Order list

Monday, April 19, 2021

1 granted · 3 GVRs · 188 denied · 6 habeas denied · 6 mandamus denied · 25 rehearings denied · 6 in pending cases · The Court’s PDF · 593 U.S.

Certiorari granted1

1. 20-637Darrell Hemphill v. New YorkThe petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.

Summary dispositions3

1. 20-308La Boom Disco, Inc. v. Radames DuranThe petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for further consideration in light of Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, 592 U. S. ___ (2021).
2. 20-723Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency v. Susan AllanThe petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit for further consideration in light of Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, 592 U. S. ___ (2021).
3. 20-740Jim Bognet v. Veronica Degraffenreid, Acting Secretary of PennsylvaniaThe petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit with instructions to dismiss the case as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950).

Orders in pending cases6

1. 20M68HUTCHINSON, ANTWAN 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.
2. 20-609Gannett Company, Inc. v. Jeffrey QuatroneThe Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
3. 20-6366James W. Riley v. DelawareThe motion of petitioner 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.
4. 20-7116Isabel Del Pino Allen v. Board of Trustees of Miami Dade College
5. 20-7162Jose Aguilar, et ux. v. Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC
6. 20-7234Kerrin Barrett v. PAE Government Services, Inc.The motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are denied. Petitioners are allowed until May 10, 2021, within which to pay the docketing fees required by Rule 38(a).

