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Federal criminal procedure
Terrance Brasher, Petitioner v. United States
Terrance Brasher asked the Supreme Court to review a Seventh Circuit decision in his case against the United States. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide the legal issue.
26-5427
Dismissed
Applying new Supreme Court rulings
Nigel Richardson, Petitioner v. United States
Nigel Richardson argued that the Eleventh Circuit’s rule required judges to follow older circuit precedent despite a later Supreme Court decision’s new method of analysis, and claimed the rule denied defendants a statutory right to appeal and due process. The Supreme Court refused to hear his petition (denied review), so it did not decide those issues.
26-5066
Dismissed
Financial gain in smuggling
Rosezzettea Lee Lopez, Petitioner v. United States
Rosezzettea Lee Lopez challenged her conviction for transporting undocumented people for private financial gain, arguing that prior paid transports and general smuggling evidence did not show a payment arrangement for the four people in her case. The Supreme Court refused to hear her request for review (denied review) and did not decide whether that evidence met the law’s requirement.
26-5117
Dismissed
Proof of online arbitration
Russell Rope, Petitioner v. Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County, et al.
Russell Rope asked the Supreme Court to review whether a California court could compel arbitration based on disputed electronic assent without resolving objections about the agreement, biometric access, and public injunctive relief. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those questions.
26-5059
Dismissed
Hoarding scarce goods
Kent Bulloch, Petitioner v. United States
Kent Bulloch was convicted of conspiring to accumulate scarce face masks for resale above market prices, and he asked whether the law’s word “accumulate” meant hoarding or was unclear without consulting legislative history. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide that legal question.
26-5081
Dismissed
Fair warning in criminal law
Mark Christopher Crew, Petitioner v. Dao Vang, Acting Warden
Mark Christopher Crew asked whether a court deciding if a later reading of a criminal law was foreseeable may ignore the state supreme court’s first authoritative reading just because it came after his conduct, even if it interpreted the law as it stood then. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide that question.
26-5084
Dismissed
Equal treatment of sex offenders
Jerry Lee Canfield, Petitioner v. Bobby Lumpkin, Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, et al.
Canfield asked the Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit’s rejection of his claim that he was treated differently from similar people (a “class-of-one” claim), challenged past statements about sex-offender risks, and disputed the lower courts’ refusal to let him replead. The Court refused to hear his petition (denied review) and did not decide these issues.
26-5288
Dismissed
Hearings on sentencing advice
Sari Alqsous, Petitioner v. United States
Sari Alqsous asked the Supreme Court to review the Sixth Circuit’s handling of his post-conviction challenge, including his claim that his lawyer misled him about sentencing and the court’s decision not to review bribery-related convictions. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those issues.
26-5119
Dismissed
Medical malpractice filing rules
Sheila Alkamel, Petitioner v. Piedmont Hospital, Inc., et al.
Sheila Alkamel asked the Supreme Court to review the dismissal of her medical-malpractice and wrongful-death case against Piedmont Hospital and others, arguing that Georgia’s expert-affidavit rule and the handling of her appeal violated due process. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those claims.
26-5077
Dismissed
Judges and criminal investigations
Surgret Urania Doss, Petitioner v. Gregory P. Holder, et al.
Doss asked the Supreme Court to review the appeals court’s dismissal of her Fourth Amendment claim that officials pursued one charge without probable cause, conspiracy claims involving officers from separate government entities, and claims about a judge’s alleged investigation of her property records. The Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition) and did not decide those issues.
26-5074
Dismissed
Death row clemency process
William Reaves, Petitioner v. Florida, et al.
William Reaves argued that state-appointed clemency counsel kept him from helping prepare his clemency presentation, and that the Florida Supreme Court discounted mitigating evidence, including evidence related to his Vietnam service. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case and denied his request for a temporary pause in his execution, without deciding his claims.
26-5865
Dismissed
Gun rights after felony convictions
Charles Randolph Greene, Petitioner v. United States
Charles Randolph Greene challenged a federal law that bars people with felony convictions from possessing firearms for life, arguing that the ban violates the Second Amendment generally and in his case. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition), so it did not decide the constitutional question.
