Petitions and applications docketed on July 29, 2026
type Caption Docket No Court Below Petitioner's Counsel Counsel's Address Recent Filings QP
paid Safron Capital Corporation

v.

Elanco Animal Health Inc.

26-127 Court of Appeals of Indiana, No. 24A-CT-1164

Judgment: August 01, 2025

Mitchell M.Z. Twersky Abraham , Fruchter & Twersky, LLP 450 Seventh Avenue, 38th Floor New York, NY 10123 [Main Document] [Lower Court Orders/Opinions] [Lower Court Orders/Opinions] [Lower Court Orders/Opinions] [Petition] NA
paid Shalini Ahmed

v.

United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

26-128 Second Circuit, No. 25-3030

Judgment: February 18, 2026

Shalini Ahmed P.O. Box 5146 Greenwich, CT 06831 [Main Document] [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presented: 1 | QUESTION PRESENTED This case presents a Seventh Amendment sequenc- | | ing question arising from the denial of mandamus. : | After remand in a long-running SEC receivership proceeding, the district court entered an order resolv- | ing disputed factual issues concerning ownership, - tracing, commingling, and the availability of assets ti- | | tled to relief defendants to satisfy ajudgment against | | another person. Petitioner and other Relief Defend- : ants filed a Rule 59(e) motion raising, among other things, a Seventh Amendment jury-trial claim. Peti- . : : tioner then filed a separate jury demand to preserve | that right. The district court denied the jury demand as “premature” because the same jury-trial argu- | . |. -_ ments were already pending in the Rule 59(e) motion. | Petitioner sought mandamus, arguing that the dis- | SO trict court could not decide overlapping factual issues | : before adjudicating the jury-trial right. The Second : Circuit denied mandamus, holding that Petitioner , | : | had not shown a clear and indisputable right to the Oo writ or the absence of another adequate remedy. The . Eighth Circuit, applying Cheney, granted mandamus | | to restore a jury demand where the government , | sought a money judgment reaching funds that were | allegedly dissipated or commingled. Jn re Brazile, 993 F. 3d 593, 595 (2021). The question presented is: | | Whether mandamus is available to enforce the Sev- enth Amendment sequencing rule of Beacon Theatres | and Dairy Queen where a district court denies a jury demand as premature and proceeds to consider a Rule 59(e) motion involving factual issues overlapping with that jury demand.
paid Peter Protopapas

v.

Whittaker, Clark & Daniels Inc.

26-129 Third Circuit, No. 24-2210, 24-2211, 25-1044

Judgment: September 10, 2025

Bryan Michael Killian Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20004 [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presented1 QUESTION PRESENTED

Petitioner, a state-appointed receiver, objected to the bankruptcy court’s jurisdiction over Respondent’s Chapter 11 case: relying on the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, Petitioner argued that Respondent (the state-court loser) complains of injuries from a state- court order appointing Petitioner as receiver and invokes federal bankruptcy jurisdiction to overturn the receivership order. The Third Circuit rejected Petitioner’s objection, relying on circuit precedent that limits the Rooker-Feldman doctrine only to state-court orders that are either final or effectively final. Subsequently, in 7.M. v. University of Maryland Medical System Corp., 608 U.S. —, 146 8. Ct. 1739 (June 18, 2026), this Court held that the Rooker- Feldman doctrine bars district courts from exercising jurisdiction over cases brought by state-court losers complaining of state-court judgments, “regardless of whether those judgments are final _ trial-court judgments or those of a State’s highest court.”

The question presented is whether the Court should grant, vacate, and remand for reconsideration in light of 7.M.

paid Teck Metals Ltd., fka Teck Cominco Metals Ltd., a Canadian corporation

v.

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

26-130 Ninth Circuit, No. 24-5565

Judgment: September 03, 2025

Jeffrey B. Wall Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1700 M Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 [Main Document] [Lower Court Orders/Opinions] [Main Document] [Main Document] [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presentedQUESTION PRESENTED

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) author- izes the United States, the States, and Indian tribes to recover damages for “injury to, destruction of, or loss of natural resources.” 42 U.S.C. § 9607(a)(4)(C), (f)(1). Those damages may be recovered for “use only to re- store, replace, or acquire the equivalent of such natural resources.” Id. § 9607(£)(1).

The question presented is whether CERCLA au- thorizes damages for the felt loss of a cultural connec- tion to natural resources.

(I)

paid Jonatan O. RosarioMartinez

v.

