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    May 30, 2000
    No. 99-1266.
    United States v. Johnson.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Jones v. United States, 529 U. S. 848 (2000).


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    No. 99-6136.
    Rea v. United States.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Jones v. United States, 529 U. S. 848 (2000).


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    No. 99-8771.
    Cotner v. Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma et al.
   Sup. Ct. Okla. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied, and certiorari dismissed. See this Court’s Rule 39.8.


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    No. 99-8810.
    Mikkilineni v. City of Houston et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed informa pau-peris denied, and certiorari dismissed. See this Court’s Rule 39.8.


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    No. 99-8814.
    Patterson v. Hawk Sawyer, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied, and certiorari dismissed. See this Court’s Rule 39.8.


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    No. 129,
    Orig.
    Virginia v. Maryland.
   Motion of Audubon Naturalist Society for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Motion for leave to file bill of complaint granted. Defendant is allowed 60 days within which to file an answer.


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    No. 99-1403.
    Cement Masons Health and Welfare Trust Fund for Northern California et al. v. Stone.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Motions of International Training Institute for the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Industry; Multiemployer Trust Funds; Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund; and Health Insurance Association of America for leave to file briefs as amici curiae granted. The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this ease expressing the views of the United States.


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    No. 99-9336.
    No. 99-9431.
    In re Jean-Henriquez; and In re Glass.
   Petitions for writs of habeas corpus denied.


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    No. 99-8843.
    No. 99-8931.
    No. 99-8994.
    In re Kazandjian; In re Bailey; and In re Lewis.
   Petitions for writs of mandamus denied.


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    No. 99-1331.
    Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari granted.


text:
    No. 99-1434.
    United States v. Mead Corp.
   C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari granted.


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    No. 99-1426.
    American Trucking Assns., Inc., et al. v. Browner, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
   C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari granted, and ease set for oral argument in tandem with No. 99-1257, Browner, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency, et al. v. American Trucking Assns., Inc., et al. [certiorari granted, 529 U. S. 1129].


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    No. 99-213.
    United States v. SCS Business & Technical Institute, Inc., et al.
   C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-321.
    No. 99-365.
    United States ex rel. Foulds v. Texas Tech University et al.; United States v. Texas Tech University et al.; and Texas Tech University et al. v. United States ex rel. Foulds et al.
    No. 99-513.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 171 F.3d 279.


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    No. 99-337.
    Sowerby, Personal Representative of the Estate of Hinkley, Deceased, et al. v. Prevo’s Family Market, Inc., et al.
   Ct. App. Mich. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-464.
    No. 99-5614.
    No. 99-6259.
    No. 99-6302.
    No. 99-6378.
    Gasaway v. United States; Chopane v. United States; Limbrick v. United States; McCray v. United States; and Hickman v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 179 F. 3d 230.


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    No. 99-633.
    C. W. Roen Construction Co. et al. v. United States ex rel. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union No. 38 et al.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-774.
    No. 99-779.
    No. 99-956.
    United States v. Texas et al.; United States ex rel. Churchill v. Texas et al.; and Texas et al. v. United States et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 192 F. 3d 126.


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    No. 99-998.
    Moyer v. United States.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1060.
    Lockheed Missiles & Space Co., Inc. v. United States ex rel. Newsham et al.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1239.
    Oglala Sioux Tribal Public Safety Department v. Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior.
   C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1261.
    Miccosukee Corp. v. Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior.
   C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1380.
    Lyons v. Stovall.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1421.
    County of Los Angeles et al. v. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services.
   C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1422.
    Fleming v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1481.
    Vakharia v. Swedish Covenant Hospital et al.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1497.
    Belshe, Director, California Department of Health Services v. Children’s Hospital and Health Center.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1507.
    No. 99-1530.
    Dunn et al. v. Air Line Pilots Assn. et al.; and Norman v. Air Line Pilots Assn. et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1557.
    Coborn v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1562.
    Brewer v. Colorado.
   Ct. App. Colo. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-1568.
    Britton v. Maloney.
   C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari

denied.


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    No. 99-1570.
    Bayer Corp. v. Hoover Color Corp.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1572.
    Viehweg v. Mello.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1574.
    Local 1199J v. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of United Health Care System, Inc.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1575.
    Johnson County Board of County Commissioners v. Southwestern Bell Wireless, Inc., fka Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc., et al.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1579.
    Donat v. VBB IV, Inc., et al.
   App. Ct. Ill., 1st Dist. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1581.
    Hizam v. Mossa.
   App. Div., Sup. Ct. N. Y., 4th Jud. Dept. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1590.
    Velardi v. New York City Fire Department Pension Fund.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1605.
    Barnes et al. v. City of Houston et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1609.
    No. 99-8956.
    Then v. Maine Department of Human Services; and Then v. Maine Department of Human Services.
   Sup. Jud. Ct. Me. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 742 A. 2d 911.


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    No. 99-1611.
    Hutchinson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Hutchinson, Deceased, et al. v. Pfeil et al.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1616.
    Punchard v. Luna County Commission et al.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1658.
    Belanger v. Connecticut.
   App. Ct. Conn. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1660.
    Stepard et al. v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1682.
    Venture Funding, Ltd. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1699.
    Vonderheide v. Internal Revenue Service.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-6828.
    Smith v. United States.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-6328.
    No. 99-6329.
    Nutall v. United States; and Nutall v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 180 F. 3d 182.


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    No. 99-6461.
    McClinton v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-6762.
    No. 99-6973.
    Liddell v. United States; and Gaines v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 192 F. 3d 130.


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    No. 99-6968.
    Hammond v. United States.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-7268.
    Serrano Osorio v. United States.
   C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8034.
    Woodruff v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8081.
    Nesbeth v. United States.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8361.
    Hernandez-Franco v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8396.
    Lopez v. Pennsylvania.
   Sup. Ct. Pa. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-8429.
    Sumpter v. Stegall, Warden.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8645.
    No. 99-9014.
    Issak v. Maine Department of Human Services; and Hirsi v. Maine Department of Human Services.
   Sup. Jud. Ct. Me. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 742 A. 2d 919.


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    No. 99-8732.
    Barnes v. Gilmore, Governor of Virginia.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8740.
    Fierro v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8768.
    Baker v. McClung, Warden.
   Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8772.
    Raymond v. Weber, Warden, et al.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8776.
    Banks v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8785.
    Beers v. Hendren, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, et al.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8787.
    Barker v. Broyle, Acting Superintendent, Correctional Industrial Facility.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8788.
    Butler v. Florida.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8796.
    Jarrell v. Cain, Warden.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8799.
    Hung Nam Tran v. Roscizewski et al.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8801.
    Wilson v. Mitchem, Warden, et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8802.
    Walker v. Village of Bolingbrook et al.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8803.
    Varner v. Miller, Superintendent, Pendleton Correctional Facility.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8804.
    Torres v. Artuz, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8809.
    Hernandez Contreras v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8811.
    Johnston v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8812.
    Moore v. Gibson, Warden.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8813.
    Stokes v. Corcoran, Warden, et al.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8816.
    Park v. Shostrom et al.
   Sup. Ct. Ore. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8825.
    Schultz v. Sondalle, Warden.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8830.
    Bowie v. Gibson, Warden, et al.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8832.
    Wyatt v. Carey et al.
   Ct. App. Tenn. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8833.
    Cave v. Garrity et al.
   Sup. Ct. Va. Certio-rari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8880.
    Pena v. Leombruni et al.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8905.
    McKinney v. Idaho.
   Sup. Ct. Idaho. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8911.
    McKinley v. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8953.
    Pavey v. North Carolina.
   Ct. App. N. C. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8995.
    Rodrigues v. Department of the Army.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9000.
    Mitchell v. Seabold, Warden.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9002.
    Hughes v. Mills.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9007.
    Clarke v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9030.
    Wagner v. Pugh, Warden.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9042.
    Franks v. Kahn, Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9058.
    Renoir v. True.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9062.
    Spencer v. Maschner, Warden.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9069.
    Marcone v. United States.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9075.
    Benton v. South Carolina.
   Sup. Ct. S. C. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9081.
    Thomas v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services.
   Ct. App. D. C. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9084.
    King v. Holland, Warden, et al.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9085.
    Matthews v. Leonard, Warden.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9133.
    Montford v. Hutchinson, Warden, et al.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9172.
    Smith v. United States.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9175.
    Bunch v. North Carolina.
   Gen. Ct. Justice, Super. Ct. Div., Hertford County, N. C. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9180.
    Wise v. Cain, Warden.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9185.
    Padin-Torres v. United States.
   C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9216.
    Choice v. United States.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9222.
    Mitchell v. United States.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9250.
    Dodd v. Struble, Judge, Superior Court of Georgia, Mountain Judicial Circuit, et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9257.
    DeArmitt v. Morgan, Warden.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9282.
    Bobbitt v. United States.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9285.
    Austin v. Mitchell, Warden.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9290.
    Raposo v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9292.
    Jenkins v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9293.
    Hanson v. United States.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9300.
    Laureano v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9316.
    Flores v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1072.
    Celpage, Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice O’Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.


