Supreme Court Report

Order list

Monday, November 9, 2020


2 granted · 123 denied · 2 habeas denied · 3 mandamus denied · 6 rehearings denied · 16 in pending cases · 1 prohibition denied · The Court’s PDF · 592 U.S.

Certiorari granted2

  1. 19-1442Willie Earl Carr v. Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of Social Security
  2. 20-105John J. Davis v. Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of Social SecurityThe petitions for writs of certiorari are granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.

Orders in pending cases16

  1. 20A56Pamela M. Timbes v. Deutsche Bank National Trust CompanyThe application for stay addressed to Justice Sotomayor and referred to the Court is denied.
  2. 20M34DARDEN, ERIC C. V. FORT WORTH, TX
  3. 20M35KITCHEN, JEFF V. BASFThe motions to direct the Clerk to file petitions for writs of certiorari out of time are denied.
  4. 20M36SEALED APPELLANT V. SEALED APPELLEEThe motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record is granted.
  5. 18-1447Republic of Hungary v. Rosalie Simon
  6. 19-351Federal Republic of Germany v. Alan PhilippThe motions of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument are granted.
  7. 19-422Patrick J. Collins v. Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury
  8. 19-563Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury v. Patrick J. CollinsThe motion of the Acting Solicitor General for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument is granted, and the time is allotted as follows: 35 minutes for the Acting Solicitor General, 15 minutes for the Court-appointed amicus curiae, and 40 minutes for Patrick Collins, et al.
  9. 19-508AMG Capital Management, LLC v. Federal Trade CommissionThis case is no longer consolidated with No. 19-825, Federal Trade Commission v. Credit Bureau Center.
  10. 19-511Facebook, Inc. v. Noah DuguidThe motion of petitioner for divided argument is granted.
  11. 19-825Federal Trade Commission v. Credit Bureau Center, LLCThis case is no longer consolidated with No. 19-508, AMG Capital Management, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission. The July 9, 2020 order granting the petition for a writ of certiorari in this case is vacated. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration of this order.
  12. 19-1434United States v. Arthrex, Inc.
  13. 19-1452Smith & Nephew, Inc. v. Arthrex, Inc.
  14. 19-1458Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.The motion of the Acting Solicitor General to dispense with printing the joint appendix is granted.
  15. 19-8860In Re Lakshmi ArunachalamThe motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
  16. 20-5118Sean M. Donahue v. PennsylvaniaThe motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied.

