Supreme Court Report

Order list

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

156 denied · 4 mandamus denied · 6 in pending cases · 2 orders · The Court’s PDF · 607 U.S.

Orders in pending cases6

  1. 25A408In Re Gregory Alvin James Van EttenThe application for stay addressed to Justice Gorsuch and referred to the Court is denied.
  2. 25A568Leroy Thomas Joyner, Jr. v. United StatesThe application for stay addressed to Justice Jackson and referred to the Court is denied.
  3. 25A633Masahide Kanayama v. Scott Kowal, Chief of U.S. Pretrial Services SDNYThe application for stay addressed to The Chief Justice and referred to the Court is denied.
  4. 25-5559Fareed Sepehry-Fard v. Superior Court of California, Santa Clara CountyThe motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied.
  5. 25-6097Shanna M. Glynn v. Marquette City Police Department
  6. 25-6171Aldo DiBelardino v. Jason S. Miyares, Attorney General of VirginiaThe motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are denied. Petitioners are allowed until February 10, 2026, within which to pay the docketing fees required by Rule 38(a) and to submit petitions in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.

Orders2

  1. 25-162Tennessee v. Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesThe 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 with instructions to dismiss the case as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). Justice Jackson, concurring: Although I would require that the party seeking vacatur establish equitable entitlement to that remedy, I accede to vacatur here based on the Court’s established practice when the mootness occurs through the unilateral action of the party that prevailed in the lower court. See Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, 601 U. S. 1 (2023) (Jackson, J., concurring in the judgment).
  2. 25-5523Mohamed A. Ibrahim v. Allison L. LynnThe petition for rehearing is denied.