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    No. 99-1549.
    MRO Communications, Inc. v. AT&T Corp.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice O’Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.


text:
    No. 99-1223.
    Hanlon et ux., Parents and Next Friends of Hanlon, et al. v. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services.
   C. A. Fed. Cir. Motion of petitioners to defer consideration of petition for writ of certiorari denied. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-7767.
    No. 99-8015.
    No. 99-8090.
    No. 99-8134.
    No. 99-8382.
    Kanazeh v. Lockheed Martin et al., Bell v. Nero et al., Smith v. Tally, Warden, Walker v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Farrell v. Pataki, Governor of New York, et al.,
   529 U.S. 1024;

529 U. S. 1057;

529 U. S. 1028;

529 U. S. 1071; and

529 U. S. 1091. Petitions for rehearing denied.


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    May 31, 2000
    No. 99-8734 (99A963).
    Carter v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division,
   529 U. S. 1117. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Scalia, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Petition for rehearing denied.


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    June 1, 2000
    No. 99-9765 (99A989).
    In re McGinn.
   Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Scalia, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Petition for writ of habeas corpus denied.


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    No. 99-9808 (99A997).
    McGinn v. Texas.
   Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Scalia, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Certiorari denied.


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    June 3, 2000
    No. 99A987.
    Sapir, Police Commissioner of the City of New York, et al. v. Tunick.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Application for stay, presented to Justice Scalia, and by him referred to the Court, denied.


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    June 5, 2000
    No. 99-8119.
    Saldano v. Texas.
   Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed informa pauperis granted. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of the confession of error by the Solicitor General of Texas.


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    No. 99M86.
    Brooks v. Citibank (South Dakota), N. A.
   Motion to direct the Clerk to file petition for writ of certiorari out of time under this Court’s Rule 14.5 denied.


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    No. 99M90.
    No. 99M91.
    Riley v. Armstrong; and Fuller v. Oregon Office for Services to Children and Families et al.
   Motions to direct the Clerk to file petitions for writs of certiorari out of time denied.


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    No. 65,
    Orig.
    Texas v. New Mexico.
   Motion of the River Master for fees and reimbursement of expenses granted, and the River Master is awarded a total of $2,439 for the period January 1 through March 31,2000, to be paid equally by the parties. [For earlier order herein, see, e. g., 528 U. S. 925.]


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    No. 99-804.
    Cleveland v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. [Certiorari granted, 529 U. S. 1017.] Motion of petitioner to dispense with printing the joint appendix granted.


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    No. 99-1038.
    Eastern Associated Coal Corp. v. United Mine Workers of America, District 17, et al.
   C. A. 4th Cir. [Certiorari granted, 529 U.S. 1017.] Motion of Institute for a Drug-Free Workplace for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted.


text:
    No. 99-8470.
    In re Nagy.
   Motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed informa pauperis [529 U. S. 1065] denied.


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    No. 99-8945.
    Bobrowsky v. Toyota Motor Corp. et al.
   App. Div., Sup. Ct. N. Y., 2d Jud. Dept. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed informa pauperis denied. Petitioner is allowed until June 26,2000, 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.


text:
    No. 99-9006.
    In re Williams.
   Ct. Sp. App. Md. Petition for writ of common-law certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9427.
    In re Allison.
   Petition for writ of habeas corpus denied.


text:
    No. 99-1607.
    No. 99-1812.
    No. 99-8899.
    No. 99-8904.
    No. 99-8910.
    No. 99-8939.
    In re Carr; In re Pumper; In re Jackson; In re Klaimon; In re Iacoe; and In re Rosenzweig.
   Petitions for writs of mandamus denied.


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    No. 99-1244.
    GTE Service Corp. et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari granted.

Justice O’Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.


text:
    No. 99-1342.
    Hill v. Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1347.
    Cal-Almond, Inc., et al. v. Department of Agriculture.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1427.
    Competition Policy Institute v. US WEST, Inc., et al.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1429.
    Anadarko Petroleum Corp. et al. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission et al.
   C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1483.
    Pacific Maritime Assn. v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 68.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1595.
    Feldman v. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom et al.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1597.
    Tucker v. First Commercial Bank NA et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1602.
    Bussell v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. et al.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1614.
    International Select Group, Inc., dba Bell’Oggetti International Ltd. v. Frehling Enterprises, Inc., dba Oggetti.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1615.
    Greene v. Virginia.
   Sup. Ct. Va. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1618.
    Helffrich v. Atlantis Submarines, Inc., et al.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1619.
    Riley v. Hickman et al.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1624.
    ATC Partnership v. Town of Windham et al.
   Sup. Ct. Conn. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1626.
    Meeker v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1630.
    Eady v. Supervalue Transportation, Inc., et al.
   Cir. Ct. Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1635.
    Marchisheck v. San Mateo County et al.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1636.
    Lord v. Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1640.
    Shafer v. Suburban Newspapers of Greater St. Louis, Inc., et al.
   App. Ct. Ill, 5th Dist. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-1649.
    City of Columbus et al. v. Howard, By and Through Her Natural and Legal Guardian, Cobbin, et al.
   Ct. App. Ga. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1651.
    Schroeder v. AEL Industries, Inc., et al.
   C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1662.
    Corwin v. Air Line Pilots Assn. et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1672.
    Buck v. Ogden Deseret Industries/L. D. S. Welfare Services.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1678.
    Reeves et al. v. Frierdich et al.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1686.
    El Banco de Seguros del Estado v. Employers Insurance of Wausau.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1697.
    Lynch v. Department of the Treasury et al.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1713.
    Boyadjian v. CIGNA Cos. et al.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1717.
    Sinclair v. Ward, Warden, et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1719.
    Paracelsus Healthcare Corp. v. Willard et al.
   Sup. Ct. Miss. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1724.
    Wood v. Ohio.
   Ct. App. Ohio, Richland County. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1734.
    District of Columbia v. Curry.
   C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1737.
    Badgley et al. v. Connor.
   Sup. Ct. N. J. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-7887.
    Gallego v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8186.
    Baker v. California.
   Sup. Ct. Cal. Certio-rari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8282.
    Douglas v. Pennsylvania.
   Sup. Ct. Pa. Cer-tiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8315.
    Moore v. Texas.
   Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Certio-rari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8321.
    Carson v. Pennsylvania.
   Sup. Ct. Pa. Cer-tiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8477.
    Ramirez v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8505.
    Saucedo v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8827.
    Rucker v. Klinger, Warden.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8838.
    Sutton v. Tennessee.
   Ct. Crim. App. Tenn. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8854.
    Dwyer v. Dwyer.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8862.
    Davis v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission et al.
   Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8866.
    Hensley v. Moore, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8868.
    Wallace v. Gibson, Warden.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8870.
    Borders v. Missouri.
   Sup. Ct. Mo. Certio-rari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8881.
    Smith v. Price, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Greene, et al.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8882.
    Pistorius v. Walker, Warden.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8883.
    Smith v. Schriro, Director, Missouri Department of Corrections, et al.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8884.
    Pearson v. Mazzuca, Superintendent, Fish-kill Correctional Facility.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8886.
    McLean v. Virginia.
   Sup. Ct. Va. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8888.
    Wooderts v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8889.
    Talbert v. Texas.
   Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Cer-tiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8892.
    Sabo v. Gaither, Warden.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8906.
    Tenace v. New York.
   App. Div., Sup. Ct. N.Y., 3d Jud. Dept. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8909.
    Montoya v. Cowan, Warden.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8915.
    Lewis v. West et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-8921.
    Walton v. Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8924.
    Watkins v. United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8925.
    Cloud v. Texas.
   Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-8927.
    Kearse, aka Crouch v. Mantello, Superintendent, Coxsackee Correctional Facility.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8935.
    Brennan v. Moore, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-8942.
    Wheelous v. Posey et al.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8947.
    McInnis v. Yukins, Warden.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8948.
    Langon v. Florida.
   Dist. Ct. App. Fla., 4th Dist. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8951.
    Barnett v. Texas.
   Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8975.
    Bush v. NationsBank; and Bush v. Manpower, Inc.
   C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8977.
    McIntosh v. Lukas et al.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8982.
    Shelton v. Delaware.
   Sup. Ct. Del. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8988.
    Allen v. New Mexico.
   Sup. Ct. N. M. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9009.
    Dedeaux v. Bannister et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9016.
    Coleman v. Missouri.
   Ct. App. Mo., Western Dist. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9020.
    Thiel v. Schuetzle, Warden.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9047.
    Smith v. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9070.
    Vinson v. Virginia.
   Sup. Ct. Va. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9091.
    Clyatt v. Moore, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9095.
    Reynolds v. Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9108.
    Betts v. California Department of Corrections et al.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9130.
    Truman v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9139.
    DeMeo v. Merit Systems Protection Board.
   C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9146.
    No. 99-9334.
    Fells, aka Johnson v. United States; and Miles v. United States.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied. Reported below: 210 F. 3d 363.


