Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 10–179. See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. Howard K. STERN, Executor of the Estate of Vickie Lynn Marshall, petitioner, v. Elaine T. MARSHALL, Executrix of the Estate of E. Pierce Marshall. Opinion Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted limited to Questions 1, 2, and 3 presented by the petition.