| Petitions and applications docketed on May 27, 2026 | |||||||
| type | Caption | Docket No | Court Below | Petitioner's Counsel | Counsel's Address | Recent Filings | QP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| paid | Apple Inc.
v. Epic Games, Inc. |
25-1311 | Ninth Circuit, No. 25-2935
Judgment: December 11, 2025 |
Gregory George Garre | Latham & Watkins LLP 555 Eleventh Street, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 | [Petition] | NA |
| paid | Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction
v. Harl A. Garrett |
25-1312 | Eighth Circuit, No. 23-3553
Judgment: October 07, 2025 |
Autumn Hamit Patterson | Office of the Arkansas Attorney General 101 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presented1 QUESTION PRESENTEDThe Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) contains a one-year statute of limitations in 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1) that begins when the judgment becomes final at “the conclusion of direct review or the expiration of the time for seeking such review. That limitations period is tolled when “a properly filed application for State post-conviction or other collateral review with respect to the pertinent judgment or claim is pending.” 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(2). In Jimenez v. Quarterman, this Court held that “where a state court grants a criminal defendant the right to file an out-of-time direct appeal,” the limita- tions period is reset when that direct appeal proceeding ends (or the time to seek review expires). 555 U.S. 1138, 121 (2009) (emphasis added). But Jimenez did not address what happens when a state court denies a prisoner’s request to file an out-of-time direct appeal—or whether such a request counts as an application for collateral review that triggers tolling under § 2244(d)(2). Jd. at 120 n.4. This Court later elaborated on § 2244(d)(2) in Wall v. Kholi, explaining that “‘collateral review’ of a judgment or claim means a judicial reexamination of a judgment or claim in a proceeding outside of the direct review process.” 562 U.S. 545, 553 (2011). Since Kholi, circuit courts have split on the question left open in Jimenez about how to categorize a motion for a belated appeal. The question presented 1s: Whether a state-court motion asking to file a be- lated direct appeal is an “application . .. for other collateral review” under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(2), that tolls AEDPA’s one-year statute of limitations. |
| paid | Alex Cantero, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated
v. Bank of America, N.A. |
25-1313 | Second Circuit, No. 21-400, 21-403
Judgment: May 05, 2026 |
Jonathan Ellis Taylor | Gupta Wessler LLP 2001 K Street NW Suite 850 North Washington, DC 20006 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presentedTODD 8. GARBER JONATHAN M. STREISFELD FINKELSTEIN, BLANKINSHIP, KOPELOWITZ OSTROW FREI-PEARSON & GARBER, FERGUSON WEISELBERG LLP GILBERT 1 North Broadway 1 West Las Olas Blvd. Suite 900 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 White Plains, NY 10601 (954) 525-4100 (914) 298-3283 MARK C. RIFKIN MATTHEW M. GUINEY WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER FREEMAN & HERZ LLP 270 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10016 (212) 545-4600 |
| paid | Eric Gomez
v. David Saccoccio |
25-1314 | Ninth Circuit, No. 25-66
Judgment: January 15, 2026 |
Elizabeth Bernice Nyasha Garcia | Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C. 40 North Central Avenue, Suite 2700 Phoenix, AZ 85004 | [Petition] | NA |
| paid | In Re Joan Farr | 25-1315 | NA, No. —
Judgment: — |
Joan Farr | Po Box 122 Webb City, MO 64870 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presentedQuestions Presented For Review* 1. Inconjunction with Joan Farr’s prior writ of certiorari filed in this matter, was Actor Keanu Reeves denied the same civil rights by the defendants and should Farr be allowed to act as his “next friend” in filing this writ of mandamus under the doctrine of special circumstances? 2. Ifthis case is remanded back for trial, should Actor Keanu Reeves be added as a plaintiff as well as additional parties added as defendants to ensure due process and prevent continuing manifest injustice? *Please note: All of Farr’s questions, responses, laws, case law, documents, exhibits, arguments, orders and judgments in her prior writ of certiorari apply to this writ of mandamus as well concerning Actor Keanu Reeves (except for those pertaining to Question #3). She is not listing them to avoid redundancy and a waste of resources, and printing costs are a financial hardship. In addition, she adopts and incorporates all of her statements, documents and exhibits included in her FTCA claim filed on October 17, 2025 against the federal agencies named herein which was denied on November 24, 2025 (Appendix E, Exhibit A). She is within the six-month time frame for filing this case.1 |
| ifp | Roderick Gunn
v. United States |
25-7464 | Second Circuit, No. 24-2430
Judgment: December 19, 2025 |
Roderick Gunn | 55254-054 FCI Mendota Po Box 9 Mendota, CA 93640 | NA | |
| ifp | Alex Antonio Bynes
v. Florida |
25-7465 | District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District, No. 4D2024-2524
Judgment: January 08, 2026 |
Gary Lee Caldwell | Office of Public Defender 421 Third Street West Palm Beach, FL 33401-0000 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presentedQUESTIONS PRESENTED
1 |
| ifp | Weldon Eugene Holtzclaw, Jr.
