(ORDER LIST: 580 U.S.) 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 

APPEAL -- SUMMARY DISPOSITION 

16-743 INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE V. FEC 

 The judgment is affirmed. 

ORDERS IN PENDING CASES 

16M87 SEPULVEDA MEDINA, EDDIE M. V. ORIENTAL BANK & TRUST 

The motion to direct the Clerk to file a petition for a writ 

of certiorari out of time is denied. 

137, ORIG. MONTANA V. WYOMING, ET AL. 

 The motion of the Special Master for allowance of fees and 

disbursements is granted, and the Special Master is awarded a 

total of $162,815.08 for the period May 1, 2014, through 

December 31, 2016, to be paid equally by Montana and Wyoming. 

Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of 

this motion. 

16-341 TC HEARTLAND LLC V. KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC 

 The motion of petitioner to file the joint appendix under 

seal with redacted copies for the public record is granted. 

16-668 MAGEE, EMMETT V. COCA-COLA REFRESHMENTS USA, INC. 

 The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in 

 this case expressing the views of the United States. 

16-6219 DAVILA, ERICK D. V. DAVIS, DIR., TX DCJ 

 The motion of petitioner for appointment of counsel is 

granted, and Seth Kretzer, Esquire, of Houston, Texas, is 

appointed to serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case. 

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16-7372 IN RE THOMAS E. NOBLE 

 The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma

 pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until March 20, 2017, 

within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and 

 to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules 

of this Court. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration 

 or decision of this motion. 

16-7592 WHITE, JOSEPH, ET UX. V. ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION 

 The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma

 pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until March 20, 2017, 

within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and 

 to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules 

of this Court. 

CERTIORARI GRANTED 

16-460 ARTIS, STEPHANIE C. V. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

16-658 HAMER, CHARMAINE V. NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING, ET AL. 

 The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted. 

16-6855 WILSON, MARION V. SELLERS, WARDEN

 The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma

 pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. 

Adam K. Mortara, Esquire, of Chicago, Illinois, is invited to 

brief and argue, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment 

below. 

CERTIORARI DENIED 

15-1193 JOHNSON, DONNIE E. V. CARPENTER, WARDEN 

15-9092 WALKER, TRACY V. CAIN, WARDEN 

15-9638 SHEPPARD, BOBBY T. V. ROBINSON, WARDEN 

16-144 ABDUR'RAHMAN, ABU-ALI V. WESTBROOKS, WARDEN 

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16-548 BELMORA LLC, ET AL. V. BAYER CONSUMER CARE AG, ET AL. 

16-753 JARVIS, MARY, ET AL. V. CUOMO, GOV. OF NY, ET AL. 

16-791 A. S. V. PADILLA, JUDGE, ETC., ET AL. 

16-792 ADAMSKI, MARIUSZ V. ADAMSKA, ANNA 

16-793 ROUSE, AMBROSIO V. II-VI INC. ET AL. 

16-797 TERRY, KENT, ET UX. V. NEWELL, WILLIAM, ET AL. 

16-798 ALUMNI ASSOC. OF NJ INSTITUTE V. NJ INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 

16-799 ALTO, ALBERT P., ET AL. V. HAUGRUD, SEC. OF INTERIOR, ET AL. 

16-807 SODOMSKY, KENNETH F. V. PENNSYLVANIA 

16-815 MUHAMMAD, KALIM A. V. MUHAMMAD, BRENDA L. 

16-820 MEYER, SCOTT V. McKINLEY, BRIAN, ET AL. 

16-821 O'DONNELL, ERIN, ET AL. V. CLEVELAND, OH, ET AL. 

16-823 BEDNARZ, CHESTER V. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. 

16-824 ANGIUONI, JOSEPH V. BILLERICA, MA, ET AL. 

16-826 PICKENS, LUKE O. V. GANNETT CO., ET AL. 

16-852 KRZYSIAK, ADAM A. V. SESSOINS, ATT'Y GEN. 

16-869 ROBINSON, MICHAEL S. V. ROBINSON, DEBRA J. 

16-897 JONES, LARRY D. V. MICHIGAN 

16-900 STEVENSON, ERIC V. UNITED STATES 

16-913 WI-LAN USA, INC., ET AL. V. APPLE INC. 

16-914 WOODMAN'S FOOD MARKET, INC. V. CLOROX CO., ET AL. 

