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Emergency application

Pausing a court ruling

Rohit Uppal v. Neera Uppal

Denied
No. 25A1177Stay applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice KavanaughFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

What did the Court do?

The Court denied the request on April 28, 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 7 days after filing

What's being asked

Rohit Uppal asks the Supreme Court to pause a ruling by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The record does not explain what the dispute concerns or what that ruling requires.

What the Court did

Justice Kavanaugh refused emergency help by denying (turning down) Rohit Uppal’s request for a temporary pause. The Court did not publish how the justices voted; this ruling does not decide who wins the underlying dispute.

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 7 days after filing.

What it means

This emergency ruling addresses temporary relief, not who wins the underlying dispute. The Sixth 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. 25A1177. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked October 4, 2026