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Emergency application

Pausing an appeals court ruling

Marquise Miller v. Judge Timothy Degiusti

Denied
No. 25A1004Stay applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice GorsuchFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

What did the Court do?

The Court denied the request on March 16, 2026: the lower court's ruling stays in effect while the appeal continues.

Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.

Filed Ruled 14 days after filing

What's being asked

Marquise Miller, a private party, asked the Supreme Court to temporarily pause a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. The case names Judge Timothy Degiusti as the other party, but the record does not describe the ruling or underlying dispute.

What the Court did

The Court refused Miller’s request for emergency help: Justice Gorsuch denied the application for a temporary pause. The Court did not publish how the justices voted.

Vote not published · 9the order does not say how they voted
  1. Roberts
  2. Thomas
  3. Alito
  4. Sotomayor
  5. Kagan
  6. Gorsuch
  7. Kavanaugh
  8. Barrett
  9. Jackson
The order does not say how any justice voted, as is usual on the emergency docket.
Half of 212 rulings on applications decided without a response came 8 to 34 days after filing, and the median was 14 days; this one was ruled on 14 days after filing.

What it means

This denial refused only a temporary pause; it does not decide who wins the underlying case. The Tenth Circuit ruling remains in place, and the record lists no related Supreme Court case or argument.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 25A1004. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked October 4, 2026