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Emergency application

Paul Schultz v. BOFK, N.A.

Awaiting action
No. 26A684Stay applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to The Chief JusticeFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Has the Court ruled?

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

It was filed November 10, 2026.

Filed

What's being asked

Paul Schultz, a private party, asks the Supreme Court to temporarily pause a ruling by the Fourth Circuit. The record does not explain the dispute or what the ruling required.

What happens next

The Court has not ruled and can act at any time, with or without an explanation. No response deadline, referral, administrative stay, or argument is listed. It can grant the request, deny it, or grant it in part.

What it means

If granted, the request would temporarily pause the Fourth Circuit ruling, as Schultz asks; it would not decide who wins the underlying case. The ruling remains in place while the application is pending. No related Supreme Court merits case or argument date is listed.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A684. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked November 13, 2026