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Emergency application

Pausing a court ruling

Kevin Ajenifuja v. Anita Koepcke

Denied
No. 25A1400Stay applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to The Chief JusticeFrom District of Columbia Court of Appeals

What did the Court do?

The Court denied the request on June 18, 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 16 days after filing

What's being asked

Private party Kevin Ajenifuja asks the Supreme Court to temporarily pause a ruling by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. The record identifies Anita Koepcke as the other party but does not explain their dispute or the lower court's ruling.

What the Court did

The Chief Justice refused emergency help and denied (turned down) Ajenifuja’s request for a temporary pause (stay) of the lower-court ruling. The Court did not publish how the justices voted; the record gives no explanation.

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 16 days after filing.

What it means

This emergency ruling addresses only a request for temporary relief; it does not decide who wins the dispute. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruling remains in place for now. The record lists no related case asking the Supreme Court to decide the main question, and no argument is set.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 25A1400. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked October 4, 2026