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(JOURNAL) MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Present: Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Kennedy, Justice Thomas,
Justice Ginsburg, Justice Alito, and Justice Kagan.
The Chief Justice said:
“We have issued orders today, they have been duly entered and certified,
and filed with the Clerk.”
Certiorari – Summary Disposition
No. 15–7091. Bart Wayne Johnson, Petitioner v. Alabama. Petition
for rehearing granted. The order entered January 11, 2016, denying
the petition for a writ of certiorari is vacated. The motion of petitioner
for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of
certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded
to the Alabama Supreme Court for further consideration in
light of Hurst v. Florida, 577 U. S. ––– (2016).
Orders in Pending Cases
No. 15A1016. Montgomery Blair Sibley, Applicant v. United States
District Court for the District of Columbia. Application for stay addressed
to Justice Thomas and referred to the Court denied.
No. 15M112. Mark Burgess, Petitioner v. Michael Reddix, et al. Motion
to direct the Clerk to file a petition for a writ of certiorari out of
time denied.
No. 15–7719. Peter J. Laslie, Petitioner v. Chicago Transit Authority.
Motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed
in forma pauperis denied.
No. 15–8360. Alva W. Fleming, Petitioner v. Florida. Motion of petitioner
for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied. Petitioner
allowed until May 23, 2016, 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
No. 15–866. Star Athletica, L.L.C., Petitioner v. Varsity Brands, Inc.,
et al. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals
for the Sixth Circuit granted limited to Question 1 presented by
the petition.