Supreme Court Report

Order list

Monday, April 20, 2020


1 granted · 2 GVRs · 166 denied · 1 habeas denied · 4 mandamus denied · 15 rehearings denied · 18 in pending cases · The Court’s PDF · 590 U.S.

Certiorari granted1

  1. 19-783Nathan Van Buren v. United StatesThe petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.

Summary dispositions2

  1. 19-5133Andrew Anthony Brown v. William P. Barr, Attorney General of the 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 the confession of error by the Solicitor General in his brief for the respondent filed on March 6, 2020.
  2. 19-6220Nerses Nick Bronsozian 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 the pending application to vacate the judgment and dismiss the indictment.

Orders in pending cases18

  1. 19M118MURPHY, JULIUS J. V. DAVIS, DIR., TX DCJThe motion to direct the Clerk to file a petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  2. 19M128MATTHEWS, ANTONIO R. V. BRAUN, WARDENThe motion to direct the Clerk to file a petition for a writ of certiorari out of time is denied.
  3. 19M129KANEKA CORP. V. XIAMEN KINGDOMWAY GROUP, ET AL.The motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal is granted.
  4. 18-540Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas v. Pharmaceutical Care Management AssociationThe motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument is granted.
  5. 18-587Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California
  6. 18-588Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  7. 18-589Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security v. Martin Jonathan Batalla VidalThe motion of respondents Martin Jonathan Batalla Vidal, et al. in No. 18-589 for leave to file a supplemental brief after oral argument is granted.
  8. 19-368Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court
  9. 19-369Ford Motor Company v. Adam BandemerThe motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument is denied. The motion of Minnesota, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument is denied.
  10. 19-431Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania
  11. 19-454Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. PennsylvaniaThe motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument is granted.
  12. 19-518Colorado Department of State v. Micheal Baca
  13. 19-5410Charles Borden, Jr. v. United StatesThe motions of petitioners to dispense with printing the joint appendices are granted.
  14. 19-6836Therian Wimbush v. Willie Sue Mickens, Warden
  15. 19-7189Kevin D. Moore v. United StatesThe motions of petitioners for reconsideration of orders denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis are denied.
  16. 19-7191Janice Baker v. Macy's Florida Stores, LLCThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until May 11, 2020, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a).
  17. 19-7200Barry Wayne Adams v. Calhoun County, MichiganThe motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied.
  18. 19-7629Carolyn Hill-Lomax v. David VittetoeThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until May 11, 2020, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a).

