[DMon]

It is standard proceedure whenever a application is resubmitted to a second justice, that application is scheduled for conference. Otherwise the applicant can submit the application individually to all nine justices.

The fact that the application was referred to conference does not imply the case does or does not have merit. It is simply a precedural thing.

[freepersup]

It is simply a precedural thing. If that is the case, then why aren't ALL applications submitted into conference? There is at least a modicum of interest; more than some and less than others, otherwise it wouldn't make it further in the SCOTUS (other than a quick read.)