Certiorari denied188

1. 20-418Melanie Glasser v. Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC
2. 20-479David C. Shinn v. Ryan Robert Baker
3. 20-674Tito Michael Uzodinma v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
4. 20-768Gerardo Serrano v. United States Customs and Border Protection
5. 20-782Raymond Holloway, Jr. v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
6. 20-812Lisa M. Folajtar v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
7. 20-877Trinell King v. Ricky Pridmore
8. 20-941Gregory Atkins v. Kenneth Williams, Medical Director, Tennessee Department of Correction
9. 20-948Kobe v. Beverly Buscemi
10. 20-963Stephen K. Walton, Sr. v. Virginia International Terminals, LLC
11. 20-975Freddie Owens v. Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections
12. 20-1054Vipula D. Valambhia v. United Republic of Tanzania
13. 20-1071West Virginia, ex rel. June Yurish v. Laura V. Faircloth, Judge, Circuit Court of West Virginia, 23rd Judicial Circuit
14. 20-1072Chad Thompson v. Richard Michael DeWine, Governor of Ohio
15. 20-1074Sedfrey M. Linsangan v. Alice M. Taijeron
16. 20-1075John Robert Reichard, et ux. v. Russell A. Brown, Chapter 13 Trustee
17. 20-1076SE Property Holdings, LLC, as Successor by Merger to Vision Bank v. Jerry D. Gaddy
18. 20-1082Raymond Gardner v. Matthew T. Mglej
19. 20-1085Scott Erik Stafne v. Thomas S. Zilly, Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
20. 20-1091Robert L. Schulz v. Town Board of the Town of Queensbury
21. 20-1096Philip Jay Fetner v. Hotel Street Capital, LLC
22. 20-1097Karen C. Han v. Yangrai Cho
23. 20-1098Tod Houthoofd v. Les Parish, Warden
24. 20-1102Michael James Hanna v. Little League Baseball, Inc.
25. 20-1104Irina Tesoriero v. Carnival Corporation, dba Carnival Cruise Line
26. 20-1115Christopher R. Granton v. Washington State Lottery
27. 20-1117Philip Jay Fetner v. Wilmington Savings Fund Society
28. 20-1118Robert Grundstein v. Lamoille Superior Docket Entries/Orders
29. 20-1122Edward B. Fleury v. Massachusetts
30. 20-1124Michael Don Leatherwood v. Jeorld Braggs, Jr., Warden
31. 20-1126Joachim Carlo Santos Martillo v. Unknown Defendants
32. 20-1133Nicholas L. Triantos v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2004-HE4, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-HE4
33. 20-1136Peter Capote v. Alabama
34. 20-1140Angela W. DeBose v. University of South Florida Board of Trustees
35. 20-1155Jonas David Nelson v. Minnesota
36. 20-1160West Ventures L.P., fka Sleiman Ventures, L.P. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
37. 20-1166Jorel Shophar, et ux. v. United States
38. 20-1178Pacific Choice Seafood Company v. Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce
39. 20-1182Leonardo Tapia-Felix v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
40. 20-1225Jenean Elizabeth Winston v. Mark Anthony Walsh
41. 20-1237Blanche A. Brown v. United States
42. 20-1239Edward Smith v. Ohio
43. 20-1260Maria Rita Castillo, aka Maria Rita Moreno Velasquez v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
44. 20-1269Amanda Kay Renfroe v. Robert Denver Parker
45. 20-1270Scott Erik Stafne v. Bank of New York Mellon
46. 20-1274Richard G. Wern v. South Carolina Commission on Lawyer Conduct
47. 20-1280Joseph Cotropia v. Mary Chapman
48. 20-1281Byron Dredd v. United States
49. 20-1283Margaret Temponeras v. United States
50. 20-1289NetScout Systems, Inc. v. Packet Intelligence LLC
51. 20-1300Emilio Torres Luque v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
52. 20-1301Kenneth Charles McNeil, aka Chip v. United States
53. 20-1314Joshua Gregory Richardson v. United States
54. 20-1319Victor Manuel Solorzano v. United States
55. 20-1321John Ching En Lee v. United States
56. 20-6054Alex Cori Tribue v. United States
57. 20-6260Sherman Johnson, Jr. v. United States
58. 20-6498Tony Barksdale v. Jefferson Dunn, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections
59. 20-6563Isaiah Devon Stallworth v. United States
60. 20-6599Randy Dominguez v. United States
61. 20-6640James David Perryman v. United States
62. 20-6754Alford Donta Tarpley v. United States
63. 20-6773Artavius Dontrell Smith v. United States
64. 20-6780Guillermina Aguilar v. Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC
65. 20-6791Alvin Christopher Penn v. United States
66. 20-6871Angnem Green v. New York
67. 20-7038David Paul Martinez v. United States
68. 20-7051Tomas Zavalidroga v. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
69. 20-7053Hector Manuel Torres v. Texas
70. 20-7056Faramarz Mehdipour v. Heather Coyle, Judge
71. 20-7060Charles Lee Mosier, Sr. v. Texas
72. 20-7061Frank Durand Tomlin v. Todd E. Ishee
73. 20-7075J. P. Parnell v. Doctor Chen
74. 20-7084Mindy Hill v. Google LLC
75. 20-7093Noel Christopher Turner v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
76. 20-7104Vincent Lyle Badkin v. Lockheed Corporation
77. 20-7111Carlos Lopez-Vanegas v. Pennsylvania
78. 20-7117Dervanna H. A. Troy-McKoy v. Mount Sinai Beth Israel
79. 20-7123Kenneth R. Heddlesten v. Scott Crow, Director, Oklahoma Department of Corrections
80. 20-7131Shean Elkins v. Tim Shoop, Warden
81. 20-7139Chayce Aaron Anderson v. Colorado
82. 20-7143Heyangjing Shi v. Jim J. Mash
83. 20-7144Xue Jie He v. Hairong Xue
84. 20-7145Rasheik Amond Harris v. United States
85. 20-7147Joe Angel Acosta, III v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
86. 20-7149Michael John Gaddy v. C. E. Ducart, Warden
87. 20-7151Hamid Michael Hejazi v. Clifton Harrold, Sheriff, Lane County, Oregon
88. 20-7153Anthony Lonnie Forbes v. SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
89. 20-7155James Scott, Jr. v. Norm Robinson, Warden
90. 20-7158Raymond J. Ramirez v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
91. 20-7159Danny L. Smith v. Alabama
92. 20-7161Tyrell E. Artis v. Ohio
93. 20-7165Robin E. Jackson v. Marsha Josiah, as Trustee
94. 20-7176Jeffrey S. Davis v. David Shinn, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry
95. 20-7178Nolan C. Turner, III v. Louisiana
96. 20-7179Nelson Viera v. Florida Department of Corrections