26-5133
Dismissed
Property in bankruptcy
Larry Gilberg, Petitioner v. Power Architects Corporation
An arbitration panel found that Mark Kesel’s unscheduled Power Architects shares became his again when his Chapter 11 case was dismissed, and California courts confirmed the award; Larry Gilberg challenged that result. The Supreme Court refused to hear Gilberg’s case (denied review), so it did not decide the bankruptcy or arbitration questions.
26-5083
Dismissed
Fair hearings for warranty claims
Thomas Richard Ward, Petitioner v. Best Buy Stores, LP, et al.
Thomas Richard Ward asked the Supreme Court to review his claims that Virginia state-court procedures blocked his federal warranty claims before evidence could be developed and denied him a fair hearing. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those claims.
26-5075
Dismissed
Access to appeals
Stephen Cardwell, Petitioner v. Donato Ciaccia, M.D.
Stephen Cardwell asked the Supreme Court to review the dismissal of his Indiana appeal, alleging that he lacked access to the record and evidence, was not served with a motion, and faced financial barriers and discrimination. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) without deciding those claims.
26-5076
Dismissed
Appeals court rehearing rules
Zoe Ajjahnon, Petitioner v. Amerilife of North Carolina, LLC, dba Amerilife and Health Services, LLC
In her case against Amerilife of North Carolina, Zoe Ajjahnon argued that the Eleventh Circuit improperly denied rehearing under federal court rules. The Supreme Court refused to hear her case (denied review), so it did not decide whether the appeals court acted lawfully.
26-5118
Dismissed
Felons' gun rights
Tramon Jamal Stewart, Petitioner v. United States
The Supreme Court refused to hear Tramon Jamal Stewart’s petition challenging the federal law that bars people with felony convictions from possessing firearms. His petition asked whether Congress can apply the law to intrastate firearm possession and whether it violates the Second Amendment as applied to a person with nonviolent felony convictions; the Court did not decide either question.
26-5131
Dismissed
Taking back an acquittal
Patrick Jay Sullivan, Petitioner v. Minnesota
Patrick Jay Sullivan challenged a Minnesota court’s later restoration of his conviction after it had entered an acquittal and set aside the conviction during postconviction proceedings. The Supreme Court refused to hear his petition (denied it), so it did not decide whether restoring the conviction violated the Double Jeopardy Clause.
26-5649
Dismissed
Drug warnings to doctors
David Jay Dearinger, Sr., et ux., Petitioners v. Eli Lilly and Company
David and Ganna Dearinger asked the Supreme Court to review their case against Eli Lilly, raising whether the rule that drug warnings may go through doctors rather than directly to patients (the learned intermediary doctrine) violates due process and whether lower courts misapplied a federal law on requesting lawyers for people who cannot afford one. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide either question.
26-5677
Dismissed
Mental suffering during execution
Christa Gail Pike, Petitioner v. Tennessee
Christa Gail Pike argued that Tennessee’s lethal-injection protocol would cause severe mental suffering and psychological terror, and challenged a state-court rule governing prisoners’ execution-method lawsuits. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear her case (denied review) and did not decide either issue.
26-5696
Dismissed
Intent in racketeering charges
Phillip Timothy Howard, Petitioner v. United States
Phillip Timothy Howard sought Supreme Court review after the Eleventh Circuit upheld his conviction and sentence; he argued that he pleaded guilty to avoid a lengthy trial and that the record did not show criminal intent or that he caused harm. The Supreme Court threw out his petition (dismissed it) under Rule 46 without deciding the substance of his claims.
26-5089
Dismissed
Federal drug sentencing
Alfredo Joaquin Soto, Petitioner v. United States
Alfredo Joaquin Soto asked the Supreme Court to review his sentence under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B), after proceedings in the Tenth Circuit. The Court refused to hear the case (denied his petition), so it did not decide whether his sentence was lawful.
26-5094
Dismissed
Simple assault jury instructions
Kandace Sitting Eagle, Petitioner v. United States
Kandace Sitting Eagle asked the Supreme Court to review the Tenth Circuit’s decision upholding the trial judge’s refusal to instruct jurors on simple assault as a lesser offense on two assault counts, and the courts’ focus on the prosecution’s theory rather than the offenses’ elements. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.
26-5085
Dismissed
Victim's tribal status
Adam Joseph King, Petitioner v. United States
Adam Joseph King challenged his federal conviction, arguing that events after the charged conduct could not prove that alleged victim M.V. was recognized as an Indian at the time; he also challenged the Tenth Circuit’s test for Indian status and its handling of overlapping charges. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those issues.
