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DismissedTranslated statements at trialIsabel Tzunux-Zacarias, Petitioner v. KentuckyIsabel Tzunux-Zacarias asked the Supreme Court to review whether police could alter her statement for use at trial, whether jurors had to see its full text when she disputed the altered version, and whether the Constitution’s right to confront witnesses covers a police interpreter’s trial-use translation. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.26-5521 DismissedDelays in criminal appealsDaniel Martin Pirkel, Petitioner v. MichiganDaniel Martin Pirkel asked the Supreme Court to review whether a plea-withdrawal proceeding is a key stage of a criminal case, whether delay in his direct appeal violated due process, and whether the Fifth Amendment grand-jury right applies to states. The Court refused to hear his petition (denied review) and did not decide those questions.26-5437 DismissedFederal law over state lawDana Watson, Petitioner v. Metropolitan Enforcement Group of Southern Illinois, et al.Dana Watson asked the Supreme Court to review a Seventh Circuit case involving the Metropolitan Enforcement Group of Southern Illinois, raising a question about whether a federal court violated the Supremacy Clause. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide that question.26-5406 DismissedInformant conduct in sentencingAugusto Reyes-Gonzalez, Petitioner v. United StatesAugusto Reyes-Gonzalez asked whether a confidential source’s actions should count when calculating a defendant’s sentence under federal sentencing rules. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide that question.26-5501 DismissedState licenses and federal oversightWilliam Peterman, Jr., Petitioner v. PennsylvaniaWilliam Peterman, Jr. asked the Supreme Court to review a Pennsylvania Superior Court case, raising questions about state licenses, state agencies’ authority, and interstate information exchange. The Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition for review) and did not decide those questions.26-5493 DismissedCriminal sentencingPlamen Georgiev Velinov, Petitioner v. United StatesPlamen Georgiev Velinov asked the Supreme Court to review an Eleventh Circuit case. His filing questions courts’ inclusion of a particular category.26-5568 DismissedRestitution deadline and lawyer rightsAndrew Hackett, Petitioner v. United StatesAndrew Hackett asked the Supreme Court to review whether a judge could order restitution (payments to victims) after a 90-day deadline without making clear beforehand that some restitution would be ordered, and whether he had a right to a lawyer for a plausible new-trial motion filed during his appeal. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide either question.26-5416 DismissedPolice use of deadly forceJoseph Frasure, Individually and as Co-Administrator of the Estate of Joe Frasure, Deceased, et al., Petitioners v. City of Wyoming, Ohio, et al.Joe Frasure’s family and estate asked the Supreme Court to review a Sixth Circuit ruling that ended their claims without a trial after his fatal police shooting, arguing the court mishandled evidence about whether he posed an immediate threat. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide whether the officers violated the Constitution.26-5411 DismissedIdentifying class membersSunoco, Inc. (R&M), et al., Petitioners v. Perry Cline, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly SituatedSunoco and other companies asked the Supreme Court to review a $100 million award in a group lawsuit over unpaid interest to oil-well owners, arguing that some group members could not be identified or shown to qualify. The Court refused to hear the case and did not decide that issue.26-1 DismissedSelf-incrimination in treatmentRobert Michael Fall, Petitioner v. United StatesRobert Michael Fall asks whether the federal government may require a person under supervision to make potentially incriminating statements in treatment or a polygraph, under threat of revocation, before restoring access to constitutionally protected expression. It is undisputed that Fall retains a Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself about the offense conduct.26-5418 DismissedState review of lawyer mistakesWinston Calder, Petitioner v. Richard Comerford, Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsWinston Calder asks whether a federal court must give special weight to a Florida court’s finding that he was not harmed by his lawyer’s performance when the state court misunderstood and did not decide whether the lawyer performed unreasonably.26-5420 DismissedRights before guilty pleasTravis Bessey, Petitioner v. United StatesTravis Bessey asks the Supreme Court to review his case, arguing that the trial judge recorded his guilty plea before explaining his constitutional and appeal rights and that the First Circuit did not meaningfully review his sentence, which was effectively a life sentence within federal guidelines. His filing asks whether the plea could be knowing and