Certiorari denied123

  1. 19-1398Ted Lieu, United States Congressman v. Federal Election Commission
  2. 19-1475Duke University v. Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
  3. 19-8641Samir Hanna v. California
  4. 19-8889Hector Guagua-Alarcon v. United States
  5. 19-8910Trinity Rolando Cabezas-Montano v. United States
  6. 20-112Sherry Hernandez v. PNMAC Mortgage Opportunity Fund Investors, LLC
  7. 20-187Okwudili Francis Chukwuani v. Solon City School District
  8. 20-260Personal Audio, LLC v. CBS Corporation
  9. 20-263Nanette Blanchard-Daigle, Representative of the Estate of Lyle Blanchard v. Shane Geers
  10. 20-267Sean Braunstein v. Jericka Braunstein
  11. 20-277Christopher Adams v. Tony Parker
  12. 20-281Waseem Daker v. Clinton Perry, Jr., Warden
  13. 20-288ALCR, LLC v. Linda W. Swain
  14. 20-289Retirement Plans Committee of IBM v. Larry W. Jander
  15. 20-336Richard J. Kelly, et ux. v. Marjory Motiaytis
  16. 20-340Olga Paule Perrier-Bilbo v. United States
  17. 20-343Estate of David Maurice v. Life Insurance Company of North America
  18. 20-348Gregory Shawn Mercer v. E. A. Vega
  19. 20-369Amir Vana v. William P. Barr, Attorney General
  20. 20-417Sanjay Bhardwaj v. State Bar of California
  21. 20-421Progressive Lawn Managers, Inc. v. Lawn Managers, Inc.
  22. 20-430Justin Marques Henning v. United States
  23. 20-436Thomas Haugabook v. Walter Bery, Warden
  24. 20-446James W. Richards, IV v. Barbara M. Barrett, Secretary of the Air Force
  25. 20-455Daniel Carpenter v. United States
  26. 20-460Richard E. Boggs v. United States
  27. 20-462Jesse Louis Kaiser v. Anthony R. Morfitt, Assistant United States Attorney
  28. 20-487Ho Wong Jeong v. Angel Cabrera
  29. 20-501M. Christine Shaffer, as Executrix of the Estate of Adelaide Chuckrow v. Geoffrey E. Snyder, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Revenue
  30. 20-5600Jason Lee Harris v. Arizona
  31. 20-5602Robyn Jill Farrington v. U.S. Bank Trust N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust
  32. 20-5608Michael Jonathon Besoyan v. Jimmy Yee
  33. 20-5616Zachary Knotts v. West Virginia
  34. 20-5626Monte Whitehead v. New Mexico
  35. 20-5627Justin Woodard v. New York
  36. 20-5631Riggin Valley v. Texas
  37. 20-5632Rick Shawn v. Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada, Clark County
  38. 20-5633Darren M. Rowe v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
  39. 20-5634Stephen F. Snow v. California
  40. 20-5641Steven Turbi v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  41. 20-5642Christopher Wooten v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  42. 20-5675Robert Trevino v. E. Dotson
  43. 20-5678Charise L. Logan v. Department of Homeland Security
  44. 20-5712Marcus Vernell Coleman v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
  45. 20-5722Stanley J. Carter v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
  46. 20-5732Ernest Seadin v. Dean Williams, Director, Colorado Department of Corrections
  47. 20-5736David P. Moran v. Florida
  48. 20-5765Daniel F. Borden, Sr. v. Gary Swarthout, Warden
  49. 20-5790Gerard Nguedi v. Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  50. 20-5803Raymond Brown v. Pennsylvania
  51. 20-5833Scott Francis Fortier v. United States
  52. 20-5836Rosie Diggles v. United States
  53. 20-5841Gerard Nguedi v. Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  54. 20-5842Yang Mei v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
  55. 20-5844Horacio Santamaria, Jr. v. United States
  56. 20-5850Aaron Keith Avery v. United States
  57. 20-5851John Christopher Badgett v. United States
  58. 20-5853Ubaldo Gabriel Acosta-Leyva v. United States
  59. 20-5854Trumaine Muller v. United States
  60. 20-5857Alimamy Barrie v. United States
  61. 20-5861Alijah Jaquez Mitchell v. United States
  62. 20-5862Markey Antonio Goldston v. United States
  63. 20-5864Peter George Noe v. United States
  64. 20-5865John Doe #1 v. United States
  65. 20-5868Manuel Acosta-Lopez v. United States
  66. 20-5871Derrick Lenard Smith v. United States
  67. 20-5872Jesus Sanchez-Chacon v. United States
  68. 20-5873Tario Stamps v. United States
  69. 20-5877Demetrius Cherilus Morancy v. United States
  70. 20-5879Michael Matthew Phillips v. United States
  71. 20-5880Deepak Deshpande v. United States
  72. 20-5881Jose Vincente Lira-Ramirez v. United States
  73. 20-5882Omero Nino-Guerrero v. United States
  74. 20-5885Mario Perez v. United States
  75. 20-5890Willie R. Benton, Jr. v. United States