26-5700
Dismissed
Jury instructions on gang motive
Marvin Pippins, Petitioner v. United States
Marvin Pippins asked the Supreme Court to review the Second Circuit’s handling of jury instructions about whether a killing was motivated by gang membership, whether any instruction error was harmless, and trial rules about criticism of lawyers. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.
26-5090
Dismissed
Reenacting discriminatory laws
Pedro Gomez, Petitioner v. United States
Pedro Gomez argued that later reenactments of the federal illegal-reentry law, without addressing its racist origins, did not cure its discriminatory purpose; the Ninth Circuit upheld the law based on those reenactments. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide the legal question.
26-5092
Dismissed
Appealing family court orders
Taron Jacquett, Petitioner v. Estefania Jacquett
Taron Jacquett argued that transcript costs blocked review of his constitutional challenges to Florida family-court rulings on parenting time and financial sanctions in his dispute with Estefania Jacquett. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition for review), so it did not decide those claims.
26-5093
Dismissed
Fair treatment of injury claims
Ricardo Mejia Reyes, Petitioner v. Associated Risk Management, Inc.
Ricardo Mejia Reyes asked the Supreme Court to consider whether a Nevada workers’ compensation insurer denied his injury-benefit claim without fair procedures and treated protected-class workers differently. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those constitutional questions.
26-5129
Dismissed
Anonymous accusations and police stops
Demario Montrell Rodgers, Petitioner v. United States
Demario Montrell Rodgers asked the Supreme Court to review whether an officer may rely on an unidentified person’s in-person accusation to justify a stop without identifying or questioning the accuser or learning what she observed. The Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition), so it did not decide that question.
26-5132
Dismissed
Gun carrying without a license
Isaiah Kain Salas-Martinez, Petitioner v. Texas
Isaiah Kain Salas-Martinez argued that a Texas law restricting most 18-to-20-year-olds from carrying handguns outside the home conflicts with the Supreme Court’s decision in Bruen. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide whether that law or similar state laws are invalid.
26-5146
Dismissed
Alleged fraud in court
Jason Edward Thomas Cardiff, Petitioner v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, et al.
Jason Edward Thomas Cardiff asked the Supreme Court to review whether a federal court must decide his allegation that a deceased court-appointed officer submitted false materials before continuing to rely on the record, and whether postconviction review could adequately address that allegation. The Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition), so it did not decide either question.
26-269
Dismissed
Challenging witness credibility
William Jones, Petitioner v. United States
William Jones asked the Supreme Court to review whether the Constitution and Federal Rule of Evidence 613(b) require admitting evidence that could challenge a cooperating witness’s claim that he had told the same story from the start of his cooperation. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide that legal issue.
26-5126
Dismissed
Right to a lawyer at trial
Kalief Cummings, Petitioner v. Kentucky
Kalief Cummings asked the Supreme Court to review claims that Kentucky let his trial lawyer withdraw without appointing replacement counsel, leaving him to represent himself, and that his lawyer failed to challenge a juror who should have been removed. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those claims.
26-5091
Dismissed
Restitution for service costs
Roman Israilov, Petitioner v. United States
Roman Israilov asked the Supreme Court to review whether a federal judge may order repayment to fraud victims for services they received that they otherwise would have had to pay for. The Court refused to hear his petition (denied review), so it did not decide that legal question.
26-5087
Dismissed
Right to question witnesses
Katherine Lea Stanfield, Petitioner v. Jennifer Tyvand, Warden
Katherine Stanfield asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review her claim that her trial violated her right to question witnesses against her because a pathologist relied partly on a lab technician’s out-of-court evidence about a child’s death, and that Idaho’s highest court misapplied federal law. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide whether her claims were correct.
26-5139
Dismissed
Ending parental rights
Jorge Guevara-Martinez, Petitioner v. Alexandria Department of Community and Human Services
Jorge Guevara-Martinez challenged the termination of his parental rights, arguing that the evidence did not clearly and convincingly show he was unfit and that delays not caused by him could not justify termination. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide the constitutional issue.