voluntary and whether the sentence was greater than necessary under federal law.26-5579 DismissedPretrial detentionJamar Scott, Petitioner v. United StatesJamar Scott asks the Supreme Court to review his pretrial detention, arguing that the government gave no statutory basis, the judge made no required flight-or-obstruction finding and continued the hearing without a request, and his review motion went undecided for about three months.26-5570 DismissedWater rules in national parksBryce Tyrone Verhonich, Petitioner v. United StatesBryce Tyrone Verhonich asks the Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit’s reading of a boating-safety regulation. His petition says that reading extends the rule to failing to wear a life jacket or use an engine cut-off lanyard, and argues that this goes beyond the regulation’s proper reach.26-5566 DismissedLifetime gun bans for felonsTerrance J. Tardieff, Petitioner v. United StatesTerrance J. Tardieff asks the Supreme Court to review whether federal law can permanently bar everyone convicted of a felony from possessing firearms, arguing that the ban violates the Second Amendment under the Court’s Bruen decision.26-5565 DismissedEvidence in criminal trialsSam Sando, Petitioner v. United StatesSam Sando asked the Supreme Court to review four evidence rulings in his federal case, including decisions about sworn statements, impeachment evidence, and evidence of an unrelated domestic incident. His filing asks whether the trial judge properly applied the evidence rules to those issues.26-5564 DismissedJury trial waiversEhab Sadeek, Petitioner v. United StatesEhab Sadeek asks the Supreme Court to review whether his jury-trial waiver was valid after aggravating allegations he rejected were left out of the agreed trial facts but later increased his recommended federal sentencing range. He also argues that the Fifth Circuit wrongly refused him permission to appeal his constitutional claims.26-5560 DismissedFederal court jurisdictionIn Re James Christopher Castle, PetitionerJames Christopher Castle asks the Court to recognize his “Bill of Cowplaint in Equity” as valid and grant relief to undo proceedings. The Court refused his petition (denied it), but did not decide the legal questions he raised.26-5555 DismissedAppeals of unfair sentencesAnthony Frank Scovotto, Petitioner v. United StatesAnthony Scovotto argues that the Ninth Circuit checks whether a sentencing judge adequately explained a sentence but does not separately assess whether the sentence itself was unreasonable, unlike when the government appeals. He asks whether a defendant should receive a new sentencing hearing if the sentence is unreasonable in substance.26-5553 DismissedDismissal based on outside recordsMary Minton Eitel, Petitioner v. Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLCMary Eitel challenges the throwing out of her lawsuit against Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC under a state-law time limit, saying the federal judge relied on docket entries from separate cases that neither side cited. She asks whether the judge could use those records without letting her change the complaint or treating the motion as a request to decide the case based on evidence outside the complaint.26-5552 DismissedCodefendant statements at trialAdalberto Martinez, Petitioner v. MassachusettsAdalberto Martinez asked the Supreme Court to review whether Massachusetts could use a non-testifying codefendant’s out-of-court accusation as true evidence against him in their joint criminal trial.26-5548 DismissedChanging positions in courtJeffery Lee, Petitioner v. Greg Lovelace, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al.Jeffery Lee says Alabama got a federal court to dismiss his challenge to execution by lethal injection by promising he would instead be executed using nitrogen hypoxia, then relied on an injunction against its later protocol to seek lethal injection. Lee’s petition asks whether rules against taking inconsistent positions in court bar that change.26-5541 DismissedSusan Braun, Petitioner v. Tracey Sager, et al.Susan Braun argues that a Florida court changed the legal nature of her self-represented case and decided it without giving her notice or a chance to object. She asks whether that violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.26-5533 DismissedPost-conviction motion deadlinesChristopher L. Takhvar, Petitioner v. Richard Comerford, Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsChristopher L. Takhvar asks whether time limits apply to certain motions filed in his habeas case. He also alleges the State used contested interrogation video and published and monetized an edited, false account while federal review was pending, raising due-process and related constitutional claims.26-5439 DismissedFederal courts and state lawJackson Wells, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Thomas E. Wells, Deceased, et al., Petitioners v. BNSF Railway Company, a Delaware corporationThe Supreme Court denied a petition (refused to hear