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    No. 99-9160.
    Divine, aka Horton v. Louisiana.
   Ct. App. La., 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9183.
    Herman v. Dovala, Sheriff, Natrona County, Wyoming, et al.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9209.
    Rivera v. Illinois.
   App. Ct. Ill., 1st Dist. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9218.
    DeFoe v. Massachusetts.
   Sup. Jud. Ct. Mass. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9248.
    Hollar v. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9256.
    Harris v. Sizer, Warden, et al.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9258.
    Roberts v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9275.
    Villarreal v. Ema.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-9277.
    Zarwell v. Maryland et al.
   Ct. Sp. App. Md. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9286.
    Cook v. McDaniel, Warden.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9287.
    Martinez v. United States.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9291.
    Towns v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9295.
    Ramos v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9299.
    Parker v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9304.
    Clifton et al. v. United States.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9315.
    Franklin v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9319.
    Mikayelyan v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9322.
    Myers, aka Parker v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9325.
    Choate v. United States.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9328.
    Blair v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9331.
    Woodhouse v. United States.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9332.
    Whiteford v. Reed et al.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9333.
    Koynok v. Sciullo & Goodyear.
   Super. Ct. Pa. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9335.
    Hernan Montes v. United States.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9337.
    Mattatall v. Vose, Director, Rhode Island Department of Corrections.
   C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9339.
    Ige v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-9346.
    Trevino v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9347.
    Spinner v. United States.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9348.
    Sandoval-Daniel v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9349.
    No. 99-9400.
    Paccione v. United States; and Paccione v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 202 F. 3d 622.


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    No. 99-9350.
    Kemmish v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9351.
    Lambert v. United States.
   C. A, 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9354.
    Tapia Anchondo v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9355.
    Camilo v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9361.
    Ortiz-Minajares v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9364.
    Monegro v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9367.
    Wiggins v. United States.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9370.
    Arteaga-Nunez v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9371.
    Castner v. United States.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9372.
    Cooks v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9373.
    Abubakar v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9376.
    Stiff v. United States.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9382.
    PERRY v. United States.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9386.
    No. 99-9393.
    No. 99-9458.
    White v. United States; McCoy v. United States; and Gormley v. United States.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 206 F. 3d 349.


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    No. 99-9388.
    Boyd v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9394.
    Navin v. United States.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9428.
    Chin v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9439.
    Koh v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-9448.
    Garman v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9449.
    Garcia v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9452.
    Dudney v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9453.
    Duliga v. United States.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9463.
    Jones, aka Shabazz v. United States.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9465.
    Miller v. Leonard, Warden.
   Sup. Ct. Ohio. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9477.
    Greenidge v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9478.
    Dixon v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1249.
    AT&T Corp. et al. v. Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice O’Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.


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    No. 99-1612.
    Ragsdale, Trustee of the Estate of Miller v. Rubbermaid, Inc., et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice O’Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.


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    No. 99-1560.
    International Precious Metals Corp. et al. v. Waters et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Motion of Lester Brickman et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae granted. Certiorari denied.

Statement of Justice O’Connor respecting the denial of the petition for a writ of certiorari.

This case involves an award of attorney’s fees that, by any measure, is extraordinary. Respondents brought a securities class action, alleging that petitioners had fraudulently solicited and stimulated excessive trading of commodities options. The parties ultimately settled the suit, whereby petitioners agreed to create a $40 million “reversionary fund” for the class plaintiffs. Under the terms of the settlement, the portion of the fund not claimed by class members and not paid to respondents in attorney’s fees and expenses was to revert to petitioners.

After the parties reached their agreement, the District Court approved respondents’ application for attorney’s fees in the amount of $13,333,333, or one-third of the reversionary fund. The figure was unrelated to the amount actually claimed by class plaintiffs. As it later turned out, the actual distribution to class members was $6,485,362.15. Accordingly, the fee award approved by the District Court was more than twice the amount of the class’ actual recovery. The Court of Appeals affirmed the award, holding that the District Court had not abused its discretion. See 190 F. 3d 1291, 1293 (CA11 1999).

In Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert, 444 U. S. 472 (1980), we upheld an award of attorney’s fees in a class action where the award was based on the total fund available to the class rather than the amount actually recovered. Id., at 480-481. We had no occasion in Boeing, however, to address whether there must at least be some rational connection between the fee award and the amount of the actual distribution to the class. The approval of attorney’s fees absent any such inquiry could have several troubling consequences. Arrangements such as that at issue here decouple class counsel’s financial incentives from those of the class, increasing the risk that the actual distribution will be misallocated between attorney’s fees and the plaintiffs’ recovery. They potentially undermine the underlying purposes of class actions by providing defendants with a powerful means to enticing class counsel to settle lawsuits in a manner detrimental to the class. And they could encourage the filing of needless lawsuits where, because the value of each class member’s individual claim is small compared to the transaction costs in obtaining recovery, the actual distribution to the class will inevitably be minimal. The Courts of Appeals have differed in their approaches to the problem. Compare Strong v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., 137 F. 3d 844, 852 (CA5 1998) (District Court did not abuse its discretion in basing fee award on actual payout rather than reversionary fund), with Williams v. MGM-Pathe Communications Co., 129 F. 3d 1026, 1027 (CA9 1997) (benchmark for fee award is 25% of entire fund, and District Court abused its discretion in basing award on actual distribution to class).

Although I believe this issue warrants the Court’s attention, this particular ease does not present a suitable opportunity for its resolution. As part of their settlement, the parties agreed that respondents would apply for attorney’s fees in an amount up to one-third of the reversionary fund, and petitioners expressly pledged not to “directly or indirectly oppose [respondents’] application for fees.” App. to Pet. for Cert. G-36. Moreover, according to the District Court’s order approving the settlement, petitioners’ counsel represented to the court that “the fee application specifically contemplated by the [settlement], i. e. $13,333,333 . . . was reasonable and that its reasonableness was supported by his experience in other class actions.” Id., at S-4. Consequently, petitioners appear to have waived any right to challenge the reasonableness of the fee award in this case. I therefore agree with the Court’s decision to deny the petition for a writ of certiorari. Nonetheless, I believe the importance of the issue counsels in favor of granting review in an appropriate case.


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    No. 99-1592.
    Santini et al. v. Connecticut Hazardous Waste Management Service.
   Sup. Ct. Conn. Motion of National Association of Home Builders for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1603.
    No. 99-1604.
    General Public Utilities Corp. et al. v. Abrams et al.; and Dolan et al. v. General Public Utilities Corp. et al.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of these petitions. Reported below: 193 P. 3d 613 and 199 F. 3d 158.