26-5107
Dismissed
Criminal judgments without court power
Ramsey Clayter, Petitioner v. Massachusetts
Ramsey Clayter asked the Supreme Court to review his claim that Massachusetts was enforcing a criminal judgment entered before the trial court had lawful authority, despite his due-process challenge. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide whether his claim was correct.
26-5194
Dismissed
Court filing restrictions
George A. Saba, Petitioner v. Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three, et al.
George A. Saba asked the Supreme Court to review California court orders restricting his future filings and requiring $150,000 in security, which he argued rested on an unauthorized temporary judge’s order and denied him meaningful appellate review. The Court refused to hear his petition (denied review) and did not decide whether California’s actions were lawful.
26-5142
Dismissed
Gun rights after felony convictions
Michael Shaun Davis, Petitioner v. United States
The Tenth Circuit upheld Michael Shaun Davis’s conviction under a federal firearm-possession law, and he asked the Supreme Court to review whether the conviction violates the Second Amendment on its face. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide that question.
26-5105
Dismissed
Waiving a lawyer on appeal
Scot Gaither, Petitioner v. Tim Lane, Warden
Scot Gaither asked the Supreme Court to review whether a state court must obtain evidence that a defendant knowingly gave up a lawyer before allowing self-representation on appeal, and whether a federal court may take evidence in a state prisoner’s challenge to imprisonment when no state process is available to develop the claim. The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and decided neither question.
26-5104
Dismissed
Privacy in property searches
Mihal Emberton, Petitioner v. Superior Court of California, City and County of San Francisco, et al.
Mihal Emberton asks whether privacy from a government search depends on whether the property was visible or on the owner's ability to keep others out. He also asks whether the place searched or the type of property taken can mean that no search occurred.
26-290
Dismissed
Government taking of trust assets
Beverly Pellegrini, Petitioner v. Fresno County Public Guardian as Trustee, et al.
Beverly Pellegrini says California courts allowed her late spouse’s revocable-trust assets to be liquidated and transferred to an instrument that was not legally a trust, for distribution to county employees and other nonbeneficiaries. She argues that the orders violated constitutional protections against government taking private property and for fair legal procedures.
26-291
Dismissed
Fraud claims in state court
Joseph D. Rued, Petitioner v. Catrina M. Rued
Joseph Rued’s petition challenges Minnesota courts’ refusal to change custody and parenting-time orders involving Catrina Rued. He alleges that Hennepin County child-protection officials committed fraud and perjury, and that earlier proceedings prevented him from proving it; the district court rejected his requests under rules barring repeat lawsuits (res judicata), and the Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld that decision.
26-281
Dismissed
Correcting false testimony
Pharoah Gerald Ashley, Petitioner v. Minnesota
Pharoah Gerald Ashley asked the Supreme Court to review his claims that Minnesota courts mishandled the duty to correct testimony the state knew was false. The Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide those claims.
26-5056
Dismissed
Fair warning in sentencing
Paul Engstrom, Petitioner v. United States
Paul Engstrom asked whether the rule requiring fair warning before courts expand criminal laws also applies to sentence calculations, and whether an appeals court may find a sentencing error to be plain error without considering the test’s fourth step. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide either question.
26-5138
Dismissed
Fairness in child support hearings
Wilkenson Francois, Petitioner v. Gabriella F. Richman, Support Magistrate, Kings County Family Court
Wilkenson Francois asked the Supreme Court to review whether child-support incentive payments create a financial conflict, whether state collection of VA disability benefits also apportioned to the same dependents conflicts with federal law, and whether the support magistrate can be shielded from lawsuits under judicial immunity (a rule protecting judicial officers). The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide those questions.
26-5140
Dismissed
Prisoner court filing dates
Clarence Borns, Petitioner v. Troy Chrisman, Warden
Clarence Borns asked whether federal or state rules determine when a prisoner representing himself has filed a state-court challenge after conviction, a date that can pause the one-year deadline to ask a federal court to review the conviction. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review) and did not decide the question.
26-5137
Dismissed
Fairness in death-row clemency
Jesse Guardado, Petitioner v. Florida
Jesse Guardado, a Florida prisoner sentenced to death, argues that the state must ensure its clemency process meets the Fourteenth Amendment’s fairness protections and that executive officials follow its procedures. His petition says the Florida Supreme Court rejected his claim because the governor has broad power to deny clemency, and asks the U.S. Supreme Court to review that ruling.
26-6013
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