Certiorari denied166

  1. 19-506W. M. V. C. v. William P. Barr, Attorney General
  2. 19-587Jimmie Eugene White, II v. United States
  3. 19-611Rene A. Boucher v. United States
  4. 19-643John Hurry v. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
  5. 19-672The Rams Football Company, LLC v. St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority
  6. 19-732Richard Natofsky v. City of New York
  7. 19-794Daniel Macias v. Raymond Nichols
  8. 19-857GPI Distributors, Inc. v. Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
  9. 19-878Guy Gentile v. Securities and Exchange Commission
  10. 19-893Shimon Waronker v. Hempstead Union Free School District
  11. 19-894Michael Yamashita v. Scholastic Inc.
  12. 19-967Craig M. Wood v. Missouri
  13. 19-984Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman, LLC v. Common Benefit Fee and Cost Committee
  14. 19-993Irma Rosas v. Austin Independent School District
  15. 19-1004Robert James Jaffe v. Brad Sherman, United States Congressman
  16. 19-1013Darru K. Hsu v. UBS Financial Services, Inc.
  17. 19-1014Teresa Berry v. Delaware County Sheriff's Office
  18. 19-1016Jeffrey Kirsch v. Redwood Recovery Services, LLC
  19. 19-1024Wayne A. Powe, et ux. v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Residential Asset Securitization Trust Series 2004-A7 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2004-G
  20. 19-1028Alina Korsunska v. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security
  21. 19-1036Teresa Ann Waters v. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas
  22. 19-1043Paul G., a Conserved Adult, By and Through His Conservator Steve G. v. Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
  23. 19-1086Robert E. Garcia v. Michael Falk
  24. 19-1089Lisa Gindi v. New York City Department of Education
  25. 19-1110Board of Regents of the University of Texas System v. Boston Scientific Corporation
  26. 19-1113Peter R. Rumbin v. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education
  27. 19-1118Jeffrey Todd Palumbo v. Connecticut
  28. 19-1120Monette E. Saccameno v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC
  29. 19-1125Steven Menzies v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  30. 19-1127Wheeler K. Neff v. United States
  31. 19-1133Melvin Hodges, Jr. v. United States
  32. 19-1136Chong Yim v. City of Seattle, Washington
  33. 19-1142Kendall R. Carter v. United States
  34. 19-1146Centaur, L.L.C. v. River Ventures, L.L.C.
  35. 19-1159Michael Bouchard v. United States
  36. 19-1162Addison Thompson v. United States
  37. 19-1163Bernard Rottschaefer v. United States
  38. 19-6055Edwin Ricardo Flores v. United States
  39. 19-6413Ricky Langley v. Howard Prince, Warden
  40. 19-6609Chad Michael Stoner v. United States
  41. 19-6647Michael J. Baxter v. United States
  42. 19-6696Barbara Myers-McNeil v. North Carolina
  43. 19-6927Tony Egbuna Ford v. Texas
  44. 19-7001Haji Bagcho, aka Haji Bagh Chagul, aka Haji Bagchagul v. United States
  45. 19-7003Quintin Wright v. United States
  46. 19-7073Anthony Thomas v. Kenmark Ventures, LLC
  47. 19-7182Cirilo Mancilla Lopez v. United States
  48. 19-7215Jerry Jabbari Rhodes v. United States
  49. 19-7220Francisco Guerrero-Saucedo v. United States
  50. 19-7236John Joseph DeBlase v. Alabama
  51. 19-7268Acharayya Rupak v. United States
  52. 19-7314Johnny L. Dawson v. United States
  53. 19-7333Eduardo Luis Martinez-Paz v. United States
  54. 19-7565Tyree Wright v. S. Alvarez
  55. 19-7577Jason L. Brown v. Lisa M. Brown
  56. 19-7579Philip G. Barry v. Thomas Perkins, et ux.
  57. 19-7592John D. McAllister v. Timothy Malfitano
  58. 19-7596Julia L. McDuffy-Johnson v. Daniel A. Lane, III
  59. 19-7601Craig K. Garrett v. Joseph Madder
  60. 19-7611D'Marlo Levonne Faulk Johnson v. North Carolina
  61. 19-7612Sha'Ron A. Sims v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
  62. 19-7615William E. Vukich v. Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
  63. 19-7632Joshua Allen Bolen v. Erik A. Hooks, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Public Safety
  64. 19-7641Yusong Gong v. University of Michigan
  65. 19-7642Ann Karnofel v. Superior Waterproofing, Inc.
  66. 19-7647William P. Castillo v. Nevada
  67. 19-7649Socorro Susan Caro v. California
  68. 19-7655Joseph Llewellyn Worrell v. Emigrant Mortgage Company
  69. 19-7668Darlene Kay Herran v. Indiana
  70. 19-7669Lawrence Eliot Mattison v. Janie Deborah Willis
  71. 19-7673Tzedkiyah El Bey, fka James Richard Warren v. Willie Weaver
  72. 19-7678Tzedkiyah El Bey, fka James Richard Warren v. Doughtery County State Court
  73. 19-7680Samuel Howard v. Nevada
  74. 19-7683Marlon Blacher v. California
  75. 19-7686Maurice Buford v. Laborers' International Union Local 269
  76. 19-7687Miguel Palacios Plata v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  77. 19-7692R. A. S. v. Montgomery County Children and Youth Services
  78. 19-7700Evanglin McCain v. A.F. Evans Company, Inc.
  79. 19-7703Terry Antonio Lee v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
  80. 19-7704Kevin Massengale v. Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska
  81. 19-7710George R. Young v. Wanza Jackson-Mitchell, Warden
  82. 19-7712Luis Ray Jaramillo, Jr. v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  83. 19-7717Tarvis M. Wilson v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  84. 19-7724Byron R. Barker v. Texas
  85. 19-7725William Desmond Conrad v. United States
  86. 19-7728Wayne English v. Energy Future Holdings Corp.
  87. 19-7736Silvester Woods v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  88. 19-7746William A. Runnels v. Texas
  89. 19-7748Kevin Souffrant v. Kevin Kauffman, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon
  90. 19-7758Lin Ouyang v. Achem Industry America, Inc.
  91. 19-7763Jean Bernier v. J. C. Holland, Warden
  92. 19-7766Guillermo Garcia v. B. A. Lacey
  93. 19-7767Octavio Torres Ortega v. Florida Attorney General
  94. 19-7783Billy J. Martin v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  95. 19-7787Vernon Wayne McNeal v. A. Ervin
  96. 19-7795Robert Alan Foster v. Willis Chapman, Warden
  97. 19-7801James Benjamin Barstad v. Washington Department of Corrections
  98. 19-7809Chris A. Walters v. Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of Social Security
  99. 19-7842Manetirony Clervrain v. United States
  100. 19-7846Cemaludin Veseli, II v. Carla Hacker-Agnew, Warden
  101. 19-7847Lee D. Watts v. Tennessee
  102. 19-7852Edwin F. Parson v. United States Air Force
  103. 19-7858Todd Darrell Ballard v. Michael Clark, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Albion
  104. 19-7868Steven B. Turner v. Mike Kemna
  105. 19-7878Joseph Ramon Santillan v. United States
  106. 19-7879Luis D. Rivera-Carrasquillo v. United States
  107. 19-7908Larry Rashone Prunty v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  108. 19-7918Patrick Harris v. United States
  109. 19-7927Jay Allen Newcomb v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  110. 19-7928Al Prince v. Ashley Moody, Attorney General of Florida
  111. 19-7930Roderick Pearson v. United States
  112. 19-7931Nancy Arlene Lopez v. United States
  113. 19-7933Larry Donnell Bogard v. United States
  114. 19-7945Zacharias Abab Aguedo v. United States
  115. 19-7946Dirk Greineder v. Sean Medeiros, Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Norfolk
  116. 19-7947Bobby Joe Floyd v. United States
  117. 19-7951Rashad Taylor v. Florida
  118. 19-7952Michael Deon Thompson v. United States
  119. 19-7956Molly Tsai v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  120. 19-7960Reginald Edward Green v. United States
  121. 19-7985Charles Ray Hooper v. United States
  122. 19-7986Wesley Scott Hamm v. United States
  123. 19-7987Ashley R. Hambright v. United States
  124. 19-7993Thomas Victor Sway v. United States
  125. 19-7998Paul Anthony Montanez v. United States
  126. 19-7999Christopher Parker v. United States
  127. 19-8002Humberto Herrera v. United States
  128. 19-8005Harrison Garcia v. United States
  129. 19-8008Jeremy Fontanez v. J. Coakley, Warden
  130. 19-8010Joseph Chhim v. City of Houston, Texas
  131. 19-8014Michael Artis v. United States
  132. 19-8015Gabriel Cruz v. United States
  133. 19-8016Jaime Vega, aka Jimmy Johnson v. United States
  134. 19-8019Efrain Sifuentes v. United States
  135. 19-8020Walter Freeman Jordan, III v. United States
  136. 19-8027Javier Gomez-Carrasquillo v. United States
  137. 19-8030Robbie Shane Bateman v. United States
  138. 19-8031James Allen Gregg v. United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
  139. 19-8034Whitney Atkinson v. United States
  140. 19-8036Odis Lee Jackson v. United States
  141. 19-8038Jermaine James v. United States
  142. 19-8041Stanley Edward Jamison, Jr. v. United States
  143. 19-8048Collyer Goodman v. United States
  144. 19-8049Kenneth Marquise Ruff v. United States
  145. 19-8053Daniel Rodriguez v. United States
  146. 19-8054Nathan Richard Vineyard v. United States
  147. 19-8055Corey Jones v. United States
  148. 19-8056Brian Alan Matalka v. United States
  149. 19-8065Reinaldo Vasquez-Rivera v. United States
  150. 19-8066Silvestre Lara-Cervantes v. United States
  151. 19-8071Curtis Dion Earley v. United States
  152. 19-8072Saul Cervantes v. M. D. Biter, Warden
  153. 19-8079Mark Steven Elk Shoulder v. United States
  154. 19-8080Julio Solorzano v. United States
  155. 19-8082Altius Willix v. United States
  156. 19-8083Antwune Washington v. Mississippi
  157. 19-8094Caleb S. Motupalli v. Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office
  158. 19-8097Jay Eugene Reed v. United States
  159. 19-8098Juan Carlos Rodriguez v. United States
  160. 19-8100Jorge Rodriguez-Luca v. United StatesThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
  161. 18-1577Pennsylvania v. Edward AdamsThe motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  162. 19-514Nikko A. Jenkins v. NebraskaThe motion of The Promise of Justice Initiative, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  163. 19-627Antonio Islas-Veloz v. William P. Barr, Attorney GeneralThe motion of Law Professors for leave to file a brief as amici curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  164. 19-739Julius Barbour v. Halliburton CompanyThe motion of Patrick A. Juneau, in His Capacity as New Class Claims Administrator of the Punitive Damages Settlement Program for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  165. 19-7619Therian Cornelia Wimbush v. R. L. ConwayThe 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.
  166. 19-7922Scott L. Rendelman v. William True, WardenThe 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).