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    No. 99-1653.
    de Larracoechea Azumendi, as Representative and Ancillary Co-Executrix of the Estate of Nieves de Larracoechea Azumendi, Deceased v. Rosenkranz, on His Own Behalf and as Ancillary Co-Executor of the Estate of Nieves de Larracoechea Azumendi, Deceased.
   App. Div., Sup. Ct. N.Y., 1st Jud. Dept. Motion of petitioner to defer consideration of petition for writ of certiorari denied. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1700.
    Case Corp. v. B & J Co., Inc., et al.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to lodge under seal District Court order granted. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 98-1935.
    No. 99-1200.
    No. 99-1306.
    No. 99-1446.
    Deja Vu of Nashville, Inc., et al. v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville et al., Hershfield v. Town of Colonial Beach et al., Hershfield v. Board of Zoning Appeals, King George County, McClellan v. Northern Trust Co., Junior v. West Virginia et al., Polyak v. Summers, Attorney General of Tennessee, et al., Malladi v. West, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Glass v. City of Carlsbad et al., Geary v. McKinney et al., Espinoza Rodríguez v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Cook v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Johnson v. Essex County Hospital Center, Peachlum v. Pennsylvania, Hawkins v. Maine Bureau of Insurance, Cole v. City of Tampa, Florida, Blue v. Moore, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, In re Sanders, Williams v. Luebbers, Superintendent, Potosí Correctional Center, Bonowitz et al. v. United States, Din v. Summers, Secretary of the Treasury, Hook v. United States,
   529 U. S. 1052;

529 U. S. 1004;

529 U. S. 1054;

529 U. S. 1069;

No. 99-1463.

No. 99-1484.

No. 99-1491.

No. 99-7345.

No. 99-7666.

No. 99-7978.

No. 99-8061.

No. 99-8076.

No. 99-8140.

No. 99-8149.

No. 99-8240.

No. 99-8276.

No. 99-8288.

No. 99-8462.

No. 99-8542.

No. 99-8636.

No. 99-8755.

529 U. S. 1069;

529 U. S. 1094;

529 U. S. 1069;

528 U. S. 1166;

529 U. S. 1008;

529 U. S. 1041;

529 U. S. 1058;

529 U. S. 1070;

529 U. S. 1072;

529 U. S. 1042;

529 U. S. 1073;

529 U. S. 1074;

529 U. S. 1016;

529 U. S. 1076;

529 U. S. 1077;

529 U. S. 1102; and

529 U. S. 1082. Petitions for rehearing denied.


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    No. 99-1192.
    Bullock v. Texas,
   529 U. S. 1066. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed further herein in forma pawperis granted. Petition for rehearing denied.


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    No. 99-6035 (99A957).
    Taylor v. Cain, Warden,
   529 U.S. 1088. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Scalia, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Petition for rehearing denied.


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    June 7, 2000
    No. 99-9911 (99A1015).
    In re Demps.
   Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Kennedy, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Petition for writ of habeas corpus denied.


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    No. 99-9886 (99A1013).
    Demps v. Florida.
   Sup. Ct. Fla. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Kennedy, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 761 So. 2d 302.


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    June 9, 2000
    No. 99-1702 (99A1007).
    Texas v. Cobb.
   Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Application for stay, presented to Justice Scalla, and by him referred to the Court, granted, and it is ordered that the mandate of the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, case No. 72,807, is hereby stayed pending the disposition of the petition for writ of certiorari. Should the petition for writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the issuance of the mandate of this Court.


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    June 12, 2000
    No. 99-8458.
    Jackson v. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Sims v. Apfel, ante, p. 103.


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    No. 99-8943.
    Okoro v. Scibana, Warden.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied, and certiorari dismissed. See this Court’s Rule 39.8.


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    No. 99A979.
    Doe et al. v. Oregon et al.
   Ct. App. Ore. Application for stay, addressed to Justice Thomas and referred to the Court, denied.


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    No. 99M92.
    Webb v. Attorney Grievance Commission of Michigan.
   Motion to direct the Clerk to file petition for writ of certiorari out of time under this Court's Rule 14.5 denied.


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    No. 99M93.
    Tarver v. Moore, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
   Motion to direct the Clerk to file petition for writ of certiorari out of time denied.


text:
    No. 128,
    Orig.
    Alaska v. United States.
   Motion for leave to file bill of complaint granted. The United States is allowed 60 days within which to file an answer.


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    No. 99-1178.
    Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers et al.
   C. A. 7th Cir. [Certiorari granted, 529 U. S. 1129.] Motion of Cargill, Inc., for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted.


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    No. 99-9314.
    No. 99-9607.
    No. 99-9615.
    In re Vargas; In re Taylor; and In re Williams.
   Petitions for writs of habeas corpus denied.


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    No. 99-8557.
    No. 99-8985.
    No. 99-9380.
    In re Otis; In re Snavely; and In re Albert.
   Petitions for writs of mandamus denied.


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    No. 99-1692.
    No. 99-8733.
    In re Mensah; and In re Awofolu.
   Petitions for writs of mandamus and/or prohibition denied.


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    No. 99-1225.
    Parsons Corp. et al. v. United States ex rel. Oliver.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1314.
    Tefel et al. v. Reno, Attorney General, et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1482.
    Osage Tribal Council, on Behalf of the Osage Tribe of Indians v. Department of Labor.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1486.
    Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma et al. v. Cuomo, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, et al.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1511.
    No. 99-8637.
    Halat v. United States; and Holcomb v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 193 F. 3d 852.


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    No. 99-1541.
    Becker v. Becker et al.
   Sup. Ct. Ohio. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1559.
    Yukins, Warden v. Barker.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1620.
    No. 99-1621.
    Garcia et al. v. Conoco, Inc., et al.; and Acuna et al. v. Brown & Root, Inc., et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 200 F. 3d 335.


