Emergency application
Pausing an appeals court ruling
Lisa Richardson Henderson v. Showcase Home Improvements, Inc., dba Kenneth Ferber
What did the Court do?
The Court denied the request on September 8, 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
Lisa Richardson Henderson asks the Chief Justice to take back and temporarily pause the Fourth Circuit's mandate, its formal order carrying out the ruling. The record does not say what her dispute with Showcase Home Improvements, Inc., doing business as Kenneth Ferber, concerns.
What the Court did
The Chief Justice refused emergency help and denied Henderson's application. The order gives no explanation, and the Court did not publish how the justices voted. This refusal does not decide who wins the underlying dispute.
What it means
The denial addressed only Henderson's request for a temporary pause; it did not decide who wins the dispute. The Fourth Circuit's mandate remains in effect. No related Supreme Court merits case exists, and the Court set no argument on this application.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A299. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.