Certiorari denied156

  1. 24-7194Neil Aaron Carver v. Texas
  2. 24-7400Brandon Lee Mayfield v. United States
  3. 24-7508Curtis Dwayne Medrano v. United States
  4. 25-269Selim Zherka v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General
  5. 25-344Robert Cromwell v. William Tacon, as Administrator of Caribbean Commercial Investment Bank Ltd.
  6. 25-349Audi AG v. L. W., a Minor, By and Through His Guardian Ad Litem Jared Furze
  7. 25-425Steven Duarte v. United States
  8. 25-436Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft v. Blanca Hernandez
  9. 25-439Karl Tobien v. Nationwide General Insurance Company
  10. 25-458William Collins, III v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General
  11. 25-462Chinook Landing, LLC v. United States
  12. 25-491Gillian Filyaw v. Steve Corsi, in His Official Capacity as Chief Executive Officer of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
  13. 25-583Rodney Towe v. Georgia
  14. 25-584Kenneth J. Rosellini v. Gary N. Wilcox, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Judge, Superior Court, Bergen County, New Jersey
  15. 25-589Robert B. Mitchell v. General Motors LLC
  16. 25-602Ray Leonerdirt Díaz Santiago v. José Ramon Cárrion Morales, Chapter 13 Trustee
  17. 25-638Zhongxiao Michael Chen v. Michigan State University
  18. 25-642Lorenzo Garod Pierre v. United States
  19. 25-691Lonnie Joseph Parker v. United States
  20. 25-695Maxwell A. Matthew v. United States
  21. 25-5009Joshua Willis v. United States
  22. 25-5220Jonathan R. Howard v. United States
  23. 25-5259Antonio Marshall v. United States
  24. 25-5327Andrew Raphael Reese v. United States
  25. 25-5358Deontay Tyre Compton v. United States
  26. 25-5382Meleke Osborne v. United States
  27. 25-5388Kevin Paul Cantu v. United States
  28. 25-5415Roberto Antwan Williams v. United States
  29. 25-5417Shalik Rasheem Mitchell v. United States
  30. 25-5421Jose Antonio Hernandez v. United States
  31. 25-5424Kiyel Tyquello Kearney v. United States
  32. 25-5433Jon Jesse Terry v. United States
  33. 25-5437Sequan Anthony Fowler v. United States
  34. 25-5438Tamonte Finney v. United States
  35. 25-5439Naim Greene v. United States
  36. 25-5441Azontay Malik Perry v. United States
  37. 25-5443Donovan L. Crews v. United States
  38. 25-5459Robert Keith Woodall v. Kentucky
  39. 25-5467Patrick Lee Adams v. United States
  40. 25-5477Cornell Thomas v. United States
  41. 25-5481Isaac John Olivas v. United States
  42. 25-5482Brandon Allen Haynes v. United States
  43. 25-5485Taylor Dan Truex v. United States
  44. 25-5503Bobby Nathaniel Scott v. United States
  45. 25-5510Monte Barry v. United States
  46. 25-5514Joseph Lee Betancourt v. United States
  47. 25-5516Joshua Omar Garcia v. United States
  48. 25-5522Gary Charles Moore v. United States
  49. 25-5535Jason Daniel Carbajal v. United States
  50. 25-5550Jermaine Nelson v. United States
  51. 25-5565Marcus Delars Branson v. United States
  52. 25-5566Alex Alvarez v. United States
  53. 25-5597Joseph Carroll Bush, III v. United States
  54. 25-5599Raymond Lamont Seward v. United States
  55. 25-5601John Edward Mason, III v. United States
  56. 25-5603Germaine Edward Campbell, Jr. v. United States
  57. 25-5607Dustin Dewayne Gilbert v. United States
  58. 25-5614Franklin Jerome Coleman, Jr. v. United States
  59. 25-5624Nathaniel J. Brown v. United States
  60. 25-5626Andrew Chafin v. United States
  61. 25-5627Lennie Edward Coles, Jr. v. United States
  62. 25-5655Walter Lavelle Allen v. United States
  63. 25-5656Kara Sternquist, aka Cara Sandiego, aka Kara Withersea v. United States
  64. 25-5658Devontae Lamont Royal v. United States
  65. 25-5667Antonio Deante Town v. United States
  66. 25-5668Matthew Chambliss Coleman v. United States
  67. 25-5678Thomas Jarrell Shoffner v. United States
  68. 25-5707Reginald Robinson, Jr. v. United States
  69. 25-5708Jason Ketzner v. United States
  70. 25-5731David Alexander Brown v. United States
  71. 25-5747Sidney Donnell Kimble v. United States
  72. 25-5748She Ler Yer Lee v. United States
  73. 25-5850Tremon Staley v. United States
  74. 25-5858Robert Peck, Jr. v. United States
  75. 25-5875Christopher Deonta Hemphill v. United States
  76. 25-5900Latisha Anderson v. United States
  77. 25-5903Joseph Vicarlos Robinson v. United States
  78. 25-5909Stevie Gomez Contreras v. United States
  79. 25-5912David Everette v. New York
  80. 25-5916Luis Espinal v. United States
  81. 25-5952Theo M. Owens v. United States
  82. 25-5976Henry Leon Marrow, Jr. v. United States
  83. 25-5999Eric Dennard Parker v. United States
  84. 25-6054Clyde Miller v. United States
  85. 25-6062Carl Morgan v. United States
  86. 25-6064Marcus Gerrod Stokes v. United States
  87. 25-6078Torrence Denard Whitaker v. United States
  88. 25-6080Warren Ellwood Shelton, Jr. v. Chadwick Dotson, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
  89. 25-6081Tareq R. Jabr v. Ohio Department of Taxation
  90. 25-6084Paul Gregory Perry v. Robert Van Gorder, Warden
  91. 25-6091Sealed Appellant v. Aaron D. Ford, Attorney General of Nevada
  92. 25-6093Shari Lynn Oliver v. Matthew Warren Oliver
  93. 25-6096Markus Odon McCormick v. Jamie McLeod, Deputy Sheriff
  94. 25-6099Christopher J. Rahaim v. Ken Burke, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Clerk of the Circuit Court for Pinellas County, Florida