United States

26-131 United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, No. 25-0102

Judgment: —

Kyle William Rodewald Navy-Marine Corps Appellate Defense Division 1254 Charles Morris Street, SE Suite 100 Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374 [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presentedQUESTION PRESENTED

Every American prosecuted in state or federal civilian court has the constitutional protection of a unanimous verdict before being convicted of a serious crime. One class of defendants, however, does not receive that protection: those prosecuted before a court-martial. Under Article 52 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the federal government may convict a service member of murder, rape, or another serious offense—even one punishable by life imprisonment—based on the votes of only three- fourths of a panel of lay members. This petition asks whether that practice survives this Court’s decision in Ramos v. Louisiana.

Service members charged with ordinary criminal offenses that have long been tried before civilian juries may be convicted by a non-unanimous military panel, as courts-martial no longer require a military nexus. For many defendants charged with ordinary criminal offenses, including the four Petitioners, the only distinction between receiving the protections of a unanimous verdict and conviction by a= non- unanimous vote is the government’s decision to prosecute before a court-martial rather than an Article III court. That choice alone determines whether an accused enjoys the _ constitutional protection of a unanimous verdict.

The Question Presented 1s:

Does the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause permit conviction in a court-martial by the non- unanimous vote of a panel of lay members?

paid Hongfei Liu

v.

Min Li

26-132 Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, No. 14-23-00810-CV

Judgment: July 15, 2025

Hongfei Liu 9507 Stone Castle Drive Houston, TX 77064 [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presentedQUESTION PRESENTED The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees that no State shall deprive any person of property without due process of law, a protection that bars the imposition of substantial | civil monetary judgments based upon arbitrary, | speculative, or mathematically impossible

evidentiary grounds. In a state marital dissolution proceeding, the trial

| court entered a massive community asset “waste” finding and a dependent monetary judgment against | : Petitioner. The record demonstrates that this financial hability was manufactured by

: systematically double-, triple-, and

quadruple-counting single cash flows (such as counting a single separate-property transfer four distinct times as a transfer, tuition, housing, and maternal support), penalizing legally non-existent transactions that were fully reversed on the banking record, and inventing decades of fictitious collegiate housing costs. The state appellate courts acknowledged independent property errors but affirmed this specific financial penalty in full. The question presented is: Whether a state court’s judicial imposition and subsequent appellate affirmation of a substantial

paid Albert Yum

v.

Superior Court of California, Orange County

26-133 Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, No. G066563

Judgment: February 26, 2026

Albert Yum 4924 Saint Andrews Ave. Buena Park, CA 90621 [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presented| 1 QUESTIONS PRESENTED

Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLBA”), under Section 6807 (also known as the “savings clause’), allows for states to create legislation that provide greater privacy protections for consumers in controlling what Congress has defined as “non-public personal information.” The state of California, in enacting their own legislative version titled California Financial Information Privacy Act (“SB 1”), extends this definition of “non-public personal information” to include any information contained about a person in a “consumer report”. (See Cal. Fin. Code § 4052(b)(7)). Previously, the Ninth Circuit remanded and | upheld a district court ruling that pre-empts the Fair Credit Reporting Act (““FCRA”) definition of “consumer reports’, from the affiliate sharing provision pursuant to § 4053(b)(1) | of California SB 1. See American Bankers Ass‘ns v. Lockyer, | 541, 1214 (9th Cir. 2008). Judicial opinion on a constitutional . privacy claim made in connection with § 4053(b)(4) of SB 1 and the federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act (““ECOA”), currently does not exist in the state or federal courts. Therefore, the questions presented ask:

  1. Whether “consumer credit reports” as defined by the

FCRA, holds deference to apply to § 4053(b)(4) of

California’s SB 1, when a creditor has failed to comply

with the notice requirements relating to § 1691(d)(1)-

. (3) of the federal ECOA. 2. Whether a state “right to privacy” under Cal. Const. Art. 1 § 1 and California SB 1, is an adequate post- deprivation due process claim per 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

paid Edward S. Phillips

v.

Matthew Plummer, Warden, Menard Correctional Center

26-134 Seventh Circuit, No. 25–1393

Judgment: April 29, 2026

Nancy Lynne Vincent Office of the State Appellate Defender PO Box 5240 Springfield, IL 62705 [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presented1 QUESTIONS PRESENTED

Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Pen- alty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), when a habeas corpus peti- tioner seeks to initiate an appeal of the dismissal of a habeas corpus petition, the right to appeal is governed by the certificate of appealability (COA) requirements found at 28 U.S.C. §2253(c). In Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473 (2000), this Court held: “Where a district court has rejected the constitutional claims on the merits, the showing required to satisfy §2253(c) is straightforward: The petitioner must demonstrate that reasonable jurists would find the district court’s assessment of the constitutional claims debatable or wrong.” Id., at 484.