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    No. 99-1632.
    Graciano v. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing.
   Commw. Ct. Pa. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1633.
    U. S. Borax Inc. v. Forster, Personal Representative of the Estate of Reade, Deceased.
   Dist. Ct. App. Fla., 4th Dist. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1634.
    Thompson v. Budd Co.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-1638.
    Bronner Bros., Inc. v. Blount.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1639.
    Spivey et ux., dba Thrifty Instant Print v. Robertson et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1642.
    Gould v. Smith et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-1643.
    Gould v. Smith et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-1644.
    Gould v. Smith et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-1646.
    Davis v. Board of Assessors of the City of Malden.
   App. Ct. Mass. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1656.
    City of Shreveport v. Simpson.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1657.
    McClure v. Pennsylvania.
   Super. Ct. Pa. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1666.
    United States ex rel. Harris v. George Washington Primary Care Associates et al.
   C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1685.
    Voting Integrity Project, Inc., et al. v. Bomer, Secretary of State of Texas.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-1689.
    LeBlanc v. Salem, Trustee.
   C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1695.
    Jenkins v. Idaho State Bar.
   Sup. Ct. Idaho. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1707.
    Stavridis v. Energy Absorption Systems, Inc.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1721.
    Gaines v. White River Environmental Partnership et al.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1757.
    Mounkes et ux. v. United States.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1759.
    Conner v. Barbour County Board of Education et al.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1765.
    In re Ledvina.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1766.
    Underwood et ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1768.
    Dumanis et ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1775.
    Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe v. United States.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1776.
    Brodsky et al. v. Union Local 306, Motion Picture Projectionists, Video Technicians and Allied Crafts, I. A. T. S. E., et al.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1780.
    Peeples v. Wright Investment Properties, Inc., et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1784.
    Manchak v. Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc.
   C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1791.
    Graham v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1809.
    duPont v. Pennsylvania.
   Super. Ct. Pa. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-6907.
    Eads v. United States.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8069.
    Smith v. Gomez, Warden.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8172.
    Perez-Rodriguez v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8292.
    Kammersell v. United States.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8314.
    Melvin v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8324.
    Barnes v. Scott, Warden.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8447.
    Wilson v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8560.
    Garcia-Antunez v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8581.
    Ullring v. Maine.
   Sup. Jud. Ct. Me. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-8635.
    Grandison v. Corcoran, Warden, et al.
   Cir. Ct. Baltimore City, Md. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8930.
    Vargas v. Thompson, Warden.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8941.
    Rodriguez v. Sondalle, Warden.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8950.
    Nealy v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8954.
    Shark v. Artuz, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8955.
    Mosher v. Wisconsin.
   Ct. App. Wis. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8962.
    Aspelmeier v. Illinois.
   Sup. Ct. Ill. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8963.
    Johnson v. Saffle, Director, Oklahoma Department of Corrections, et al.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8965.
    Aspelmeier v. Illinois.
   App. Ct. Ill., 3d Dist. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8973.
    Wyatt v. Boone, Warden, et al.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8976.
    Council v. Seberg et al.
   Sup. Ct. Haw. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8980.
    Jones v. Florida.
   Sup. Ct. Pla. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-8999.
    Nicholson v. Cain, Warden.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9001.
    Muhammad v. Cowan, Warden.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9017.
    DiGiovanni v. Hendricks, Administrator, New Jersey State Prison, et al.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9022.
    Woolverton v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9025.
    Williams v. Mayer, Warden.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9029.
    WuChang v. Thornton et al.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9031.
    Wilder v. McGill et al.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9033.
    Adams v. Harrison, Warden, et al.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9037.
    Funke v. Luebbers, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9038.
    Hunt v. Massachusetts.
   App. Ct. Mass. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9039.
    Gloria v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9040.
    Doyle v. Moore, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9043.
    Gates v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9044.
    Grant v. Fisher, Attorney General of Pennsylvania, et al.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9045.
    Reed v. Maricopa County, Arizona, et al.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9049.
    Caldwell v. Greiner, Superintendent, Sing Sing Correctional Facility.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9050.
    Crawford v. Purkett, Superintendent, Farmington Correctional Center.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-9056.
    Crawford v. Union Carbide Corp.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9063.
    Henness v. Ohio.
   Ct. App. Ohio, Franklin County. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9100.
    Mack et al. v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9105.
    Benoit et al. v. Louisiana Water Co. et al.
   Ct. App. La., 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9116.
    Cosme v. Artuz, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9118.
    Weston v. First Union National Bank et al.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9123.
    Brown v. Pennsylvania.
   Super. Ct. Pa. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9141.
    Griefen et al. v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9165.
    Bradfield v. Bowlen, Warden.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9201.
    Tyree v. Milliken, Associate Judge, District of Columbia Superior Court.
   Ct. App. D. C. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9210.
    Stewart v. United States.
   C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9220.
    Jackson v. West, Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
   C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9230.
    Reyes v. California.
   Ct. App. Cal., 2d App. Dist. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9232.
    Crompton v. Moore, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
   Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9238.
    Jackson v. West, Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
   C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9247.
    Gibbs v. Miller, Superintendent, Eastern New York Correctional Facility.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9307.
    Cogwell v. Illinois.
   App. Ct. Ill., 1st Dist. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9308.
    Speights v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9326.
    Arabaxhi v. Constantine, Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration.
   C. A. 1st Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-9329.
    Scott v. Kelly, Superintendent, Attica Correctional Facility.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9330.
    Walder v. Huffman, Warden.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9341.
    Soto v. United States.
   C. A. Armed Forces. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9345.
    Young v. Moore, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-9359.
    Russel v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9369.
    Alaimo v. State University of New York et al.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9379.
    Albert v. United States.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9384.
    Spotts v. United States.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9392.
    Weischedel v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9398.
    Bolton v. United States.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9402.
    Akpaeti v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9405.
    Bishop v. Rhode Island.
   C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9409.
    Monroe v. United States.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9416.
    Jones v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9419.
    Perea v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9421.
    Washington v. Illinois.
   App. Ct. Ill., 1st Dist. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9434.
    Mann v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9437.
    Yerushalayim, fka Brasch v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9440.
    Birbal v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9442.
    Williams v. United States.
   C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9447.
    Davis v. United States.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9450.
    Dragone v. United States.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No, 99-9451.
    Gil-García v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9457.
    Gil, aka Gustavo v. United States.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9467.
    Schoonover v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9472.
    Aguiar v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9473.
    Townsend v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9484.
    Porter v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9493.
    Johnson et al. v. United States.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9494.
    Brewington v. Duncan, Superintendent, Great Meadows Correctional Facility.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9499.
    Osborn v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9500.
    Bron v. United States.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9503.
    Caldwell v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9507.
    Inzunza-Gil v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9509.
    Rivera v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9512.
    Tuncap v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9514.
    Nance v. United States.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9516.
    Russell v. United States.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9522.
    No. 99-9559.
    Mullins, aka Isaacs v. United States; and Swiney v. United States.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied. Reported below: 203 F. 3d 397.


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    No. 99-9524.
    Bradley v. Ohio.
   Ct. App. Ohio, Logan County. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9525.
    Alvarado-Torres v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9529.
    Sanders v. United States.
   C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9530.
    Roberts v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9545.
    Morris v. United States.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9547.
    Ramirez-Rodriguez v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9558.
    Ramirez v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1353.
    Frizzell Construction Co., Inc. v. Gatlinburg, L. L. C.
   Sup. Ct. Tenn. Motion of Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1629.
    Ching-Rong Wang v. Winner International Royalty Corp.
   C. A. Fed. Cir. Motion of Intellectual Property Creators for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9851 (99A1006).
    Mason v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Scalia, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Certiorari denied. Justice Stevens and Justice Ginsburg would grant the application for stay of execution. Reported below: 203 F. 3d 829.


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    No. 99-1412.
    No. 99-6199.
    No. 99-7763.
    No. 99-7781.
    No. 99-7813.
    No. 99-7821.
    No. 99-8137.
    No. 99-8141.
    No. 99-8144.
    No. 99-8193.
    No. 99-8289.
    No. 99-8291.
    No. 99-8305.
    No. 99-8319.
    No. 99-8354.
    No. 99-8388.
    No. 99-8519.
    No. 99-8574.
    No. 99-8823.
    Cherokee Corporation of Linden, Virginia, Inc. v. Capital Skiing Corp., Colvin-El v. Nuth, Warden, et al., Johnson v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. et al., Wisniewski v. Conti et al., Felix v. Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections, Hornsby v. Evans, Warden, Coleman v. John Thomas Batts, Inc., Spain v. West, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Michelfelder v. Gay & Chacker, P. C., Green v. Texas, Peabody v. Zlaket, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Arizona, et al., Stewart v. United States, In re Russel, Johnson v. Jefferson, Davis v. United Parcel Service, Inc., et al., Cancassi v. Robinson, Woods v. Vaughn, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Graterford, et al., Haddad v. Michigan National Corp. et al., Marcello v. Maine Department of Human Services,
   529 U. S. 1087;

529 U. S. 1088;

529 U. S. 1024;

529 U. S. 1070;

528 U. S. 1193;

529 U. S. 1026;

529 U. S. 1071;

529 U. S. 1059;

529 U. S. 1042;

529 U. S. 1059;

529 U. S. 1074;

529 U. S. 1059;

529 U. S. 1065;

529 U. S. 1089;

529 U. S. 1090;

529 U. S. 1075;

529 U. S. 1092;

529 U. S. 1078; and

529 U. S. 1102. Petitions for rehearing denied.


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    No. 96-8823.
    Janecka v. Texas,
   522 U. S. 825. Motion for leave to file petition for rehearing denied.


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    June 13, 2000
    No. 99-9574 (99A948).
    In re Bryson.
   Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Breyer, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Petition for writ of habeas corpus denied.


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    June 14, 2000
    No. 99A1085.
    Burks v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   Application to vacate the June 14, 2000, order of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, presented to Justice Scalia, and by him referred to the Court, denied.


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    No. 99-9501 (99A995).
    Burks v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Scalia, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Certiorari denied. Justice Stevens and Justice Ginsburg would grant the application for stay of execution.


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    June 15, 2000
    No. 99-10023 (99A1038).
    In re Nuncio.
   Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Scalia, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Petition for writ of habeas corpus denied.


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    No. 99-10034 (99A1041).
    In re Nuncio.
   Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Scalia, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Petition for writ of habeas corpus denied.


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    No. 99-9678 (99A968).
    Nuncio v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay , of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Scalia, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Certiorari denied. Justice Stevens and Justice Ginsburg would grant the application for stay of execution. Reported below: 208 F. 3d 1007.


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    June 19, 2000
    No. 98-1836.
    United States Healthcare Systems of Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Hospital Insurance Co. et al.
   Sup. Ct. Pa. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Pegram v. Herdrich, ante, p. 211.


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    No. 99-937.
    Motel 6 Operating L. P. et al. v. Huttinger et al.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc., ante, p. 133.


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    No. 99-9144.
    DeNardo v. Cunningham et al.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed informa pauperis denied, and certiorari dismissed. See this Court’s Rule 39.8.


