I think it means Thomas is having other justices review it but I could be wrong. Hopefully Alito, Scalia, and Roberts. Woo Hoo!
According to the SCOTUS rules:
A cert petition is voted on at a session of the Court called a conference. A conference is a private meeting of the nine Justices by themselves; the public is not permitted to attend, and neither are the Justices’ law clerks. If four Justices vote to grant the petition, then the case proceeds to the briefing stage; otherwise, the case ends. Except in death penalty cases and other cases in which the Court orders briefing from the respondent, the respondent may, but is not required to, file a response to the cert petition.
So it is not being denied outright like it was under Justice Souter. Now we need to get 4 Justices to agree on the merits.
That would be great Frantzie.