97. 20-7192Phillip Vance Smith, II v. Josh Stein
98. 20-7193John C. Stuart v. Mark Brnovich, Attorney General of Arizona
99. 20-7203Chiron Sharrol Francis v. Texas
100. 20-7221William David Cannon v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
101. 20-7241Rene Gosselin v. Massachusetts
102. 20-7260Al Rue Hopkins v. Florida
103. 20-7262Melvin Stills v. Pennsylvania
104. 20-7274Michael Diabolis Griffis, Sr. v. Les Parish, Warden
105. 20-7275Alvin Herron v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
106. 20-7289Bobby Campbell, Jr. v. Bottling Group, LLC
107. 20-7295Isidro Sauceda v. David Shinn, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry
108. 20-7310Derrick Arnold Johnson v. Raybon C. Johnson, Jr., Warden
109. 20-7320Zbigniew Laskowski v. Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
110. 20-7343Justin David Williams v. Utah
111. 20-7345Willie Ray Lewis v. Robert Legrand, Warden
112. 20-7361Robert Eugene Ayers v. Virginia
113. 20-7364James Baldwin v. Michael Clark, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Albion
114. 20-7367Sherwood Laran Bostic v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
115. 20-7370Avery Bradford v. Clinton Perry, Warden
116. 20-7372Terry Lee Ockert, Jr. v. United States
117. 20-7380Michael Eugene Wyatt v. John Sutton, Warden
118. 20-7384Samuel Rasheen Rymond Toliver v. K. Adner
119. 20-7395Antonio E. Wills v. United States
120. 20-7400Drashawn Bartlett v. Anna Valentine, Warden
121. 20-7404De Andre Smith v. United States
122. 20-7408Trystan Keun Napper v. United States
123. 20-7409Eduardo Pena-Garcia v. United States
124. 20-7415Keith Griffin v. New York
125. 20-7417Allen Pace, III v. United States
126. 20-7418Javon Joshua Jennings v. United States
127. 20-7419Kamil Johnson v. W. E. Mackelburg, Warden
128. 20-7421Jefferson Levine v. United States
129. 20-7428Aldo Marones v. Aaron D. Ford, Attorney General of Nevada
130. 20-7438Christopher Stegawski v. United States
131. 20-7439Michael Luis Suarez v. United States
132. 20-7441Konstantin Rudenko v. Raymond Shanley, Superintendent, Coxsackie Correctional Facility
133. 20-7444Toddrey Bruce v. United States
134. 20-7446Juan Luis Rivera Arreola v. United States
135. 20-7448Shuntario Johnson v. United States
136. 20-7449Michael Nunez, aka Gordo v. United States
137. 20-7451David K. Jenner v. Colorado Department of Corrections
138. 20-7452Despina Neuph Lucas v. Social Security Administration
139. 20-7453Douglas D. Jackson v. United States
140. 20-7456Rafael Ayala-Solorio v. United States
141. 20-7457Mark Andrew Morris v. United States
142. 20-7458Promila Rajput v. Tiffany Terrell
143. 20-7459Herman Rosario v. United States
144. 20-7461David Kendrick v. United States
145. 20-7465Johnny Andres Asuncion, III v. United States
146. 20-7468Aaron Feazell v. United States
147. 20-7469Joaquin Hernandez-Ayala v. Rene Baker, Warden
148. 20-7471Christian Joseph Perez v. United States
149. 20-7472David Maurice Milner v. United States
150. 20-7473Ivan Dario Obregon v. United States
151. 20-7475Corry Jessie v. United States
152. 20-7476Jose Armondo Ramos Cabrera v. United States
153. 20-7477Hakimah Jabbar v. James L. Graham, Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
154. 20-7483Luis Andres Medel-Guadalupe v. United States
155. 20-7486Carlos Guzman-Merced v. United States
156. 20-7488William Douglas Hampton v. Mark Williams, Warden
157. 20-7489Michael Formica v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
158. 20-7493Jose Luis Sanchez, Jr. v. Donald Holbrook
159. 20-7494Kirk A. Simmons v. United States
160. 20-7496Maurice Spriggs v. United States
161. 20-7498Jose Federico Almeida-Olivas v. United States
162. 20-7501Alfredo Arroyo-Hernandez v. United States
163. 20-7503Mark Randall Jones v. United States
164. 20-7507Christopher Faella v. United States
165. 20-7508James W. Campbell v. Tammy Brown, Warden
166. 20-7509Erik Santiago Leon Del Angel v. United States
167. 20-7516Josue Portillo v. United States
168. 20-7519Angadbir Singh Salwan v. Drew Hirshfeld, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
169. 20-7521Lionel Lewis v. New York
170. 20-7524Mathew Ryan Byrd v. United States
171. 20-7529Brian E. Moore v. United States
172. 20-7546Reginald L. Shumpert v. United States
173. 20-7551Dennis Roger Bolze v. Warden, FCI Coleman
174. 20-7552Hugo Rufino Alvarez-Reyes v. Brad Cain, Superintendent, Snake River Correctional Institution
175. 20-7556Terrence A. McKnight v. R. Johnson
176. 20-7567Brent Douglas Cole v. United StatesThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
177. 20-8Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas v. Robert R. McCormick FoundationThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
178. 20-209Ali Gadelhak v. AT&T Services, Inc.The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
179. 20-902Kenneth E. Flick v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney GeneralThe motion of Firearms Policy Coalition, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
180. 20-1008State Farm Life Insurance Company v. Michael G. VogtThe motion of American Council of Life Insurers for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
181. 20-1086Randall G. Stephens v. Dow Chemical CompanyThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
182. 20-1107Roddie Melvin v. Federal Express CorporationThe motion of Jobs With Justice for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
183. 20-7025Derrick Michael Allen, Jr. v. Orlando Hudson, Jr.The 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.
184. 20-7067Wilma Pennington-Thurman v. Sansone Group DDR LLCThe 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).
185. 20-7092Marlon L. Watford v. Randy PfisterThe 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). Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion and this petition.
186. 20-7148Benjamin W. Fawley v. David Jablonski
187. 20-7437Frederico Ramsey v. United StatesThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of these petitions.
188. 20-7467Timothy Wayne Carver v. United StatesThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