  95. 25-6102James Denerick Nelson, Jr. v. Rafael Acevedo, Acting Warden
  96. 25-6104Terence Henderson v. Department of the Army
  97. 25-6106Rico Gonzalez v. United States
  98. 25-6107Davon Amos Johnson v. United States
  99. 25-6108Johnathan Anton Williams v. United States
  100. 25-6111Dewayne Bulls v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
  101. 25-6112Luke Masood Arabzadegan v. Texas
  102. 25-6113Marshaun Boykin v. Illinois Department of Corrections
  103. 25-6117Ronald Johnson v. Kansas
  104. 25-6118Jane Doe v. University of Chicago
  105. 25-6121Jonathan A. Harris, Sr. v. J. Sadler, Human Service Administrator
  106. 25-6122Joshua Corbin Granger v. United States
  107. 25-6129Paul Williams, Jr. v. United States
  108. 25-6130Eric Drake v. Texas
  109. 25-6143Rodney James Dilworth v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
  110. 25-6146William G. Roberson, IV v. Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff, Cook County, Illinois
  111. 25-6148Jehan Semper v. Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury
  112. 25-6149Byron Jones v. Michigan
  113. 25-6150Cristina M. Lancranjan v. Superior Court of California, San Diego County
  114. 25-6153Marco Antonio Sanchez v. United States
  115. 25-6154Karyn M. Kelley, Individually and as Trustee of the Karyn M. Kelley Revocable Trust Agreement of July 13, 2016 v. Mary Feeney
  116. 25-6164Shannon Bernard Jackson v. Texas
  117. 25-6170Errol Victor, Sr. v. Louisiana
  118. 25-6177Jesse D. Pellow v. Presbyterian Homes, Inc., dba Presbyter
  119. 25-6187Maurice Wilson, Jr. v. United States
  120. 25-6189Javonte Williams v. United States
  121. 25-6243Richard Blake Howard v. United States
  122. 25-6279Steven Matthew Wolf v. Florida
  123. 25-6281Andre Michael Dubois v. United States
  124. 25-6297Peter Joseph Polinski v. United States
  125. 25-6298Peter Joseph Polinski v. United States
  126. 25-6299Peter Joseph Polinski v. United States
  127. 25-6307Carl Sidney Race v. Montana State Prison Infirmary
  128. 25-6309Melquan Thawney v. United States
  129. 25-6311Christopher Smith v. United States
  130. 25-6313Owen Zachary Simonson v. United States
  131. 25-6323Donald Irving Hill, Jr. v. United States
  132. 25-6325Steven R. DeWitt v. Ceressa Haney
  133. 25-6327Thelonious Wayne Kirby v. United States
  134. 25-6347Jim Lundi v. United States
  135. 25-6348Mounir Mrabet v. United States
  136. 25-6353Marcin Sosniak v. Charles Mims, Warden
  137. 25-6354Osric Tyrone Daise v. United States
  138. 25-6359Travis Tuggle v. United States
  139. 25-6366Jarrett Howard v. United States
  140. 25-6367Luis Daniel Fuentes v. United States
  141. 25-6368Luis Garza-Gomez v. United States
  142. 25-6369Donnell S. Durham v. United States
  143. 25-6371Bobby Dale Simmons v. United States
  144. 25-6373Latonia Smith v. United States
  145. 25-6375Eddie White, Jr. v. United States
  146. 25-6387Joan Diaz Gonzalez v. United States
  147. 25-6390Busch Sereal v. United States
  148. 25-6405Jerel D. Kent v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
  149. 25-6409Krystle Hoffman v. Illinois
  150. 25-6428Joshua A. Sottile v. City of Portland, OregonThe petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.
  151. 24-909Agudas Chasidei Chabad of United States v. Russian FederationThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. Justice Jackson took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. See 28 U. S. C. §455 and Code of Conduct for Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, Canon 3B(2)(e) (prior judicial service).
  152. 25-5253Steven Tuopeh v. South DakotaThe petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Jackson would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari.
  153. 25-5879Michael Allen v. Fidencio N. Guzman, Warden
  154. 25-6100Leihinahina Sullivan v. United StatesThe 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. As the petitioners have repeatedly abused this Court's process, the Clerk is directed not to accept any further petitions in noncriminal matters from petitioners unless the docketing fees required by Rule 38(a) are paid and the petitions are submitted in compliance with Rule 33.1. See Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 506 U. S. 1 (1992) (per curiam). Justice Jackson, dissenting: I respectfully dissent from the order barring these incarcerated petitioners from filing future in forma pauperis petitions in noncriminal matters. See Howell v. Circuit Court of Indiana, 607 U. S. ___ (2026) (Jackson, J., dissenting).
  155. 25-6114Lawrence Allen Davis v. United States District Court for the Northern District of FloridaThe petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment is denied.
  156. 25-6278David Andrew Diehl v. United StatesThe 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 Jackson, dissenting: I respectfully dissent from the order barring this incarcerated petitioner from filing future in forma pauperis petitions in noncriminal matters. See Howell v. Circuit Court of Indiana, 607 U. S. ___ (2026) (Jackson, J., dissenting).

Mandamus denied4

  1. 25-571In Re Rayon Payne
  2. 25-6103In Re Santos Hernandez, Jr.
  3. 25-6128In Re Joseph Cammarata
  4. 25-6159In Re Mohamed NguidaThe petitions for writs of mandamus are denied.