v. Casey Earl |
25-7466 | Fourth Circuit, No. 25-6657
Judgment: October 10, 2025 |
Weldon Eugene Holtzclaw Jr. | 0285 Greenville County Detention Center 20 McGee Street Greenville, SC 29601 | NA | |
| ifp | Nancy E. Ziesche
v. United States |
25-7467 | United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, No. 26-0036
Judgment: December 30, 2025 |
Nancy Ziesche | 550 10th Ave. New York, NY 10018 | NA | |
| ifp | Scott Allen Fischer
v. Jefferey Perkins, Superintendent, Coyote Ridge Corrections Center |
25-7468 | Ninth Circuit, No. 25-4024
Judgment: December 19, 2025 |
Scott Allen Fischer | 960451 Coyote Ridge Corrections Center P.O. Box 769 Connell, WA 99326 | NA | |
| ifp | Levar Brown
v. Kelly Santoro, Warden |
25-7469 | Ninth Circuit, No. 23-55536
Judgment: February 19, 2026 |
Daniel Lemer | Federal Public Defender 213 E. 2nd St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presentedQUESTION PRESENTED Is the Ninth Circuit’s denial of habeas relief in conflict with the prejudice analysis required by this Court’s decision in Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619 (19938)? PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING The habeas petitioner is Levar Brown, currently imprisoned at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, California. The current warden of that facility is Kelly Santoro. Prior case captions listed Charles Schuyler, the former warden of Salinas Valley State Prison, as respondent. LIST OF PRIOR PROCEEDINGS U.S. Supreme Court e Brown v. California, No. 18-9813; petition for writ of certiorari denied October 10, 2019. e Brown v. California, No. 18-5167; petition for writ of certiorari denied October 1, 2018. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit e Brown v. Schuyler, No. 2383-55536, 2026 WL 473941 (Feb. 19, 2026). U.S. District Court for the Central District of California e Brown v. Martel, No. 2:21-cv-03355-VAP-JC (May 17, 2023). e Brown v. Muniz, No. 2:19-cv-02293-VAP-JC (Dec. 9, 2019). California Supreme Court 1 |
| ifp | Nicholas Dwayne Jones
v. United States |
25-7470 | Eighth Circuit, No. 25-2279
Judgment: October 24, 2025 |
Nicholas Dwayne Jones | 28910-044 FCI Greenville P.O. Box 5000 Greenville, IL 62246 | [Petition] [Appendix] | Question(s) presented/ IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES " TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT NICHOLAS DWAYNE JONES, Petitioner Vs. No. 25-2279 | | : - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent | ; | PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI . Comes now, NICHOLAS DWAYNE JONES, and hereby petitions this Honorable Court for a Writ of Certiorari. In support of his petition, Mr. Jones hereby presents the following: | QUESTIONS PRESENTED - | 1. Whether a criminal defendant's Sixth Amendment right to confrontation may be waived through a stipulation executed by counsel where the trial court failes to conduct any personal colloquy to ensure that the defendant knowingly and voluntarily agreed to waive that right, in violation of Brookhart v. Janis, 384 U.S. 1. (1966). 2. Whether the admission of extensive, detailed testimony describing a decade- old prior drug conviction under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) including investigative narrative and source-of-supply testimony violates the Due Process Clause where its | prejudicial effect substantially outweighs any probative value and the trial court fails to meaningfully limit the evidence under Rule 403. 3. Whether a defendant is denied the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of appellate counsel, and meaningful appellate review, where counsel misidentifies the relevant portions of the trial record, omits the most prejudicial evidence from review, and thereby prevents thé appellate court from adjudicating a preserved constitutional claim. | ; RECEIVED | ~ _ . JAN 29 2026 Fi oo , SUPREME CHG CLERK |
