U.S. Supreme Court Orders

The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma

pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted.

The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the Court

of Appeals of Ohio, Cuyahoga County, for further consideration

in light of Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 557 U.S. ___ (2009).

Because the Court lacks a quorum, 28 U.S.C. §1, and since

the only qualified Justice is of the opinion that the case

cannot be heard and determined at the next Term of Court, the

judgment is affirmed under 28 U.S.C. §2109, which provides

that under these circumstances “the court shall enter its order

affirming the judgment of the court from which the case was

brought for review with the same effect as upon affirmance by

an equally divided court.” The Chief Justice, Justice Stevens,

Justice Scalia, Justice Kennedy, Justice Thomas, Justice

Ginsburg, Justice Breyer, and Justice Alito took no part in

the consideration or decision of this petition.

The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma

pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted.

The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the Court

of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit, for further

consideration in light of Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts,

557 U.S. ___ (2009).

(09-8568)

The application for stay addressed to Justice Thomas and

referred to the Court is denied.

The motion to direct the Clerk to file a petition

for a writ of certiorari out of time is denied.

The motion of petitioner for leave to file Volume II

of the joint appendix under seal is granted.

The motions of petitioners for reconsideration of orders

denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis are denied.

The motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma

pauperis are denied. Petitioners are allowed until March 22,

2010, within which to pay the docketing fees required by Rule

38(a) and to submit petitions in compliance with Rule 33.1 of

the Rules of this Court.

The motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.

The petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.

The motion of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the

Press, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae is

granted. The motion of First Amendment Lawyers Association for

leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition

for a writ of certiorari is denied.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice

Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this

petition.

The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma

pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari

is dismissed. See Rule 39.8. As the petitioner has

repeatedly abused this Court's process, the Clerk is directed

not to accept any further petitions in noncriminal 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.

The motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma

pauperis are denied, and the petitions for writs of certiorari

are dismissed. See Rule 39.8.

The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma

pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is

dismissed. See Rule 39.8. As the petitioner has repeatedly

abused this Court's process, the Clerk is directed not to accept

any further petitions in noncriminal 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.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice

Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this

petition.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice

Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this

petition.

The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma

pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is

dismissed. See Rule 39.8.

The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied.

The petitions for writs of mandamus are denied.

The petitions for rehearing are denied.

D-2464 IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF MANNY M. ARAGON

Manny M. Aragon, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, 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.

D-2465 IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF EDDIE MICHAEL POPE

Eddie Michael Pope, of Austin, Texas, 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.