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Emergency application

Edward L. Clark, Jr. v. Deborah L. Clark

Denied
No. 25A1250Injunction applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice KaganFrom Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three

What did the Court do?

The Court denied the request on June 15, 2026, so nothing changes while the case continues in the lower courts.

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

Filed Ruled 49 days after filing

What's being asked

A private party asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order (an injunction) while the case continues in the Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three. The case is Edward L. Clark, Jr. v. Deborah L. Clark.

What the Court did

The Court denied the request on June 15, 2026, so nothing changes while the case continues in the lower courts.

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 209 rulings on applications decided without a response came 8 to 35 days after filing, and the median was 15 days; this one was ruled on 49 days after filing.

What it means

This is a temporary order about what happens while the case is decided, not a ruling on who is right. The case continues in the Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 25A1250. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked October 4, 2026