| ifp | Jerry J. Jones
v. United States |
25-7471 | Seventh Circuit, No. 25-1117
Judgment: January 05, 2026 |
Jane Ruemmele | Hayes Ruemmele LLC 22 E Washington St Ste 610 Indianapolis, IN 46204 | [Petition] | NA |
| ifp | Howard E. Martin, III
v. Garry Galloway, Warden |
25-7472 | Sixth Circuit, No. 24-3895
Judgment: January 16, 2025 |
Howard E. Martin | 733696 P.O. Box 5500 Chillicothe, OH 45601 | NA | |
| app | Wes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State
v. Evan Milligan |
25A1314 | United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, No. 2:21-cv-1530
Judgment: — |
Alexander Barrett Bowdre | Office of Alabama Attorney General 501 Washington Avenue Montgomery, AL 36130-0152 | [Main Document] [Main Document] | NA |
| app | Wes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State
v. Bobby Singleton |
25A1315 | United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, No. 2:21-cv-1291
Judgment: — |
Alexander Barrett Bowdre | Office of Alabama Attorney General 501 Washington Avenue Montgomery, AL 36130-0152 | [Main Document] [Main Document] | NA |
| app | Wes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State
v. Marcus Caster |
25A1316 | Eleventh Circuit, No. 26-11828
Judgment: — |
Alexander Barrett Bowdre | Office of Alabama Attorney General 501 Washington Avenue Montgomery, AL 36130-0152 | [Main Document] [Main Document] | NA |
| app | Peyman Roshan
v. Melanie Lawrence |
25A1317 | Ninth Circuit, No. 24-7429
Judgment: — |
Frances L. Diaz | Law Offices of Frances L. Diaz 8306 Wilshire Blvd. #263 Beverly Hills, CA 90211 | [Main Document] | NA |
| app | Kevin D. Checksfield
v. Internal Revenue Service |
25A1318 | Second Circuit, No. 24-2786
Judgment: — |
Kevin D. Checksfield | 157 Cambridge Street Syracuse, NY 13210 | [Main Document] | NA |
| app | Peyman Roshan
v. Chika Sunquist |
25A1319 | Ninth Circuit, No. 25-3157
Judgment: — |
Frances L. Diaz | Law Offices of Frances L. Diaz 8306 Wilshire Blvd. #263 Beverly Hills, CA 90211 | [Main Document] | NA |
| app | Custodia Bank, Inc.
v. Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
25A1320 | Tenth Circuit, No. 24-8024
Judgment: — |
Kannon K. Shanmugam | Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 1050 17th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 | [Main Document] [Lower Court Orders/Opinions] | NA |
| app | Albert William Lacy
v. Mark E. Taylor, CEO, CKHA |
25A1321 | Fourth Circuit, No. 25-1294
Judgment: — |
Albert William Lacy | 160 Kent Hall Street Charleston, WV 25311 | [Main Document] [Lower Court Orders/Opinions] | NA |
| app | Joseph Cammarata
v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
25A1322 | Third Circuit, No. 25-1188
Judgment: — |
Joseph Cammarata | Reg. No. 02555-506 Clay County Detention Center 41771 Highway 77, Suite 2 Ashland, AL 36251 | [Main Document] | NA |
| app | Joseph Cammarata
v. United States |
25A1323 | Third Circuit, No. 24-1983
Judgment: — |
Joseph Cammarata | Reg. No. 02555-506 Clay County Detention Center 41771 Highway 77, Suite 2 Ashland, AL 36251 | [Main Document] | NA |
| app | Ohio, ex rel. Jeffrey L. Clemens
v. David R. Boldt, Magistrate Judge, Ottawa County Municipal Court |
25A1324 | Supreme Court of Ohio, No. 2025-1567
Judgment: — |
Jeffrey L. Clemens | 5210 W. Waterberry Drive Huron, OH 44839 | [Main Document] | NA |