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Supreme Court of the United States October Term, 1999

HEARING LIST For the Session Beginning February 22, 2000

THE JUSTICES AND THE JUDICIAL CIRCUITS TO WHICH THEY ARE ASSIGNED Hon. William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice, Fourth, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits. Hon. John Paul Stevens, Associate Justice, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Associate Justice, Ninth Circuit. Hon. Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice, Fifth Circuit. Hon. Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice, Elev- enth Circuit. Hon. David H. Souter, Associate Justice, First and Third Circuits. Hon. Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, Eighth Circuit. Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice, Sec- ond Circuit. Hon. Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice, Tenth Circuit. OFFICERS OF THE COURT William K. Suter, Clerk. Frank D. Wagner, Reporter of Decisions. Dale E. Bosley, Marshal. Shelley L. Dowling, Librarian.

NOTICE TO COUNSEL

1. The Clerk timely informs counsel as to the day counsel must be present for oral argument. The Court convenes at 10 a.m. and each case is usually heard on the date assigned. 2. Counsel scheduled to argue must report to the Lawyers' Lounge between 9:00 and 9:15 a.m. on the day assigned for argument. The Clerk will brief you at that time and provide assistance. Identification cards will be issued to the attorneys authorized to oc- cupy seats at argument tables. Counsel arguing cases should not introduce themselves nor introduce co- counsel to the Court at the time of argument. Mem- bers of the Court should be addressed by their proper titles-"Chief Justice" or "Justice," as the case may be- and not as "judge." 3. Counsel are expected to take note of time limita- tions and inquiry should not be made of the Court as to the amount of time remaining. A white light will ap- pear when five minutes remain and a red light when the time has expired. When the Court permits a division of time for argument, the use of more than the agreed time by one attorney does not extend the total time al- lotted. Counsel should conclude argument promptly when the red light appears unless responding to a ques- tion from the Court. 4. During argument counsel should at all times speak into the microphone so that the Justices may hear them and that a clear tape recording can be made. Counsel should also avoid having notes or books touch the micro- phone since this seriously interferes with the recording process. 5. Counsel in cases to be argued in the afternoon should assemble at the Clerk's desk in the Courtroom when the noon recess begins. An escort will arrange expedited service in the public cafeteria located in the Court building. 6. Appropriate attire for counsel is conservative busi- ness dress. If formal attire is worn, it should conform with custom. William K. Suter, Clerk.

HEARING LIST Monday, February 21, 2000 Legal Holiday.

Tuesday, February 22, 2000 No. 99166. United States v. Webster L. Hubbell. Certiorari to the C. A. for the District of Columbia. For petitioner: Ronald J. Mann, Ann Arbor, Mich.; and Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, De- partment of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States Department of Justice, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: John W. Nields, Jr., Washington, D. C. (1 hour for argument.)

No. 99116. Jeffrey Allan Fischer v. United States. Certiorari to the C. A. 11th Circuit. For petitioner: Mark L. Horwitz, Orlando, Fla. For respondent: Lisa S. Blatt, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (1 hour for argument.)

No. 995153. Cornell Johnson v. United States. Certiorari to the C. A. 6th Circuit. For petitioner: Rita LaLumia, Assistant Federal Com- munity Defender, Chattanooga, Tenn. For respondent: Paul R. Q. Wolfson, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washing- ton, D. C. (1 hour for argument.)

Wednesday, February 23, 2000 No. 981949. Lori Pegram, et al. v. Cynthia Herdrich. Certiorari to the C. A. 7th Circuit. For petitioners: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D. C.; and James A. Feldman, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: James P. Ginzkey, Bloomington, Ill. (1 hour for argument.)

No. 981167. Edward Christensen, et al. v. Harris County, et al. Certiorari to the C. A. 5th Circuit. For petitioners: Michael T. Leibig, Fairfax, Va.; and Matthew D. Roberts, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Michael P. Fleming, County Attorney, Houston, Tex. (1 hour for argument.)

Monday, February 28, 2000 No. 996615. Michael Wayne Williams v. John Taylor, Warden. Certiorari to the C. A. 4th Circuit. For petitioner: John H. Blume, Columbia, S. C. For respondent: Donald R. Curry, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Va. (1 hour for argument.)

No. 982060. Ronald D. Edwards, Warden v. Robert W. Carpenter. Certiorari to the C. A. 6th Circuit. For petitioner: Edward B. Foley, State Solicitor, Colum- bus, Ohio. For respondent: J. Joseph Bodine, Jr., Assistant State Public Defender, Columbus, Ohio. (1 hour for argument.)

Tuesday, February 29, 2000 No. 989349. Steven Dewayne Bond v. United States. Certiorari to the C. A. 5th Circuit. For petitioners: M. Carolyn Fuentes, Assistant Federal Public Defender, San Antonio, Tex. For respondent: Jeffrey A. Lamken, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washing- ton, D. C. (1 hour for argument.)

No. 981993. Florida v. J. L. Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Florida. For petitioner: Michael J. Neimand, Assistant Attorney General, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; and Irving L. Gorn- stein, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Harvey J. Sepler, Assistant Public De- fender, Miami, Fla. (1 hour for argument.)

Wednesday, March 1, 2000 No. 99312. Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Dedra Shanklin, Next Friend of Jessie Guy Shanklin. Certiorari to the C. A. 6th Circuit. For petitioner: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D. C.; and Gregory S. Coleman, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex. (for Texas, et al., as amici curiae.) For respondent: Pamela R. O'Dwyer, Chattanooga, Tenn.; and Patricia A. Millett, Assistant to the Solici- tor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) (1 hour for argument.)

No. 981991. Public Lands Council, et al. v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior, et al. Certiorari to the C. A. 10th Circuit. For petitioners: Timothy S. Bishop, Chicago, Ill. For respondents: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (1 hour for argument.)