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Emergency application

Emergency court orders

David Allen Benson v. Craig Linville

Denied
No. 25A1277Injunction applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice KaganFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

What did the Court do?

The Court denied the request on May 19, 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 8 days after filing

What's being asked

David Allen Benson, a private party, asks the Supreme Court for an emergency injunction in his case against Craig Linville and others. The record does not explain the dispute or describe the Ninth Circuit ruling at issue.

What the Court did

Justice Kagan refused Benson’s request for an emergency injunction (denied the application). The docket says the justices’ votes were not published.

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 252 rulings on applications decided without a response came 8 to 30 days after filing, and the median was 14 days; this one was ruled on 8 days after filing.

What it means

The emergency request sought temporary help; its denial does not decide who wins the underlying case. The case continues in the Ninth Circuit. The docket lists no related Supreme Court case on the dispute and no argument date.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 25A1277. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked October 4, 2026