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    No. 99-9517.
    Karim-Panahi v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied, and certiorari dismissed. See this Court’s Rule 39.8. As petitioner has repeatedly abused this Court’s process, the Clerk is directed not to accept any further petitions in noneriminal matters from petitioner unless the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) is paid and the petition is submitted in compliance with Rule 33.1. See Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 506 U. S. 1 (1992) (per curiam). Justice Stevens dissents. See id., at 4, and cases cited therein.


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    No. D-2120.
    In re Disbarment of Gelbwaks.
   Disbarment entered. [For earlier order herein, see 528 U. S. 984.]


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    No. 99-8465.
    Nagy v. Lappin et al.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed informa pauperis [529 U. S. 1096] denied.


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    No. 99-9005.
    In re Abidekun.
   Motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pau-peris [529 U. S. 1096] denied.


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    No. 99-9647.
    No. 99-9669.
    In re Vondette; and In re Cromedy.
   Petitions for writs of habeas corpus denied.


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    No. 99-9395.
    No. 99-9527.
    No. 99-9555.
    No. 99-9567.
    In re Morrison; In re Morrison; In re Morrison; and In re Morrison.
   Petitions for writs of mandamus denied.


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    No. 99-1696.
    In re Johnston.
   Petition for writ of mandamus and/or prohibition denied.


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    No. 99-1529.
    Egelhoff v. Egelhoff, a Minor, By and Through Her Natural Parent, Breiner, et al.
   Sup. Ct. Wash. Motions of Boeing Co. et al. and American Council of Life Insurers for leave to file briefs as amici curiae granted. Certio-rari granted.


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    No. 99-1680.
    City News & Novelty, Inc. v. City of Waukesha.
   Ct. App. Wis. Certiorari granted limited to Question 3 as presented by the petition.


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    No. 99-679.
    Conover v. Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corp. et al.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1383.
    U. S. Healthcare, Inc. v. Bauman et ux., Individually and as Administrators ad Prosequendum of the Estate of Bauman, Deceased.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1555.
    Bickerstaff v. Vassar College.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1563.
    S&M Enterprises v. United States.
   C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1582.
    Browning et al. v. Rohm & Haas Co.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1637.
    Raffensperger, Hughes & Co., Inc., et al. v. Brouwer et al.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1650.
    Spiegel v. Cortese.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1655.
    No. 99-9098.
    Wei v. Fink, Trustee, et al.; and Graven v. Fink, Trustee, et al.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 186 F. 3d 871.


text:
    No. 99-1659.
    Sharon P. v. Arman, Ltd., et al.
   Sup. Ct. Cal. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1665.
    Penley v. Texas.
   Ct. App. Tex., 6th Dist. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1679.
    County of San Diego et al. v. McAlindin.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1681.
    Purdy v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1684.
    Stehlik v. Charles.
   Sup. Ct. Pa. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1690.
    City of Houston v. Kolb et al.
   Ct. App. Tex., 14th Dist. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1701.
    Berk v. Senkowski, Superintendent, Clinton Correctional Facility.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1714.
    Ferguson v. CSX Transportation.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1732.
    Davenport, an Infant, by Her Legal Guardian and Natural Mother, Belt, et al. v. Young Men's Christian Assn. et al.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1735.
    Brooks v. Delta Air Lines.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1736.
    Osterberg et ux. v. Peca.
   Sup. Ct. Tex. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1740.
    Atlas Turner, Inc. v. Hamilton, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Hamilton, Deceased.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1755.
    Henderson v. Sheahan et al.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1778.
    Hamamcy v. Texas Board of Medical Examiners.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1782.
    Summerfield Housing Limited Partnership v. United States.
   C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1785.
    Thayer v. United States.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1797.
    Breck et al. v. Michigan et al.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1806.
    Willett v. Illinois et al.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1816.
    Zunamon et al. v. Bower, Director, Illinois Department of Revenue, et al.
   App. Ct. Ill., 1st Dist. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1818.
    Rambacher et vir v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1831.
    Campillo v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1832.
    Hidalgo et al. v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1833.
    Baptist Memorial Hospital v. Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Health Benefits Fund.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1835.
    Cantor v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1854.
    Frye v. United States.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-1902.
    P. J. v. Eagle-Union Community School Corp.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-7602.
    Bey v. New Jersey.
   Sup. Ct. N. J. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8421.
    McInnis v. Farmon, Warden.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8527.
    Stanley v. California.
   Sup. Ct. Cal. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8630.
    Horning v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8703.
    Jennings v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8708.
    Chestaro v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-8913.
    Cheek v. North Carolina.
   Sup. Ct. N. C. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9057.
    Hunt v. Massachusetts.
   App. Ct. Mass. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9061.
    Peggs v. Nassau County Police Department.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9068.
    McGee v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9078.
    Ochoa v. California.
   Ct. App. Cal., 2d App. Dist. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9079.
    Renwick v. Illinois.
   App. Ct. Ill., 3d Pist. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9087.
    McClendon v. Mississippi.
   Ct. App. Miss. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9092.
    Barela v. Reed et al.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-9099.
    Gonzalez Mejias et al. v. M/V Emily S. et al.
   C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9104.
    Holsey v. Georgia.
   Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9110.
    Blaylock v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9113.
    Musgrove v. Page, Warden.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9114.
    Merriman v. Trippett, Warden.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9115.
    Cheatham v. Miller, Superintendent, Eastern New York Correctional Facility.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9117.
    Williams v. Head, Warden.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9119.
    Williams v. Polunsky et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9121.
    Benton v. Dormire, Superintendent, Jefferson City Correctional Center.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-9122.
    Bridgewater v. Cain, Warden.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9124.
    Lewis v. Michigan Department of Corrections; and Lewis v. Michigan Parole Board.
   Ct. App. Mich. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9126.
    Buterbaugh v. Ohio.
   Ct. App. Ohio, Franklin County. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9128.
    Binder v. Stegall, Warden.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9131.
    Austin v. Artuz, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9134.
    Boles v. Fenton Security, Inc. of Colorado, et al.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9135.
    Creusere v. Twyman et al.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9143.
    Golliver v. Walker, Superintendent, Auburn Correctional Facility.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9154.
    Griffin v. Indiana.
   Sup. Ct. Ind. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9158.
    Frazier v. Snyder, Warden.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9166.
    Al-Hakim v. Carver et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9168.
    Bodin v. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9174.
    Pena v. California.
   Ct. App. Cal., 4th App. Dist. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9177.
    Cavender v. Moore, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-9179.
    Barnes v. Superior Court of California, San Diego County.
   Ct. App. Cal., 4th App. Dist. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9181.
    Chen Liu v. Portuondo, Superintendent, Shawangunk Correctional Facility.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-9186.
    Clayton v. Harris, Warden.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9187.
    Allen v. Missouri.
   Sup. Ct. Mo. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9196.
    Rowbottom v. McDaniel, Warden, et al.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9237.
    McCray v. Atwell.
   Sup. Ct. Tex. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9266.
    Brown v. Danzig, Secretary of the Navy.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9297.
    Finney v. Florida Parole and Probation Commission.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9298.
    Dhaliwal v. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9357.
    Clifton v. Moore, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9391.
    Baumer v. Lemke et al.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9404.
    Cruz-Mendez v. United States.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9407.
    Young v. Florida.
   Dist. Ct. App. Fla., 5th Dist. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9414.
    Allen v. Shoe et al.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9415.
    Murphy v. United States.
   C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9424.
    Butler v. Maine.
   Sup. Jud. Ct. Me. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-9426.
    Bustamonte v. LeMaster, Warden, et al.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9432.
    Green v. Price, Warden, et al.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9436.
    McCown v. Mack, Warden.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9438.
    Teague v. United States Postal Service et al.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9441.
    Brandon v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole et al.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9454.
    Hecht v. United States.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


text:
    No. 99-9459.
    Hulse et al. v. Hall, Sheriff, Bottineau County, North Dakota.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9469.
    Casey v. Braxton, Warden.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9479.
    Brooks v. Riddle et al.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9510.
    Riddick v. Bogus et al.
   C. A. 3d Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-9515.
    Ortiz v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-9546.
    Keith v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9548.
    Coplen v. United States.
   C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9564.
    Proctor v. Arizona.
   Ct. App. Ariz. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-9580.
    Zackular v. United States.
   C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9584.
    Register v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9586.
    Blackmore v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9590.
    Daniels v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9596.
    Frazier v. United States.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9597.
    Hernandez v. United States.
   C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9613.
    Walker v. United States.
   C. A. 2d Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9617.
    Alarcon v. United States.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9623.
    Lones et al. v. United States.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9624.
    Joy v. United States.
   C. A. 7th Cir. Certio-rari denied.