it) from Jackson Wells and Judith Hemphill in a case against BNSF Railway. They asked whether federal courts must send an important state-law question about civil wrongs to the state’s highest court if it has left the issue open; the denial did not decide that question.26-54 DismissedEvidence needed to indictChristopher L. Carroll and Whiskey Dix Big Truck Repair, LLC, Petitioners v. United StatesChristopher L. Carroll and Whiskey Dix Big Truck Repair argue that the Fifth Amendment requires a grand jury to find stronger evidence than probable cause before formally charging someone with a serious crime. The Eighth Circuit decided that probable cause is enough, and Carroll and the business ask the Supreme Court to review that ruling.26-51 DismissedDefendants at sidebar conferencesJoseph Michael McNoriell, Petitioner v. United StatesJoseph Michael McNoriell's petition asks whether a defendant who represents himself may be excluded from every sidebar discussion. He argues that this could violate his right to speak for himself or to have a lawyer at important stages of a criminal case.26-5046 DismissedChoosing sentencing guidelinesSomorie Moses, Petitioner v. United StatesSomorie Moses argues that Amendment 591 makes sentencing judges use guideline sections that do not fit the crime, violating the Fifth Amendment’s protection against unfair government procedures (due process). His petition asks whether that required starting point is unconstitutional even though judges have discretion in other parts of sentencing.26-5039 DismissedDetention after release orderOhio, ex rel. Malik Allah-U-Akbar, Petitioner v. William R. Niemi, Sheriff, Ashtabula County, OhioMalik Allah-U-Akbar asks the Supreme Court to review his continued detention, arguing that Ohio has not released him despite a court order for unconditional release and that his detention rests on a judgment the court wiped out and an indictment (formal criminal charge) missing required elements. He also claims the detention violates protections against double jeopardy and the presumption of innocence regarding a dismissed aggravated-robbery charge.26-5033 DismissedSecurities fraud defensesWilson Alejandro Montoya, Petitioner v. TexasWilson Alejandro Montoya asked the Supreme Court to review his Texas convictions, arguing that his lawyer failed to explain how his guilty plea to securities fraud could affect related theft and money-laundering charges, making the plea unknowing and involuntary. He also argues Texas law gave him a defense based on his claimed lack of knowledge about whether the conduct was a securities misrepresentation or an agreement.26-5030 DismissedGun rights after nonviolent convictionsJustin Meyer, Petitioner v. United StatesJustin Meyer asks the Supreme Court to consider whether people with felony convictions can challenge the federal law barring them from possessing guns under the Second Amendment, and whether that challenge should succeed for someone whose prior convictions were nonviolent.26-5027 DismissedLimits on repeat lawsuitsSergey Donskoy, Petitioner v. United States Citizenship and Immigration ServicesSergey Donskoy asks the Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision that upheld dismissal of his complaint against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. He challenges the rule for deciding whether claims share the same facts, the timing of the appeals court’s summary decision, and its use of an “insubstantial appeal” standard; his petition remains pending.26-5026 DismissedGun rights for drug usersAlexander Wesley Ledvina, Petitioner v. United StatesAlexander Wesley Ledvina’s filing challenges his conviction for making a false statement to a firearms dealer about whether he unlawfully used controlled substances. He argues that the Second Amendment bars applying the federal firearm-possession ban to him, that “unlawful user” is too vague, and that the Eighth Circuit should have addressed nonconstitutional issues first.26-5025 DismissedVague gun crime lawOctavio Jimenez-Marquez, Petitioner v. United StatesOctavio Jimenez-Marquez asks the Supreme Court to review whether the words “in furtherance of” in a federal firearm law are too vague under the Constitution when used in his case.26-5023 DismissedDismissal of civil rights claimsKing Miguel Eddie Crayton, Petitioner v. J. N. Williams, Deputy, et al.King Miguel Eddie Crayton, representing himself, asks the Supreme Court to review the dismissal of his civil-rights complaint against three deputies. His filing asks whether the lower courts properly considered his allegations, gave him a genuine chance to amend, and addressed the claimed constitutional violations.26-5022 DismissedPrison parole and due processLarry Roosevelt Carter, Petitioner v. Heidi E. Washington, Director, Michigan Department of CorrectionsLarry Roosevelt Carter challenges Michigan’s parole process, arguing that broad board discretion and reliance on inaccurate information can deny prisoners fair-process protections after they serve their minimum sentences. The case