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Emergency application

Devin Randolph v. Bath & Body Works, Inc.

Awaiting action
No. 26A422Stay applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice KavanaughFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Has the Court ruled?

Not yet. The Court has not ruled on the request.

The request was sent to the full Court to decide.

Filed

What's being asked

Devin Randolph asks the Supreme Court to temporarily pause a ruling by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The record does not explain what the dispute between Randolph and Bath & Body Works, Inc., is about or what the appeals court decided.

What happens next

Justice Kavanaugh denied Randolph's first request; the refiled request is pending, and the Court can act at any time, with or without explanation. The referral reached the full Court on October 28; no response was requested, argument is not set, and no temporary pause is in place. The Court can grant the request, deny it, or grant it in part.

Half of 305 rulings on applications decided without a response came 8 to 30 days after filing, and the median was 14 days; this one's latest docket entry came 37 days after filing.

What it means

The Sixth Circuit's ruling remains in place for now; if granted, Randolph's request would temporarily pause it. That temporary relief would not decide who wins the underlying case. No related Supreme Court case about the main question is listed, and the application is not set for argument.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A422. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked November 13, 2026