Opinion
OCTOBER 29, 2001
No. D-2280 IN RE DISCIPLINE OF LIGHT. Kenneth J. Light, of South Bend, Indiana, 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.
No. D-2281 IN RE DISCIPLINE OF HYDE. Robert Reginald Hyde, of Oriental, North Carolina, 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.
No. 01M22 ANONYMOUS v. COMMITTEE ON CHARACTER AND FITNESS. Motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under a pseudonym denied.
No. 01M23 DUNCAN v. VIRGINIA, ET AL.; and
No. 01M24 FAMANIA v. UNITED STATES. Motions to direct the Clerk to file petitions for writ of certiorari out-of-time denied.
No. 00-853 PORTER ET AL. v. NUSSLE. C.A.2d Cir. [Certiorari granted 532 U.S. 1065.] Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument granted.
No. 00-878 MATHIAS ET AL. v. WORLDCOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ET AL. C.A. 7th Cir. [Certiorari granted, 532 U.S. 903.] Motion of the United States for divided argument granted. Motion of respondents Worldcom Technologies, Inc., et al., for additional time for oral argument and for divided argument is denied. JUSTICE O'CONNOR took no part in the consideration or decision of these motions.
No. 00-1167 TAHOE-SIERRA PRESERVATION COUNCIL, INC., ET AL. v. TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY ET AL. C.A. 9th Cir. [Certiorari granted, 533 U.S. 948.] Motion American Association of Small Property Owners, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae granted.
No. 00-1214 ALABAMA v. SHELTON. Sup.Ct. Ala. [Certiorari granted, 532 U.S. 1018.] Motion of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted.
No. 00-1514 RAYGOR ET AL. v. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ET AL. Sup.Ct. Minn. [Certiorari granted, 532 U.S. 1065.] Motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument granted.