16-918 COLBURN, GREGORY W. V. MISSISSIPPI 

16-935 GILLENWATER, CHARLES L. V. UNITED STATES 

16-5046 COTONUTS, GLEN E. V. UNITED STATES 

16-5307 NORMAN, LeJAMES V. DAVIS, DIR., TX DCJ 

16-5507 MOSES, ERROL D. V. THOMAS, WARDEN 

16-6014 CASH, OMAR S. V. PENNSYLVANIA 

16-6076 CARRASQUILLO-PENALOZA, BETSIAN V. UNITED STATES 

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16-6115 JIMENEZ, JOSE V. JONES, SEC., FL DOC 

16-6224 VENNES, FRANK E. V. UNITED STATES 

16-6580 PUGH, ADRIAN D. V. MONTGOMERY CTY. BD. OF ED. 

16-6676 A. C. S. V. FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS 

16-6939 NORRIS, MICHAEL W. V. DAVIS, DIR., TX DCJ 

16-6982 GATES, BILL D. V. DAVIS, DIR., TX DCJ 

16-7311 JENKINS, DAVID A. V. KENTUCKY 

16-7319 DUDDEN, MARK V. NEW YORK 

16-7321 MANN, ERIC O. V. RYAN, DIR., AZ DOC 

16-7323 SHALLOWHORN, ALFRED E. V. MADDEN, WARDEN 

16-7324 SMITH, THEO V. HSBC BANK, ET AL. 

16-7335 BALDERAS, JUAN V. TEXAS 

16-7336 BROOKS, TYREE D. V. CAMPBELL, WARDEN 

16-7342 LaBLANCHE, GEORGE D. V. IOVATE HEALTH SCIENCES USA, INC. 

16-7343 MAY, JOHN D. V. ALLEN, ERIK C., ET AL. 

16-7344 MORROW, WAYLAND D. V. PASH, WARDEN 

16-7345 MIMS, ROGER R. V. FLORIDA 

16-7349 MBUGUA, MICHAEL V. DAVIS, DIR., TX DCJ 

16-7350 MIKHAEIL, ADEL V. SANTOS, ANGEL, ET AL. 

16-7354 PHILLIPPI, BRUCE V. DUCART, WARDEN 

16-7359 MEDFORD, ROGER D. V. TARRANT COUNTY, TX, ET AL. 

16-7363 ANTIC, MILAN V. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. 

16-7364 LIGHTFOOT, FELICIA V. XANODYNE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 

16-7367 URUK, CEVDET V. CALIFORNIA 

16-7370 KNIGHT, CHRISTOPHER J. V. FLORIDA 

16-7371 MANNING, PATRICK W. V. PATTON, DIR., OK DOC 

16-7376 PULEO, STEVEN J. V. ARIZONA 

16-7378 STOVALL, MICHAEL V. CHAPTELAIN, WARDEN, ET AL. 

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16-7380 PUGH, TERRANCE V. GEHUNSKI, JENNIFER, ET AL. 

16-7381 TURNER, STEVEN D. V. BIGELOW, PATRICIA A., ET AL. 

16-7382 WARNER, MELVIN B. V. HERNANDEZ, WARDEN 

16-7429 GORDON, MARVIN R. V. KERNAN, SEC., CA DOC, ET AL. 

16-7459 CLUTCHETTE, KOJO D. V. MONTGOMERY, WARDEN 

16-7463 HEATH, TELLY A. V. JONES, GREG, ET AL. 

16-7476 WASHINGTON, DONALD V. SOTO, WARDEN 

16-7487 PRIORE, DEBRA A. V. PENNSYLVANIA 

16-7495 YOUNG, MARCUS A. V. JONES, SEC., FL DOC, ET AL. 

16-7524 JENSEN, JOSEF M. V. CALIFORNIA 

16-7548 PARNELL, TRACY N. V. NEBRASKA 

16-7554 BURNS, KENNETH R. V. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. 

16-7569 WASHAM, RICHARD A. V. UNITED STATES 

16-7575 LEWIS, JAMAAL V. ODDO, WARDEN 

16-7578 THOMPSON, RHONDA V. BRANNON, WARDEN 

16-7607 MITCHELL, JAMES B. V. UNITED STATES 

16-7623 VALENZUELA, MIRNA J. V. V. UNITED STATES 

16-7641 ARMSTRONG, STANLEY D. V. UNITED STATES 

16-7649 MACHORRO-XOCHICALE, JOSE M. V. UNITED STATES 

16-7651 MALDONADO-PALMA, MANUEL V. UNITED STATES 

16-7656 JOHNSON, JAZZY D. V. UNITED STATES 

16-7657 JONES, REGINALD A. V. UNITED STATES 

16-7658 WASHINGTON, TERRANCE T. V. UNITED STATES 

16-7663 MOCTAR, GRANT V. UNITED STATES 

16-7664 PETROSIAN, ANDRANIK V. UNITED STATES 

16-7668 BUZANI-MUNOZ, MANUEL J. V. UNITED STATES 

16-7670 APPLING, RAYMOND V. UNITED STATES 

16-7672 DeLUCA, STEPHEN B. V. UNITED STATES 

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16-7681 STEIBING, CHRISTOPHER V. UNITED STATES 

