Emergency application
Charles F. Cheleden v. Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
What did the Court do?
The Court denied the request on September 23, 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
Charles F. Cheleden asks the Supreme Court to temporarily pause a ruling by Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal. The record does not say what the ruling or dispute with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation concerned.
What the Court did
Justice Thomas refused Cheleden’s request for emergency help, leaving the lower-court ruling unpaused. The order did not decide the underlying dispute, and the Court did not publish how the justices voted.
What it means
The request sought only a temporary pause, so its denial does not decide who wins the dispute. The record names Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal as the lower court but does not say what happens there next. No related case asking the Supreme Court to decide the main legal question is listed, and no argument is set.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A374. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.