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    No. 99-9642.
    Weatherford v. United States.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-9643.
    Perez-Hinojosa v. United States.
   C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.


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    No. 99-1388.
    No. 99-1389.
    Phelps Dodge Corp. et al. v. United States et al.; and Salt River Valley Water Users’ Assn. et al. v. United States et al.
   Sup. Ct. Ariz. Motion of Mountain States Legal Foundation et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae granted. Certiorari denied. Justice O’Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion and these petitions. Reported below: 195 Ariz. 411, 989 P. 2d 739.


author: Justice Scalia,

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    No. 99-1625.
    Tangipahoa Parish Board of Education et al. v. Freiler et al.
   C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice Scalia,

with whom The Chief Justice and Justice Thomas join,

dissenting.

I

On April 19, 1994, the Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, Board of Education (Board) passed the following resolution:

‘'Whenever, in classes of elementary or high school, the scientific theory of evolution is to be presented, whether from textbook, workbook, pamphlet, other written material, or oral presentation the following statement shall be quoted immediately before the unit of study begins as a disclaimer from endorsement of such theory.
“It is hereby recognized by the Tangipahoa Parish Board of Education, that the lesson to be presented, regarding the origin of life and matter, is known as the Scientific Theory of Evolution and should be presented to inform students of the scientific concept and not intended to influence or dissuade the Biblical version of Creation or any other concept.
“It is further recognized by the Board of Education that it is the basic right and privilege of each student to form his/ her own opinion or maintain beliefs taught by parents on this very important matter of the origin of life and matter. Students are urged to exercise critical thinking and gather all information possible and closely examine each alternative toward forming an opinion.” Pet. for Cert. 2.

Approximately seven months after this resolution was adopted, respondents, three parents of children attending the Tangipahoa Parish Public Schools, brought suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against petitioners, the Board, its members, and the superintendent of the school district. They brought a facial challenge to the disclaimer contained in the last two paragraphs of the resolution, claiming that it violated the coextensive Establishment Clauses of the United States and Louisiana Constitutions. The District Court ruled in favor of respondents. 975 F. Supp. 819 (1997). It concluded that the disclaimer lacked a secular purpose, and thus failed the first prong of the three-prong test outlined in Lemon v. Kurtzman, 408 U. S. 602 (1971), because the Board’s articulated purpose— that it adopted the disclaimer to promote critical thinking by students on the subject of the origin of life — was a sham. See 975 F. Supp., at 829. It therefore held the disclaimer unconstitutional under both the Federal and the Louisiana Constitutions. See id., at 880.

The Fifth Circuit affirmed. 185 F. 3d 337 (1999). It began by noting that, in the context of public education, this Court has used three different tests to evaluate state actions challenged on Establishment Clause grounds: the three-prong test of Lemon; the “endorsement” test of County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union, Greater Pittsburgh Chapter, 492 U. S. 573 (1989); and the “coercion” test of Lee v. Weisman, 505 U. S. 577 (1992). See 185 F. 3d, at 343. Although noting that the Lemon test has been “widely criticized and occasionally ignored,” the court opted to apply it. 185 F. 3d, at 344. The court first concluded that the disclaimer had a secular purpose and therefore survived the first prong of the Lemon test. See 185 F. 3d, at 344-346. While agreeing with the District Court that the purpose of promoting critical thinking by students on the subject of the origin of life was a sham, the court concluded that the disclaimer served two other, legitimate secular purposes: disclaiming any orthodoxy of belief that could be inferred from the exclusive place of evolution in the curriculum, and reducing offense to any student or parent caused by the teaching of evolution. See ibid.

The Fifth Circuit then turned to the second prong of the Lemon test — the so-called “effects” prong. See 185 F. 3d, at 346-348. The court concluded that the disclaimer failed this prong because “the primary effect of the disclaimer is to protect and maintain a particular religious viewpoint, namely belief in the Biblical version of creation.” Id., at 346. It based this conclusion on three factors: “(1) the juxtaposition of the disavowal of endorsement of evolution with an urging that students contemplate alternative theories of the origin of life; (2) the reminder that students have the right to maintain beliefs taught by their parents regarding the origin of life; and (3) the ‘Biblical version of Creation’ as the only alternative theory explicitly referenced in the disclaimer.” Ibid. (Finally, the court noted, albeit in passing and without elaboration, that, because the disclaimer failed the second prong of the Lemon test, it would also fail the endorsement test. See 185 F. 3d, at 348.)

Petitioners unsuccessfully moved for rehearing by the panel and by the en bane Fifth Circuit. 201 F. 3d 602 (2000). Judge Barksdale, joined by six other judges, dissented from the denial of rehearing en bane. See id., at 603-608.

rH b-í

Like a majority of the Members of this Court, I have previously expressed my disapproval of the Lemon test. See Lamb’s Chapel v. Center Moriches Union Free School Dist., 508 U. S. 884, 398-400 (1993) (Scalla, J., joined by Thomas, J., concurring in judgment); County of Allegheny, supra, at 655-657 (Kennedy, J., concurring in judgment in part and dissenting in part); Corporation of Presiding Bishop of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints v. Amos, 483 U. S. 327, 346-349 (1987) (O’Connor, J., concurring in judgment); Wallace v. Jaffree, 472 U. S. 38, 107-113 (1985) (Rehnquist, J., dissenting). I would grant certiorari in this ease if only to take the opportunity to inter the Lemon test once for all.

Even assuming, however, that the Fifth Circuit correctly chose to apply the Lemon test, I believe the manner of its application so erroneous as independently to merit the granting of certio-rari, if not summary reversal. Under the second prong of Lemon, the “principal or primary effect [of a state action] must be one that neither advances nor inhibits religion.” Lemon, supra, at 612. Far from advancing religion, the “principal or primary effect” of the disclaimer at issue here is merely to advance freedom of thought. At the outset, it is worth noting that the theory of evolution is the only theory actually taught in the Tangipahoa Parish schools. As the introductory paragraph of the resolution suggests, the disclaimer operates merely as a (perhaps not too believable) “disclaimer from endorsement” of that single theory, and not as an affirmative endorsement of any particular religious theory as to the origin of life, or even of religious theories as to the origin of life generally. The only allusion to religion in the entire disclaimer is a reference to the “Biblical version of Creation,” mentioned as an illustrative example — surely the most obvious example — of a “concept” that the teaching of evolution was “not intended to influence or dissuade.” The disclaimer does not refer again to the “Biblical version of Creation,” much less provide any elaboration as to what that theory entails; instead, .it merely reaffirms that “it is the basic right and privilege of each student to form his/her own opinion or maintain beliefs taught by parents on this very important matter of the origin of life and matter,” and neutrally encourages students “closely [to] examine each alternative” before forming an opinion.

As even this cursory discussion of the disclaimer amply demonstrates, the Fifth Circuit’s conclusion that “[t]he disclaimer . . . encourages students to read and meditate upon religion in general and the ‘Biblical version of Creation’ in particular,” 185 F. 3d, at 346, lacks any support in the text of the invalidated document. In view of the fact that the disclaimer merely reminds students of their right to form their own beliefs on the subject, or to maintain beliefs taught by their parents — not to mention the fact that the theory of evolution is the only theory actually taught in the lesson that follows the disclaimer — there is “no realistic danger that the community would think that the [School Board] was endorsing religion or any particular creed, and any benefit to religion or to the Church would have been no more than incidental.” Lamb’s Chapel, supra, at 395. At bottom, the disclaimer constitutes nothing more than “simply a tolerable acknowledgment of beliefs widely held among the people of this country,” Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U. S. 783, 792 (1983). See also Lynch v. Donnelly, 465 U. S. 668, 673 (1984) (“Nor does the Constitution require complete separation of church and state; it affirmatively mandates accommodation, not merely tolerance, of all religions, and forbids hostility toward any”).