The principal question presented is whether the Seventh Circuit has so far departed from the rule of law established in Slack, and/or sanctioned such a de- parture from this rule of law by the Southern District of Illinois, as to call for an exercise of this Court’s su- pervisory power, per 8. Ct. R. 10(a).

paid Antoinette Williams

v.

LOGS Legal Group, LLP

26-135 Appellate Court of Maryland, No. 0246

Judgment: December 26, 2025

Michelle E. Stawinski Law Office of Brian Gormley, LLC 7910 Woodmont Avenue Suite 600 Bethesda, MD 20814 [Petition] NA
paid Tesla, Inc.

v.

Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC

26-136 Federal Circuit, No. 2026-116

Judgment: February 27, 2026

Michael Frank Qian Haynes and Boone, LLP 2801 N. Harwood Street, Suite 2300 Dallas, TX 75201 [Main Document] [Petition] NA
paid Michael J. Madigan

v.

United States

26-137 Seventh Circuit, No. 25-2249

Judgment: April 27, 2026

Lisa S. Blatt Williams & Connolly LLP 680 Maine Avenue SW Washington, DC 20024 [Main Document] [Lower Court Orders/Opinions] [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presentedQUESTIONS PRESENTED The government prosecuted Michael Madigan, for- mer Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, under the federal-program bribery statute, 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B), on the theory that he corruptly promised to help a utility company in connection with future, uni- dentified legislation in exchange for a “stream of benefits” in the form of jobs for Madigan’s political associates. The government also prosecuted Speaker Madigan under the honest-services fraud statutes, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1848 and 1346, on the theory that he separately promised to recom- mend a local politician to the governor-elect for a position on a state board in exchange for the politician’s referring potential clients to Madigan and his son. For both sets of counts, the parties agreed to define the quid pro quo ele- ment by reference to the definition of “official act” in 18 U.S.C. § 201(a)(). The questions presented are: 1. Whether a public official acts “corruptly” under § 666(a)(1)(B) merely because he understands the alleged bribe-giver’s intent to influence or reward the official in connection with his official duties. 2. Whether future, unidentified legislation affecting a company’s financial struggles is a sufficiently specific “question or matter” under 18 U.S.C. § 201(a)(8). 3. Whether a legislator’s alleged promise to make a job recommendation to a governor-elect consti- tutes an “official act” under 18 U.S.C. § 201(a)(8). (I)
paid Steven T. Savage, et ux.

v.

Coastal Capital, LLC

26-138 First Circuit, No. 25-1249

Judgment: February 27, 2026

Terrie Harman Harman Law Offices 129 Water Street Exeter, NH 03833 [Main Document] [Petition] NA
paid Monsanto Company

v.

Mike Dennis

26-139 Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, No. D084130

Judgment: November 24, 2025

Paul D. Clement Clement & Murphy, PLLC 706 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 [Main Document] [Petition] NA
paid W. A. Griffin, M.D.

v.

Travelers Property Casualty Company of America

26-140 Second Circuit, No. 25-1272

Judgment: February 12, 2026

W. A. Griffin P.O. Box 570519 Atlanta, GA 30357 NA
ifp Vickiel Vincent Vaughn

v.

United States

26-5174 Fifth Circuit, No. 25-50136

Judgment: April 24, 2026

Joseph Jeff Ostini National Defense Law 756 Brohard Rd Ray, OH 45672 [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presentedQUESTION PRESENTED

When determining whether to impose supervised release and the length of that term, a district court may not consider the retributive factors identified in 18 U.S.C. § 8553(a)(2)(A) and Esteras v. United States, 145 $8.Ct. 2031 (2025).

The question presented is as follows:

Whether a district court actually relies on § 3558(a)(2)(A), at least by unmistakable implication, when it expressly invokes those factors in an undifferentiated explanation immediately before imposing imprisonment and supervised release, without limiting the factors to imprisonment?

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ifp Andre Dewayne Williamson

v.

United States

26-5175 Fourth Circuit, No. 23-4601

Judgment: April 30, 2026

Richard Wallace Weston Weston Injury Law, PLLC 201 West Short Street Suite 820 Lexington, KY 40507 [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presentedQUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a juror’s deliberate concealment of material, disqualifying infor- mation during voir dire can be cured under the Sixth Amendment solely by the ju- ror’s own subjective, post-trial assurances of impartiality. 1
ifp Kennie Whitby

v.

