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(ORDER LIST: 535 U.S.)

MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2002

CERTIORARI -- SUMMARY DISPOSITION

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuitfor further consideration in light of Porter v. Nussle,534 U.S. ___ (2002).

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuitfor further consideration in light of Porter v. Nussle,534 U.S. ___ (2002).

ORDERS IN PENDING CASES

The application for certificate of appealabilityaddressed to Justice Kennedy and referred to the Courtis denied.

The motion of the Solicitor General to permitDavid B. Salmons, Esquire, to present oral argument,pro hac vice, is granted.

The motions of the Solicitor General for leave toparticipate in oral argument as amicus curiae and fordivided argument are granted.

The motion for appointment of counsel is grantedand it is ordered that Steven L. Seliger, Esquire, ofQuincy, Florida, is appointed to serve as counsel forthe respondent Clifton Brown, Jr., in this case. Themotion for appointment of counsel is granted and itis ordered that Gwendolyn Spivey, Esq., of Tallahassee,Florida, is appointed to serve as counsel for therespondent Christopher Drayton in this case. The motionof counsel Spivey to strike and objection to attemptedsubstitution of counsel is granted. The motion of counselSeliger to strike and objection to attemtped substitutionof counsel is granted.

The motion of the Solicitor General and the NorthCarolina appellees for additional time for oral argumentand for divided argument is granted and ten additionalminutes are allotted for that purpose to be divided asfollows: 35 minutes for appellants, 20 minutes for theSolicitor General, and 15 minutes for the North Carolinaappellees.

The motions of petitioners for reconsideration oforders denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis aredenied.

The order granting the petition for a writ ofcertiorari is amended to read as follows: The motionfor leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted.The petition for a writ of certiorari is grantedlimited to the following question: Did the Court ofAppeals err in denying a certificate of appealabilityand in evaluating petitioner's claim under Batson v.Kentucky?

CERTIORARI GRANTED

The motion of Urban Comm-North Carolina, Inc., forleave to file a brief as amicus curiae in No. 01-653,is granted. The petitions for writs of certiorari aregranted. The cases are consolidated and a total of onehour is allotted for oral argument.

CERTIORARI DENIED

The petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.

The motion of respondent for leave to proceed informa pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ ofcertiorari is denied.

The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed informa pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ ofcertiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.

The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed informa pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ ofcertiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8. As thepetitioner has repeatedly abused this Court's process,the Clerk is directed not to accept any furtherpetitions in noncriminal matters from petitioner unlessthe docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) is paid and thepetition is submitted in compliance with Rule 33.1. SeeMartin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 506U.S. 1 (1992) (per curiam). Justice Stevens dissents.See id., at 4, and cases cited therein.

HABEAS CORPUS DENIED

The petitions for writs of habeas corpus aredenied.

MANDAMUS DENIED

The petition for a writ of mandamus is denied.

REHEARINGS DENIED

The petitions for rehearing are denied.

ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE

Martin Eric Marks, of Great Neck, New York, issuspended from the practice of law in this Court and arule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiringhim to show cause why he should not be disbarred fromthe practice of law in this Court.

Theodore William Bushlow, of Brooklyn, New York, issuspended from the practice of law in this Court and arule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiringhim to show cause why he should not be disbarred fromthe practice of law in this Court.

Michael J. Friesen, of Garden City, Kansas, issuspended from the practice of law in this Court and arule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiringhim to show cause why he should not be disbarred fromthe practice of law in this Court.

James Guy Tucker, Jr., of Little Rock, Arkansas, issuspended from the practice of law in this Court and arule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiringhim to show cause why he should not be disbarred fromthe practice of law in this Court.

Murrey L. Grider, of Pocahontas, Arkansas, issuspended from the practice of law in this Court and arule will issue, returnable within 40 days, requiringhim to show cause why he should not be disbarred fromthe practice of law in this Court.