Habeas corpus denied1

  1. 19-8102In Re Marquise WhiteThe petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied.

Mandamus denied4

  1. 19-1090In Re Bahig F. Bishay
  2. 19-7691In Re Wilbert Norwood Starks
  3. 19-7902In Re Darnell W. MoonThe petitions for writs of mandamus are denied.
  4. 19-7658In Re Robert StrangeThe petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition is denied.

Rehearings denied15

  1. 19-488Steven T. Waltner, et ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  2. 19-703Barbara Nina Davis v. MTGLQ Investors, L.P.
  3. 19-713Paul E. Nunu v. Nancy Nunu Risk
  4. 19-823Susan Pearsall v. Thomas C. Guernsey, DDS
  5. 19-880Yisrael M. Kemp v. Georgia State University Admissions Office
  6. 19-5596Eric T. Latham v. United States
  7. 19-6590Antwon Whitten v. Atif Atyia
  8. 19-6630Dannez W. Hunter v. Keith Rupert Murdoch
  9. 19-6695Ilana Rigwan v. Jordan Lee Neus
  10. 19-6794Lakesha Smith v. St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, Inc.
  11. 19-6980John Lyndon Williamson v. City of Wichita, Kansas
  12. 19-7077Immanuel F. Sanchez v. California
  13. 19-7166Ann Karnofel v. Superior Waterproofing, Inc.
  14. 19-7275Cecil Boyett v. New MexicoThe petitions for rehearing are denied.
  15. 19-7119Larry Bell v. Kevin Ransom, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at DallasThe petition for rehearing is denied. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.