Emergency application
Pausing an appeals court ruling
Gurjot Singh Dhaliwal v. Superior Court of California, Alameda County
What did the Court do?
The Court denied the request on May 26, 2026: the lower court's ruling stays in effect while the appeal continues.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
What's being asked
Gurjot Singh Dhaliwal, a private party, asked the Supreme Court to temporarily pause a ruling by the Ninth Circuit. The record does not say what the dispute is about or describe the Ninth Circuit ruling. The caption names the Superior Court of California in Alameda County.
What the Court did
Justice Kagan refused emergency help, denying (turning down) Dhaliwal’s request for a temporary pause of the Ninth Circuit ruling. The record says the justices’ votes were not published, and the denial does not decide who wins the underlying case.
What it means
This emergency decision concerns only a temporary pause; it does not decide who wins the underlying dispute. The Ninth Circuit ruling remains in place. The docket lists a related merits case, No. 25-7113; no argument is set for this application.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 25A1306. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.