Supreme Court Report

Order list

Monday, June 28, 2021

2 granted · 5 GVRs · 125 denied · 5 habeas denied · 1 mandamus denied · 5 rehearings denied · 6 in pending cases · 5 discipline · The Court’s PDF · 594 U.S.

Certiorari granted2

  1. 20-979Pankajkumar S. Patel v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney GeneralThe petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
  2. 20-1029City of Austin, Texas v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLCThe petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.

Summary dispositions5

  1. 19-1459Polaris Innovations Limited v. Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
  2. 20-74Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Eugene H. Luoma
  3. 20-314RPM International Inc. v. Alan Stuart, Trustee for the Cecil G. Stuart and Donna M. Stuart Revocable Living Trust AgreementThe 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 Federal Circuit for further consideration in light of United States v. Arthrex, Inc., 594 U. S. ___ (2021).
  4. 20-853Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Fall Line Patents, LLCThe 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 Federal Circuit for further consideration in light of United States v. Arthrex, Inc., 594 U. S. ___ (2021). Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  5. 20-7523Joseph M. Bryant v. LouisianaThe 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 Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit for further consideration in light of Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U. S. ___ (2020).

Orders in pending cases6

  1. 20M99JOHNSON, JUNE V. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., ET AL.The motion to direct the Clerk to file a petition for a writ of certiorari out of time is denied.
  2. 20M100WHITEHEAD, DAVID L. V. USDC WD ARThe motion for leave to proceed as a veteran is denied.
  3. 20M101RICE, RONNIE J. V. VANIHEL, WARDENThe motion to direct the Clerk to file a petition for a writ of certiorari out of time is denied.
  4. 20M102DRAKES, DONTOUR D. V. UNITED STATESThe motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal is granted. 152, ORIG. MONTANA AND WYOMING V. WASHINGTON 154, ORIG. NEW HAMPSHIRE V. MASSACHUSETTS The motions for leave to file the bills of complaint are denied. Justice Thomas and Justice Alito would grant the motions.
  5. 20-1143Denise A. Badgerow v. Greg WaltersThe motion of petitioner to dispense with printing the joint appendix is granted.
  6. 20-7883Kathleen M. O'Donnell v. Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social SecurityThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until July 19, 2021, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a).