In denying the petition for rehearing, the Fifth Circuit panel took another tack: “In denying rehearing, we emphasize that we do not decide that a state-mandated statement violates the Constitution simply because it disclaims any intent to communicate to students that the theory of evolution is the only accepted explanation of the origin of life, informs students of their right to follow their religious principles, and encourages students to evaluate all explanations of life’s origins, including those taught outside the classroom. We decide only that under the facts and circumstances of this ease, the statement of the Tangipahoa Parish School Board is not sufficiently neutral to prevent it from violating the Establishment Clause.” 201 F. 3d, at 603. Inasmuch as what the disclaimer contains is nothing more than what this statement purports to allow, the explanation is incoherent. Reference to unnamed “facts and circumstances of this case” is not a substitute for judicial reasoning. The only aspect of the disclaimer that could conceivably be regarded as going beyond what the rehearing statement purports to approve is the explicit mention — as an example — of “the Biblical version of Creation.” To think that this reference to (and plainly not endorsement of) a reality of religious literature — and this use of an example that is not a contrived one, but to the contrary the example most likely to come into play — somehow converts the otherwise innocuous disclaimer into an establishment of religion is quite simply absurd.

In Epperson v. Arkansas, 393 U. S. 97 (1968), we invalidated a statute that forbade the teaching of evolution in public schools; in Edwards v. Aguillard, 482 U. S. 578 (1987), we invalidated a statute that required the teaching of creationism whenever evolution was also taught; today we permit a Court of Appeals to push the much beloved secular legend of the Monkey Trial one step farther. We stand by in silence while a deeply divided Fifth Circuit bars a school district from even suggesting to students that other theories besides evolution — including, but not limited to, the Biblical theory of creation — are worthy of their consideration. I dissent.


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    No. 99-1460.
    No. 99-1631.
    No. 99-8278.
    No. 99-8349.
    No. 99-8408.
    No. 99-8546.
    No. 99-8626.
    Watts v. Network Solutions, Inc., Iceland Steamship Co., Ltd.-Eimskip v. Department of the Army et al., In re Bardella, Wingate v. Texas, Leone v. Kerley et al., Reynolds v. Rooney et ux., Collins v. G/H Contracting Co. et al.,
   529 U. S. 1088;

529 U. S. 1112;

529 U. S. 1065;

529 U. S. 1090;

529 U. S. 1076;

529 U. S. 1092; and

529 U. S. 1116. Petitions for rehearing denied.


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    June 20, 2000
    No. 99-9990 (99A1031).
    Provenzano v. Florida.
   Sup. Ct. Fla. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Kennedy, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Certiorari denied. Justice Stevens and Justice Breyer would grant the petition for writ of certiorari and the application for stay of execution.


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    June 21, 2000
    No. 99A1052 (99-9917).
    Burket v. Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections.
   C. A. 4th Cir. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to The Chief Justice, and by him referred to the Court, granted pending disposition of the petition for writ of certiorari. Should the petition for writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for writ of certio-rari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court.


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    No. 99-10090 (99A1056).
    In re Provenzano.
   Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Kennedy, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Petition for writ of habeas corpus denied.


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    No. 99-10089 (99A1055).
    Provenzano v. Moore, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Kennedy, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Certiorari denied.


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    June 22, 2000
    No. 99-10120 (99A1065).
    In re Graham.
   Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Scalia, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Petition for writ of habeas corpus denied. Justice Stevens, Justice Souter, Justice Ginsburg, and Justice Breyer would grant the application for stay of execution.


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    June 26, 2000
    No. 99-935.
    Chandler, Father and Next Friend of Chandler v. Siegelman, Governor of Alabama and President of the State Board of Education, et al.
   C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and ease remanded for further consideration in light of Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe, ante, p. 290.


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    No. 99-1264.
    Brown v. O’Dea, Warden.
   C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and ease remanded for further consideration in light of Williams v. Taylor, 529 U. S. 362 (2000).


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    No. D-2148.
    In re Disbarment of Stone.
   Disbarment entered. [For earlier order herein, see 529 U. S. 1035.]


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    No. D-2149.
    In re Disbarment of Raskin.
   Disbarment entered. [For earlier order herein, see 529 U. S. 1035.]


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    No. D-2150.
    In re Disbarment of Korones.
   Disbarment entered. [For earlier order herein, see 529 U. S. 1035.]


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    No. D-2152.
    In re Disbarment of Haley.
   Disbarment entered. [For earlier order herein, see 529 U. S. 1036.]


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    No. D-2153.
    In re Disbarment of Scalp.
   Disbarment entered. [For earlier order herein, see 529 U. S. 1050.]


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    No. D-2154.
    In re Disbarment of Adams.
   Disbarment entered. [For earlier order herein, see 529 U. S. 1051.]


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    No. D-2156.
    In re Disbarment of Mitchell.
   Disbarment entered. [For earlier order herein, see 529 U. S. 1051.]


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    No. D-2159.
    In re Disbarment of Black.
   Disbarment entered. [For earlier order herein, see 529 U. S. 1085.]


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    No. D-2165.
    In re Disbarment of Tamer.
   David Ferris Tamer, of Winston-Salem, N. C., having requested to resign as a member of the Bar of this Court, it is ordered that his name be stricken from the roll of attorneys admitted to the practice of law before this Court. The rule to show cause, issued on May 22, 2000 [529 U. S. 1127], is discharged.


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    No. D-2166.
    In re Disbarment of Carroll.
   Daniel G. Carroll, of Chicago, Ill., is suspended from the practice of law in this Court, and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why' he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.


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    No. D-2167.
    In re Disbarment of Jacobs.
   Charles H. Jacobs, of Dubuque, Iowa, is suspended from the practice of law in this Court, and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.


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    No. D-2168.
    In re Disbarment of Brooks.
   Trevor L. Brooks, of New York, N. Y., is suspended from the practice of law in this Court, and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.


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    No. D-2169.
    In re Disbarment of Booker.
   Thomas Michael Booker, of Austin, Tex., is suspended from the practice of law in this Court, and a rule will issue, returnable within .40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.


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    No. D-2170.
    In re Disbarment of Esper.
   Richard Dennis Esper, of El Paso, Tex., is suspended from the practice of law in this Court, and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.


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    No. D-2171.
    In re Disbarment of Burnett.
   Robert Lee Burnett, Jr., of Beaumont, Tex., is suspended from the practice of law in this Court, and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.


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    No. D-2172.
    In re Disbarment of Silver.
   Ronald Silver, of Coral Gables, Fla., is suspended from the practice of law in this Court, and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.


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    No. D-2173.
    In re Disbarment of Rocca.
   Glenn Michael Roeea, of Fort Lee, N. J., is suspended from the practice of law in this Court, and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.


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    No. D-2174.
    In re Disbarment of Kierpiec.
   Joseph Paul Kierpiec, of Detroit, Mich., is suspended from the practice of law in this Court, and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.


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    No. D-2175.
    In re Disbarment of Tandy.
   Marshall D. Tandy, of Tucson, Ariz., is suspended from the practice of law in this Court, and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.


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    No. D-2176.
    In re Disbarment of Gregory.
   Howell Jackson Gregory, of Columbia, S. C., is suspended from the practice of law in this Court, and a rule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this Court.


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    No. 99M94.
    Byrd v. Salmon.
   Motion to direct the Clerk to file petition for writ of certiorari out of time denied.


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    No. 108,
    Orig.
    Nebraska v. Wyoming et al.
   Motion of the Special Master for compensation and reimbursement of expenses granted, and the Special Master is awarded a total of $90,755.82 for the period December 2,1999, through June 5, 2000, to be paid as follows: 40% by Nebraska, 40% by Wyoming, 3% by Colorado, 12% by the United States, and 5% by Basin Electric Power Cooperative. [For earler order herein, see, e. g., 528 U. S. 1059.]


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    No. 99-1178.
    Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers et al.
   C. A. 7th Cir. [Certiorari granted, 529 U. S. 1129.] Motion of petitioner to dispense with printing the joint appendix granted.


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    No. 99-1257.
    Browner, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency, et al. v. American Trucking Assns., Inc., et al.
   C. A. D. C. Cir. [Certiorari granted, 529 U. S. 1129.] Motion of the Solicitor General to dispense with printing the joint appendix granted.


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    No. 99-1426.
    American Trucking Assns., Inc., et al. v. Browner, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
   C. A. D. C. Cir. [Certiorari granted, ante, p. 1202.] Motion of the Solicitor General to dispense with printing the joint appendix granted.