Habeas corpus denied6

1. 20-1282In Re Kaysha F. N. Dery
2. 20-1304In Re Rexford Tweed
3. 20-1342In Re Titus L. Radcliff
4. 20-7575In Re Ivory Lee Robinson
5. 20-7584In Re Terril Lee GrahamThe petitions for writs of habeas corpus are denied.
6. 20-7517In Re Khayree SmithThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.

Mandamus denied6

1. 20-1230In Re Reginald L. Sydnor
2. 20-1290In Re Adesijuola Ogunjobi
3. 20-7045In Re Cyrus Linton Brooks
4. 20-7510In Re Leonard EnglishThe petitions for writs of mandamus are denied.
5. 20-1112In Re Lakshmi ArunachalamThe petition for a writ of mandamus is denied. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
6. 20-7170In Re Abhijit PrasadThe petition for a writ of mandamus is denied. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

Rehearings denied25

1. 19-8413Troy Pope v. Jefferson S. Dunn, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections
2. 20-607Tatyana E. Drevaleva v. Alameda Health System
3. 20-732David Wyche v. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
4. 20-758Audie Jay Reynolds v. U.S. Bank National Association
5. 20-781United States, ex rel. Concilio de Salud Integral de Loíza, Inc. v. J.C. Remodeling, Inc.
6. 20-863Akeva L.L.C. v. Nike, Inc.
7. 20-909Iqbal S. Randhawa v. Bank of New York Mellon, fka The Bank of New York
8. 20-932Bobby L. Franklin v. D. J. Laughlin
9. 20-942Christopher L. Buie v. Department of Labor, Administrative Review Board
10. 20-978Poppi Metaxas v. United States
11. 20-5504Kevin L. Martin v. Cathleen Capron
12. 20-5532Larry Golden v. United States
13. 20-5594William N. Lucy v. Estate of Annie D. Fox
14. 20-6139Pedro Alvarado v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
15. 20-6325Krystal Megan Delima v. Walmart Stores Arkansas, LLC
16. 20-6413Maxine Shepard v. Department of Veterans Affairs
17. 20-6423Byron Lee v. AT&T Services, Inc.
18. 20-6501Shannon Riley v. Carrie Kathleen Meehan
19. 20-6525Gerald Aranoff v. Susan Aranoff
20. 20-6961Christopher Scott Pfoff v. United States
21. 20-6976Timothy Tijwan Doctor v. United StatesThe petitions for rehearing are denied.
22. 20-302Steven Dotson v. United States
23. 20-976David H. Penny v. Lincoln's Challenge Academy
24. 20-6487Andrew Johnston v. United StatesThe petitions for rehearing are denied. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of these petitions.
25. 20-5989Ann Karnofel v. Superior Waterproofing, Inc.The motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing is denied.