Certiorari denied125

  1. 19-66George Q. Ricks v. Idaho Contractors Board
  2. 19-648CACI Premier Technology, Inc. v. Suhail Najim Abdulla Al Shimari
  3. 19-841United States House of Representatives v. Texas
  4. 20-28PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP v. Timothy Laurent, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated
  5. 20-92Comcast Cable Communications, LLC v. Promptu Systems Corporation
  6. 20-271Vilox Technologies, LLC v. Andre Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office
  7. 20-414Rovi Guides, Inc. v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
  8. 20-679Micron Technology, Inc. v. North Star Innovations, Inc.
  9. 20-402Chad Richardson, et ux., Individually and as Parents and Next Friends of L v. Omaha School District
  10. 20-1013Clarence J. Simon v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor
  11. 20-1113American Hospital Association v. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services
  12. 20-1129Scott Phillip Flynn v. United States
  13. 20-1158The North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Inc. v. Will McRaney
  14. 20-1173Glendy Yocelin Pineda-Sabillon v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
  15. 20-1174Kim Lippard, et vir v. Larry Holleman
  16. 20-1183Tri-State Zoological Park of Western Maryland, Inc. v. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc.
  17. 20-1203Moose Jooce v. Food and Drug Administration
  18. 20-1215North American Meat Institute v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California
  19. 20-1218Demetrius William Edwards v. Sherry Burt, Warden
  20. 20-1286Sacramento County, California v. Joseph Hardesty
  21. 20-1294Simon Campbell v. Pennsylvania School Boards Association
  22. 20-1306Alan Dale Walker v. Mississippi
  23. 20-1313Dimitri Shivkov v. Artex Risk Solutions, Inc.
  24. 20-1354City of Portland, Oregon v. Federal Communications Commission
  25. 20-1357Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado v. Laurie Exby-Stolley
  26. 20-1376Michael Abatti v. Imperial Irrigation District
  27. 20-1448Donna Corbello v. Franki Valli
  28. 20-1465Chang Wang v. Terilyn Carter-Garrett
  29. 20-1473Alan W. Crittenden v. Mariko C. Crittenden
  30. 20-1475Wesley Perkins v. John Mischtian, Judge, County Court at Law 2, Bell County, Texas
  31. 20-1482Cheri Lynne Melchione v. Timothy Temple
  32. 20-1491Wael Lasheen v. Supreme Court of Ohio
  33. 20-1495Karen V. McIntyre v. Kevin L. McIntyre
  34. 20-1496Ali Mohamed Elatrache v. Shane Jackson, Warden
  35. 20-1505Zainab Merchant v. Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security
  36. 20-1508Susan Pierson v. Hudson Insurance Company
  37. 20-1510Louis Tafuto v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.
  38. 20-1514Robert John Dodd v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
  39. 20-1515Jason Assad v. Todd Wasmer, Warden
  40. 20-1525Lewis Archer v. America's First Federal Credit Union
  41. 20-1535Kevin Diaz v. Ashley Johnson
  42. 20-1537Terence K. Dickinson v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
  43. 20-1540Victor J. Edney v. Eondra Lamone Hines
  44. 20-1543Adam P. McNiece v. Town of Yankeetown, Florida
  45. 20-1544Felicia Ross v. Peregrine Health Services, Inc.
  46. 20-1545TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited v. Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1
  47. 20-1564James M. Perna v. Health One Credit Union
  48. 20-1597Kathryn MacEwen Conti v. Arrowood Indemnity Company
  49. 20-1609David R. Seaton v. Blake Johnson
  50. 20-1625David Lillie v. ManTech International Corporation
  51. 20-1637Janice Dickinson v. Ryan Seacrest Productions, Inc.
  52. 20-1645Don Wilburn Collins v. Texas
  53. 20-1656Carmen Johnson v. United States
  54. 20-1663Matthew D. Norwood v. United States
  55. 20-1671Chi Ping Patrick Ho v. United States
  56. 20-1680ACI Information Group v. MidlevelU, Inc.
  57. 20-6600Throne Thomas Smiley v. United States
  58. 20-6948Beau Brandon Croghan v. United States
  59. 20-7160Emmett Garrison, IV v. Louisiana
  60. 20-7189Bernard Thomas v. United States
  61. 20-7210Tesfa Connell v. New York
  62. 20-7327Timothy A. Ward v. United States
  63. 20-7460Carlos Rodriguez Fernandez v. United States
  64. 20-7522Joshua R. Jones v. United States
  65. 20-7528Jonathan Figueroa-Serrano v. United States
  66. 20-7533Preston James v. United States
  67. 20-7549Shane Arnold v. United States
  68. 20-7611Jamar Garrison v. United States
  69. 20-7667Troy Kendrick, Jr. v. United States
  70. 20-7815Sylvester O. Barbee v. Jason Boyd
  71. 20-7823Alan Trowbridge v. Jeffrey Woods, Warden
  72. 20-7827Glen D. Plourde v. Stephen C. Bellavia
  73. 20-7828Kevin Norris Mitchell v. David Shinn, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry
  74. 20-7835Steven Cooper v. Florida
  75. 20-7841Sylvia J. Manor v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company
  76. 20-7843Timothy Howard Johnson v. Renee Baker, Warden
  77. 20-7844Paul Patrick Jolivette, Jr. v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California
  78. 20-7848Astarte Davis v. Joseph Wilson, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Judge, Superior Court of California, Marin County
  79. 20-7859Denver Lee v. United States
  80. 20-7865Terry Lee Froman v. Ohio
  81. 20-7867Howard Allen Groffel v. Virginia
  82. 20-7871Jemone Lawrence Walker v. United States
  83. 20-7881Steven Lynn Oppel v. Minnesota
  84. 20-7908Derrick Martin King v. Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of Social Security
  85. 20-7919Edward Shane West-El v. C. K. ONeal
  86. 20-7926Sadat El-Amin v. Louisiana
  87. 20-7971Derek A. Rivera v. Connie Horton, Warden
  88. 20-7980Takiese Naceer Bethea v. West Virginia
  89. 20-7987Gregory K. Clinton v. Cheryl Dean Riley
  90. 20-8017Subrina Brenham v. Joseph Kemp
  91. 20-8057Raymond Idemudia Aigbekaen v. United States
  92. 20-8087William Edward Erickson v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  93. 20-8105Daniel Littlepage v. First District Court of Appeals of Ohio
  94. 20-8112Richard Knider Jackson v. United States
  95. 20-8129Joseph Miller v. United States
  96. 20-8132George Verkler v. United States
  97. 20-8136Ebone Jazmine McAfee, aka Jazzy v. United States
  98. 20-8137Marilynn M. McRae v. Donnie Harrison, Sheriff, Wake County, North Carolina
  99. 20-8138Eddy Pena v. United States
  100. 20-8146Edward Lee Smith v. United States
  101. 20-8152Miguel Martinez-Figueroa v. United States
  102. 20-8156Ricardo Renteria v. United States
  103. 20-8160Tamaran Edward Bontemps v. United States
  104. 20-8168Ross Colby v. United States
  105. 20-8169Yessenia Jimenez v. United States
  106. 20-8173Lenroy McLean v. United States
  107. 20-8174Esad Lemo v. Pennsylvania
  108. 20-8177Michael T. Brooks v. Agate Resources, Inc.
  109. 20-8183Themba Bernard Sanganza v. Warden, Allenwood FCI
  110. 20-8184Ronald Centeno v. United States
  111. 20-8186Michael James Young, Jr. and Vance Edward Volious, Jr. v. United States
  112. 20-8189Heather Dawn Griffith v. United States
  113. 20-8191Steven E. Hill v. C. V. Rivera, Warden
  114. 20-8192Jorge Ramon Newball-May v. United States
  115. 20-8194Irvin Moreno v. DeWayne Hendrix, Warden
  116. 20-8209Dennis J. Edwards v. Kim Larson, Warden
  117. 20-8212Dany L. Brandao v. United StatesThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
  118. 20-319Comcast Corporation v. Viamedia, Inc.The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  119. 20-1043United States v. Miguel Angel CanoThe motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  120. 20-1138Cimznhca, LLC v. United StatesThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  121. 20-1163Gloucester County School Board v. Gavin GrimmThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Thomas and Justice Alito would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari.
  122. 20-1675Melvin L. Phillips, Individually and as Trustee for Melvin L. Phillips, Sr. v. Oneida Indian NationThe motion of Congressperson Claudia Tenney for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  123. 20-7474Ezralee J. Kelley v. United StatesThe motion of Americans for Prosperity Foundation, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
  124. 20-7836Derrick Michael Allen, Sr. v. Ted WireThe 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).
  125. 20-7875Lisa Truong v. UTC Aerospace SystemsThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