16-7682 SLUSSER, LARRY M. V. UNITED STATES 

16-7684 NEGBENEBOR, FIDELIS V. UNITED STATES 

16-7692 GREENE, EL TAMON M. V. UNITED STATES 

16-7694 GRIFFIN, DONTE E. V. UNITED STATES 

16-7695 GAMEZ, MARCOS A. V. UNITED STATES 

16-7696 FIELDS, LAMAR V. UNITED STATES 

16-7697 LANE, MARK A. V. MAYE, WARDEN 

16-7701 REID, CHRISTOPHER V. UNITED STATES 

16-7702 MONTIEL-RAMIREZ, DANIEL V. UNITED STATES 

16-7708 DOMINGUEZ, ELIAZAR G. V. UNITED STATES 

16-7720 McCORMICK, MARKUS O. V. UNITED STATES 

16-7721 MIRANDA-DE LA ROSA, DOMINGO V. UNITED STATES 

16-7726 ALI, ABDULKADIR S. V. NORTH CAROLINA 

16-7752 MERAZ, JUAN C. V. UNITED STATES 

 The petitions for writs of certiorari are denied. 

16-910 EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH V. BACON, DAVID, ET AL. 

 The motion of Alliance Defending Freedom for leave to file a 

brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of 

certiorari is denied. 

16-7388 TAITT, DEBORAH V. WAYNE CIRCUIT CT. JUDGE, ET AL. 

 The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice 

Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this 

petition. 

HABEAS CORPUS DENIED 

16-7807 IN RE DERRICK HILLS 

16-7854 IN RE JARON BRICE 

The petitions for writs of habeas corpus are denied. 

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MANDAMUS DENIED 

16-908 IN RE CLIVEN D. BUNDY 

 The petition for a writ of mandamus is denied. 

REHEARINGS DENIED 

15-7828 WRIGHT, CHARLES W. V. WESTBROOKS, WARDEN 

16-511 KOLAILAT, ROLA V. McKENNETT, LINDSEY 

16-532 DE SOUZA, RONAN A. V. LYNCH, ATT'Y GEN. 

16-542 ERGUR PRIVATE EQUITY GROUP V. CATRON, GARY 

16-6089 WHITE, BRENDA F. V. MATTHEWS, O. L., ET AL. 

16-6174 MARTIN, JIMMY D. V. DAVIS, DIR., TX DCJ 

16-6193 HAYNIE, DONELL T. V. HOLLAND, WARDEN 

16-6366 LATIMER, CALVIN, ET UX. V. SSA, ET AL. 

16-6527 MADDREY, DENNIS V. CLARK, SUPT., ALBION, ET AL. 

16-6575 STARUH, CANDICE V. TORMA, SUPT., CAMBRIDGE 

16-6615 VALDEZ-CORRAL, RUBEN V. UNITED STATES 

16-6648 SAUNDERS, CHRISTOPHER V. UNITED STATES 

16-6659 GOODMAN, KEITH D. V. PEARSON, WARDEN 

16-6662 JACKSON, GLORIA S. V. MEMPHIS, TN 

16-6834 ROGERS, RAYMOND L. V. UNITED STATES 

16-6871 WOODS, JIMMY D. V. ARIZONA, ET AL. 

16-7085 CLEMMONS, JOAN E. V. LYNCH, ATT'Y GEN., ET AL. 

 The petitions for rehearing are denied. 

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Cite as: 580 U. S. ____ (2017) 1 

BREYER, J., dissenting 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCUS DANTE REED v. LOUISIANA 

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME 

COURT OF LOUISIANA
 

No. 16–656 Decided February 27, 2017
 

The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. 

JUSTICE BREYER, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. 

Marcus Dante Reed was sentenced to death in Caddo 

Parish, Louisiana, a county that in recent history has

apparently sentenced more people to death per capita than

any other county in the United States. See Aviv, Revenge

Killing: Race and the Death Penalty in a Louisiana Parish, The New Yorker, July 6 & 13, 2015, p. 34. The arbitrary role that geography plays in the imposition of the 

death penalty, along with the other serious problems I

have previously described, has led me to conclude that the

Court should consider the basic question of the death

penalty’s constitutionality. See Glossip v. Gross, 576 U. S. 

___ (2015) (BREYER, J., dissenting). For this reason, I 

would grant Reed’s petition for a writ of certiorari.