Ronald Fenner, Warden

26-5176 Sixth Circuit, No. 24-1682

Judgment: January 15, 2025

Kennie Whitby #206315 Thumb Correctional Facility 3225 John Conley Dr. Lapeer, MI 48846 [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presented| | : QUESTION PRESENTED |

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SO ROURTEENTH AMENDMENT, RESULTING IN A WARRANTLESS

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| FOURTH AMENDMENT VIOLATION, ALL OF WHICH RESULTED IN JUDGMENTS THAT ARE CONTRARY TO CLEARLY ESTABLISHED = SUPREME COURT PRECEDENT AND UNREASONABLE |

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ifp Gregory Michael Nierenberg

v.

Richard D. Comerford, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

26-5177 Eleventh Circuit, No. 25-11057

Judgment: November 18, 2025

Michael Robert Ufferman Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A. 2022-1 Raymond Diehl Road Tallahassee, FL 32308 [Main Document] [Lower Court Orders/Opinions] [Written Request] [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presentedA. QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the court of appeals improperly denied the Petitioner a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) on his ineffective assistance of counsel claims. ial
ifp Kamal Williams

v.

Florida

26-5178 Supreme Court of Florida, No. SC2025-1521

Judgment: January 20, 2026

Kamal Williams #L83540 Santa Rosa Correctional Inst. 5850 E. Milton Rd. Milton, FL 32583 [Petition] [Appendix]
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ifp Vincente R. Zavaleta

v.

Texas

26-5179 Court of Appeals of Texas, Twelfth District, No. 12-24-00339-CR

Judgment: October 31, 2025

Amy Ruth Blalock Blalock Law Firm P.O. Box 765 Tyler, TX 75710 [Petition] NA
ifp Shannon Irons

v.

Charter Communications, Inc.

26-5180 Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, No. B336763

Judgment: December 31, 2025

Shannon Irons 313 Grand Blvd. #1063 Venice, CA 90291 NA
ifp Deenvaughn Rowe

v.

United States

26-5181 District of Columbia Circuit, No. 23-3010

Judgment: March 31, 2026

Barry Coburn Coburn & Eisenstein PLLC 1200 G Street, NW, Suite 800 Second Floor Washington, DC 20005 [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presented1 QUESTIONS PRESENTED
  1. Whether the District Court erred in denying Mr. Rowe’s motion under Rule 29, Fed. R. Crim. P. to dismiss the bribery and bribery conspiracy charges against him when the prosecution failed to show a quid pro quo.

  2. Whether the Court should require organizer-leader enhancements to be calculated in such broadly-based prosecutions by evaluating each participant’s significance to the overall scheme to avoid artificially inflating Petitioner’s federal sentencing guidelines offense level by looking to his actions at the local level in the underlying nationwide drug conspiracy.

  3. Whether the motion for a second remand to the District Court presents an extraordinary circumstance such that waiver should not apply when, although the issue was not raised in the opening brief, (1) the remand relates to a criminal defendant’s constitutional rights, (2) the Government had a full and fair opportunity to respond to the motion before briefing commenced, (8) no party moved to preclude the court’s consideration of the request, (4) appellate counsel misread, rather than deliberately disregarded, the court’s order, and (5) no alternative procedural vehicle exists through which the issue could be raised.

4, Whether it was error for the appellate court not to order a remand sua sponte where the evidentiary record is undeveloped and serious concerns regarding the effectiveness of counsel have arisen.

ifp Jermaine Shennett

v.

Florida

26-5182 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District, No. 4D2024-1797

Judgment: March 12, 2026

Benjamin Nathaniel Paley Office of the Public Defender 421 3rd Street West Palm Beach, FL 33401 [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presentedQUESTIONS PRESENTED
  1. Whether Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78 (1970), should be overturned and the right to a twelve-person jury restored. Because the Court has granted certiorari in a case that raises the same question presented here, see Kian v. Florida, No. 25-6623, 2026 WL 1718018 (U.S. June 15, 2026), the Court should stay proceedings in this case until it issues its decision in Kian.

  2. Whether a recidivism statute authorizing a sentencing enhancement based on nonjury findings of facts not alleged in the charging document violates the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

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app Alabama

v.

California

26A139 First Circuit, No. 26-1774; 26-1779

Judgment: —

Louis Joseph Capozzi III Missouri Attorney General 815 Olive Street Suite 200 St Louis, MO 63101 [Main Document] NA
app Shantubhai N. Shah

v.

Aerotek Affiliated Services, Inc., fka Aerotek Inc.

26A140 Supreme Court of Oregon, No. S072439

Judgment: —

Shantubhai N. Shah 6637 SW 88th Place Portland, OR 97223 [Main Document] NA