Habeas corpus denied5

  1. 20-8001In Re Gerald Ross Pizzuto, Jr.
  2. 20-8205In Re John L. McKenzie
  3. 20-8222In Re Marshall DeWayne WilliamsThe petitions for writs of habeas corpus are denied.
  4. 20-8198In 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. 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).
  5. 20-8226In Re Francis BoydThe petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

Mandamus denied1

  1. 20-8157In Re Blake Joseph SandlainThe motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of mandamus is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.

Rehearings denied5

  1. 18-8621Roummel Ingram v. John Prelesnik, Warden
  2. 20-1194Arthur Lopez v. Corona Police Department
  3. 20-6767Marlon Thomas v. IllinoisThe petitions for rehearing are denied.
  4. 20-7170In Re Abhijit PrasadThe petition for rehearing is denied. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  5. 20-6929Stephen Hugueley v. Tony Mays, WardenThe motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing is denied.

Attorney discipline5

  1. D-3071IN THE MATTER OF DISBARMENT OF FREDERICK J. MEAGHER, JR.Frederick J. Meagher, Jr., of Binghamton, New York, having been suspended from the practice of law in this Court by order of March 29, 2021; 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 Frederick J. Meagher, Jr. is disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  2. D-3074IN THE MATTER OF DISBARMENT OF CHARLES L. MORGAN, JR.Charles L. Morgan, Jr., of Charlotte, North Carolina, having been suspended from the practice of law in this Court by order of April 5, 2021; and a rule having been issued and served upon him requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred; and the time to file a response having expired; It is ordered that Charles L. Morgan, Jr. is disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  3. D-3077IN THE MATTER OF DISBARMENT OF MICHAEL CHARLES ADGESMichael Charles Adges, of Garden City, New York, having been suspended from the practice of law in this Court by order of April 5, 2021; and a rule having been issued and served upon him requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred; and the time to file a response having expired; It is ordered that Michael Charles Adges is disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  4. D-3078IN THE MATTER OF DISBARMENT OF RICHARD P. CARORichard P. Caro, of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, having been suspended from the practice of law in this Court by order of April 5, 2021; and a rule having been issued and served upon him requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred; and the time to file a response having expired; It is ordered that Richard P. Caro is disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.
  5. D-3079IN THE MATTER OF DISBARMENT OF MICHAEL F. FASANAROMichael F. Fasanaro, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, having been suspended from the practice of law in this Court by order of April 5, 2021; and a rule having been issued and served upon him requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred; and the time to file a response having expired; It is ordered that Michael F. Fasanaro is disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.