is pending, and no Supreme Court action is identified.26-5021 DismissedAccess to appeal recordsMitchell Crocker, Petitioner v. CenterPoint EnergyMitchell Crocker asks the Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit’s decision leaving in place a ruling for CenterPoint Energy without a trial. He says he lacked access to the record for his appeal and that the judgment relied on false statements and improperly rejected other evidence, including a Texas Workforce Commission decision.26-5015 DismissedChallenging drug convictionsAbel Diaz, Petitioner v. United StatesAbel Diaz asks the Supreme Court to review his federal drug conviction, arguing that later rulings show it lacked required proof and that federal limits block a court from hearing his innocence claim. He also challenges the jury’s findings on drug type, quantity, and intent, and says he lacked the criminal intent required for the offenses.26-5012 DismissedOutside influence on juryTony Daugherty, Petitioner v. Tom Harlan, Superintendent, Huttonsville Correctional CenterTony Daugherty says a juror falsely claimed to know him and his family, expressed fear if Daugherty were acquitted, and urged other jurors to share that fear. He asks whether the juror’s statements brought an outside influence into jury deliberations and violated his Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury.26-5008 DismissedGun rights after old convictionsTameek White, Petitioner v. United StatesTameek White challenges the federal law barring people with felony convictions from possessing guns, asking whether it can disarm an American citizen acting in self-defense because of a years-old conviction. The available action information does not establish what the Supreme Court did with his petition.26-5006 DismissedGun rights for felonsJonathan Cisneros, Petitioner v. United StatesJonathan Cisneros argues that a federal law barring people with felony convictions from possessing firearms or ammunition violates the Second Amendment, either for everyone it covers or as applied to him. The Tenth Circuit upheld the criminal judgment against him.26-5004 DismissedMedical care in prisonsKing Miguel Eddie Crayton, Petitioner v. Pamunkey Regional Jail, et al.King Miguel Eddie Crayton asked the Supreme Court to review whether a correctional institution provided inadequate medical care and falsified records, and whether federal courts could dismiss his civil-rights claims without addressing evidence of constitutional violations.26-5003 DismissedChallenging invalid court judgmentsHouhe Zeng, Petitioner v. Owner of 8020 Quartz Lane, et al.Houhe Zeng asks whether courts may treat a judgment as final before deciding his Rule 60(b)(4) request to undo a judgment he says is void, and whether the rule becomes unusable when courts leave such requests unresolved through successive stages. The Supreme Court refused his petition (denied review), so it did not decide these questions.26-5001 DismissedGag agreements with defense lawyersDaniel Joseph Tisone, Petitioner v. United StatesDaniel Tisone’s petition asks whether a criminal defense lawyer’s demand that a client sign a non-disparagement agreement (a promise not to criticize someone) creates a conflict of interest or effectively denies the client a lawyer, so the client need not prove harm.26-50 DismissedLiability for funding promisesMinnesota Medical University, LLC, et al., Petitioners v. Heritage Construction Companies, LLC, et al.Minnesota Medical University and CFO Philip Keithahn ask the Supreme Court to review their liability for negligent misrepresentation based on statements that construction funding would become available later. They also argue that references to MMU’s financial condition unfairly affected the trial and that the lower courts should have ordered a new trial.26-44 DismissedFairness in court proceedingsFrank Bright, Petitioner v. New JerseyFrank Bright asks the Supreme Court to review New Jersey proceedings, claiming late or missing evidence and other court actions violated his rights to a fair process and a timely trial. He also alleges political harassment and asks the Court to address what he calls “lawfare.”26-42 DismissedReligious objections to tax reportingIn Re Aaron Eriksson, PetitionerAaron Eriksson asks the Supreme Court to order the IRS to administer tax laws without reporting rules he says conflict with his religious belief in giving secretly. He argues that requiring disclosures for charitable-contribution deductions and churches’ tax-exempt status burdens his religious rights.26-41 DismissedFair treatment in courtFaith Townsend, Petitioner v. Rockwell Automation, Inc., et al.Faith Townsend alleges that courts denied her due process in her case against Rockwell Automation by applying precedent unfairly, presenting defenses for the defendants without letting her respond, changing how they treated her claims and motions, and disregarding her complaint. She asks whether those actions violated the Fourteenth Amendment.26-36

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