  76. 20-5891Mauricio Alvarez v. United States
  77. 20-5894Jorge Eduardo Nava v. United States
  78. 20-5900Fane R. Sellers v. Wyoming
  79. 20-5903Christopher Younger v. United States
  80. 20-5905Travon Jarvel Jackson v. United States
  81. 20-5909David Conerly v. United States
  82. 20-5910Robert Coleman v. United States
  83. 20-5912Adam Alan Henry v. United States
  84. 20-5913Bradley M. Cox v. United States
  85. 20-5918Leonard F. Locke, Jr. v. United States
  86. 20-5925Roberto Mendoza-Sanchez v. United States
  87. 20-5926Rolando Candia v. United States
  88. 20-5928Rick Lee Archer v. United States
  89. 20-5929Tommy Lee Jones v. United States
  90. 20-5930Diego Palacios-Villalon v. United States
  91. 20-5933Junior Griffin v. United States
  92. 20-5936Mark Phillip Carter, II v. United States
  93. 20-5937Rosa Enedia Pazos Cingari v. United States
  94. 20-5940Sabrina Alexander Weightman v. United States
  95. 20-5942John Tran v. United States
  96. 20-5946Roberto Antoine Darden v. Barbara Von Blanckensee, Warden
  97. 20-5947Craig Martin Shults v. United States
  98. 20-5948Christopher Michael Sevier v. United States
  99. 20-5953Alex Lenard McCoy v. United States
  100. 20-5956Tracy Lynn Cope v. Randy Lee, Warden
  101. 20-5957Darius Taurean Caldwell v. United States
  102. 20-5960Joe Hernandez v. United States
  103. 20-5961Lemar Gant v. Brian Williams, Sr.
  104. 20-5962Erik Diaz-Colon v. United States
  105. 20-5967John Elisha Mayville v. United States
  106. 20-5969Robert Dinkins v. United States
  107. 20-5980Anthony Brawner, aka Anthony Barber v. United States
  108. 20-5983Omar Sierre Folk v. United States
  109. 20-5988Ziyad Yaghi v. United States
  110. 20-5995Edwin Virgilio Gomez v. United States
  111. 20-5999Sonya Porter v. Pennsylvania
  112. 20-6003Alvin Celius Andre v. United States
  113. 20-6006Terrance Leon Washington v. Crystal Willett, Superintendent, Meherrin River Regional Jail
  114. 20-6007William Harold Wright, Jr. v. United States
  115. 20-6009Lamar Thornton v. United StatesThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
  116. 20-86Charles Daniels, Director, Nevada Department of Corrections v. Ronald RossThe motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  117. 20-285Herman Tracy Clark v. Jerold Braggs, WardenThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  118. 20-307Shahrokh Mireskandari v. Barrington MayneThe motion of Society of Black Lawyers for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  119. 20-309John E. Reardon v. New JerseyThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  120. 20-5624Juan Francisco Vega v. Chad Poppell, Secretary, Florida Department of Children and FamiliesThe 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).
  121. 20-5638Stanley J. Caterbone v. Lancaster County PrisonThe 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.
  122. 20-5878Renard Cortez Murray v. United StatesThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Sotomayor, respecting the denial of certiorari: I concur for the reasons set out in St. Hubert v. United States, 590 U. S. ___ (2020) (Statement of Justice Sotomayor respecting the denial of certiorari).
  123. 20-5971Gregory D. Crosby v. Bill 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. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion and this petition.

Habeas corpus denied2

  1. 20-6079In Re Dale McKenzieThe petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied.
  2. 19-8766In Re Linda Ann WrightThe petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

Mandamus denied3

  1. 20-354In Re Lorcan KilroyThe petition for a writ of mandamus is denied.
  2. 19-8767In Re Linda Ann WrightThe petition for a writ of mandamus is denied. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  3. 20-5855In Re Ruben Orlando BenitezThe petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition is denied.

Prohibition denied1

  1. 20-5889In Re Jesus AnayaThe petition for a writ of prohibition is denied.

Rehearings denied6

  1. 19-1289George Andrew Benavides v. William P. Barr, Attorney General
  2. 19-1422Nakisha Jackson v. Roy L. Brun, Judge
  3. 19-5497John McGill v. United States
  4. 19-7542Noah-Wade Pelmear v. Maureen O'Connor
  5. 20-32Steve Morsa v. Andre Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark OfficeThe petitions for rehearing are denied.
  6. 19-7266Mickie Stone v. Centene CorporationThe motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing is denied.