silkeutsabay v. United States
  165. 19-7624Jerome Shaw v. United States
  166. 19-7625Robert L. Swinton, Jr. v. Florida
  167. 19-7630Paris Hollingshed v. United States
  168. 19-7631Regina Wolgamott v. United States
  169. 19-7634Aimee Hankins v. Tim Lowe
  170. 19-7635Timothy Courtney v. United States
  171. 19-7638Rodrigo Cruz Perez v. United States
  172. 19-7640Phillip Auston Carrier v. Billy Romero, Warden
  173. 19-7646Davion Fitzgerald v. United States
  174. 19-7648Otis Renaldo Harris v. United States
  175. 19-7650D. W. v. Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families
  176. 19-7652Steven Craig Whyte v. United States
  177. 19-7654Jean Roussel Eloi v. United States
  178. 19-7656Michael Huntoon v. United States
  179. 19-7661Redinel Dervishaj, aka Redi, aka Red v. United States
  180. 19-7662Juan Orellana v. Raymond Madden, Warden
  181. 19-7663Ryan Douglas LaSalle v. United States
  182. 19-7664Yervin Keith Barnett v. United States
  183. 19-7667Robert Tremaine Williams v. United States
  184. 19-7675Alonzo Lamar Johnson v. United States
  185. 19-7677Sandchase Cody v. United States
  186. 19-7681Howard Aron Washington, Jr. v. United States
  187. 19-7682Eric Beverly v. United States
  188. 19-7695Arturo Delacruz v. United States
  189. 19-7697Rebecca Leigh Lovell v. Children's Corner Daycare
  190. 19-7698Martin Calderon-Ortalejo v. United States
  191. 19-7705Michael Roman Burghardt v. United States
  192. 19-7707Elijah Loren Arthur v. United States
  193. 19-7711John Patrick Vescuso v. United States
  194. 19-7713Ronelle Lamar Oudems v. United States
  195. 19-7716Timmy Wallace v. United States
  196. 19-7718Denny Reyes v. United States
  197. 19-7719Adam Christopher Sheafe v. United States
  198. 19-7720Lamont Jones v. United States
  199. 19-7730Elizabeth Alexander v. Bloomingdale's, Inc.
  200. 19-7733Gustavo Diaz v. United States
  201. 19-7737Charles Wolfe v. United States
  202. 19-7744Partha A. Rai Chowdhuri v. SGT, Inc.
  203. 19-7747Christopher Robert Sueiro v. United States
  204. 19-7749Andrey L. Bridges v. David W. Gray, Warden
  205. 19-7750Russell Patrick Brown v. Kenneth D. Hutchison, Warden
  206. 19-7752Daniel Ochoa v. United States
  207. 19-7754Erik Leonardus Peeters v. United States
  208. 19-7757Babatunde Popoola v. United States
  209. 19-7760Jeremy Achey v. United StatesThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
  210. 19-723Oliver Lee White v. United StatesThe motion for leave to file a brief in opposition under seal with redacted copies for the public record is granted. The motion 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.
  211. 19-869Nicole Weber v. Allergan, Inc.The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  212. 19-6589Alicia Norman, Kendra Brantley, and Deenvaughn Rowe v. United StatesThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  213. 19-6991Lei Ke v. Drexel UniversityThe 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. As the petitioner has repeatedly abused this Court's process, the Clerk is directed not to accept any further petitions in noncriminal matters from petitioner unless the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) is paid and the petition is submitted in compliance with Rule 33.1. See Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 506 U. S. 1 (1992) (per curiam).
  214. 19-7254John Garrett Smith v. Washington
  215. 19-7403Theodore C. Shove v. Ron Davis, WardenThe motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are denied, and the petitions for writs of certiorari are dismissed. See Rule 39.8.
  216. 19-7589Michael M. Monzel v. United StatesThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  217. 19-7604Richard Allen Lumpkin v. United StatesThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Ginsburg joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari: I dissent for the reasons set out in Brown v. United States, 586 U. S. ___ (2018) (Sotomayor, J., dissenting).

Habeas corpus denied1

  1. 19-932In Re Julius Jerome MurphyThe petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied.

Mandamus denied3

  1. 19-7351In Re Alphonza Leonard Phillip Thomas Bey
  2. 19-7411In Re Lionel McCrayThe petitions for writs of mandamus are denied.
  3. 19-7374In Re John WallaceThe petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition is denied.

Rehearings denied23

  1. 18-9645Victor J. Black v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  2. 19-493James J. Maksimuk v. Connor Sport Court International, LLC
  3. 19-552William A. Salzwedel v. California
  4. 19-582Sara Ann Edmondson v. Lilliston Ford Inc.
  5. 19-637Emma Serna v. Margette Webster
  6. 19-705John F. Sharpe v. United States
  7. 19-6329Jackie Lee Boyd v. Carol Monroe
  8. 19-6381Anthony Tyrone Brown v. Michigan
  9. 19-6382Manuel Aurelio Martinez-Covarrubias v. William P. Barr, Attorney General
  10. 19-6438Jose Luis Tapia-Fierro v. William P. Barr, Attorney General
  11. 19-6439Arthur Lopez v. MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
  12. 19-6495Brent Curtis Schwertz v. Richard Jennings, Warden
  13. 19-6498Andrea Rene'e Tootle v. Beaux Art Institute of Plastic Surgery
  14. 19-6541Star Fortes v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
  15. 19-6563Robert William Wazney v. South Carolina
  16. 19-6575Dorothy Williams Elliott v. Florida
  17. 19-6579David Lee Smith v. North Carolina
  18. 19-6651Shawn A. Thompson v. Tom McGinley, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Coal Township
  19. 19-6694Tim Sundy v. Martha C. Christian, Judge
  20. 19-6698Amon Rweyemamu Mtaza v. United States
  21. 19-6702In Re Ricardo J. Calderon-Lopez
  22. 19-6887In Re Brad K. Edmonds
  23. 19-7047In Re Antwoyn SpencerThe petitions for rehearing are denied.