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Supreme Court of the United States October Term, 1999

HEARING LIST For the Session Beginning January 10, 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, January 10, 2000 No. 981960. Cortez Byrd Chips, Inc. v. Bill Harbert Construction Company, etc. Certiorari to the C. A. 11th Circuit. For petitioner: Daniel H. Bromberg, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Susan S. Wagner, Birmingham, Ala. (1 hour for argument.)

No. 981288. Village of Willowbrook, et al. v. Grace Olech. Certiorari to the C. A. 7th Circuit. For petitioners: James L. DeAno, Wheaton, Ill. For United States as amicus curiae: Irving L. Gorn- stein, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: John R. Wimmer, Downers Grove, Ill. (1 hour for argument.)

Tuesday, January 11, 2000 No. 995. United States v. Antonio J. Morrison, et al.; and No. 9929. Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison, et al. Certiorari to the C. A. 4th Circuit. For petitioner Brzonkala: Julie Goldscheid, New York, N. Y. For petitioner United States: Seth P. Waxman, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Michael E. Rosman, Washington, D. C. (Consolidated-1 hour for argument.)

No. 99137. J. Wayne Garner, Former Chairman of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles of Georgia, et al. v. Robert L. Jones. Certiorari to the C. A. 11th Circuit. For petitioners: Christopher S. Brasher, Senior Assist- ant Attorney General, Atlanta, Ga. For respondent: Elizabeth T. Kertscher, Atlanta, Ga. (1 hour for argument.)

Wednesday, January 12, 2000 No. 99138. Jennifer Troxel, et vir v. Tommie Granville. Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Washington. For petitioners: Mark D. Olson, Seattle, Wash. For respondent: Catherine W. Smith, Seattle, Wash. (1 hour for argument.)

- 5 - No. 982043. Hunt-Wesson, Inc. v. Franchise Tax Board of California. Certiorari to the Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District. For petitioner: Walter Hellerstein, Athens, Ga. For respondent: David Lew, Deputy Attorney General, Oakland, Cal. (1 hour for argument.)

Monday, January 17, 2000 Legal Holiday.

Tuesday, January 18, 2000 No. 981667. David H. Baral v. United States. Certiorari to the C. A. for the District of Columbia. For petitioners: Walter J. Rockler, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Kent L. Jones, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (1 hour for argument.)

No. 99161. Chad Weisgram, et al. v. Marley Com- pany, et al. Certiorari to the C. A. 8th Circuit. For petitioners: Paul A. Strandness, Wayzata, Minn. For respondents: Christine A. Hogan, Bismarck, N. D. (1 hour for argument.)

Wednesday, January 19, 2000 No. 981856. Leila Jeanne Hill, Audrey Himmel- mann, and Everitt W. Simpson, Jr. v. Colorado, et al. Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Colorado. For petitioners: Jay A. Sekulow, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Michael E. McLachlan, Solicitor General, Denver, Colo.; and Barbara D. Under- wood, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Jus- tice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) (1 hour for argument.)

- 6 - No. 99150. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc. Certiorari to the C. A. 2nd Circuit. For petitioner: William D. Coston, Washington, D. C.; and Lawrence G. Wallace, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Stuart M. Riback, New York, N. Y. (1 hour for argument.)