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Emergency application

Frank Michael Monte, III v. United States

Awaiting action
No. 26A532Stay applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice AlitoFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Has the Court ruled?

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

It was filed October 10, 2026.

Filed

What's being asked

Frank Michael Monte, III, a private individual, asks the Supreme Court for a temporary pause (stay) of a Third Circuit ruling. His case is against the United States, but the record does not explain what the ruling or dispute concerns.

What happens next

The Court has not ruled and can act at any time, with or without an explanation; no response deadline was requested. The application was not referred to the full Court; the Supreme Court has not paused the ruling, and no argument is set. The Court can grant the request, deny it, or grant part of it.

What it means

If granted, Monte's request would temporarily pause the Third Circuit ruling, but the emergency action would not decide who wins the case. The record does not say what proceedings, if any, continue in the Third Circuit. No related Supreme Court case on the underlying dispute is listed, and no argument is set.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A532. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked October 20, 2026