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Emergency application

Pausing a court ruling

Robert F. Mansueto, Petitioner v. Susan J. Brown, as Trustee

Denied
No. 26A510Stay applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice KaganFrom Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three

What did the Court do?

The Court denied the request on October 16, 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 9 days after filing

What's being asked

Robert F. Mansueto, a private party, asked the Supreme Court to temporarily pause a ruling by California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three. The record does not explain what the ruling or dispute with Susan J. Brown, identified as a trustee, concerns.

What the Court did

Justice Kagan refused Mansueto’s request for a temporary pause and denied (turned down) the application. The order does not decide the underlying dispute; the Court did not publish how the justices voted.

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 278 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 9 days after filing.

What it means

Justice Kagan’s refusal leaves the California Court of Appeal ruling in place; it does not decide who wins the underlying case. No related Supreme Court case is listed, and no argument is set.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A510. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked October 16, 2026