U.S. Supreme Court Orders

The motion of National Center for Missing and Exploited

Children for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment

is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court

of Appeals for the Second Circuit for further consideration in

light of Abbott v. Abbott, 560 U.S. ___ (2010). Justice

Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this

motion and this petition.

(09-10152)

The application for stay addressed to Justice Sotomayor and

referred to the Court is denied.

The application for a certificate of appealability addressed

to Justice Kennedy 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 Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence

for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted.

The motion of the Solicitor General to dispense

with printing the joint appendix is granted.

The Solicitor General is invited to file briefs in

these cases expressing the views of the United States.

The motions of petitioners for reconsideration of orders

denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis are denied.

The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma

pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until June 14, 2010,

within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and

to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules

of this Court.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited

to Question 1 presented by the petition.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited

to the following question: “Whether an individual may sue a

State or state official in his official capacity for damages

for violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized

Persons Act, 42 U.S.C. §2000cc et seq. (2000 ed.).”

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.

The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted. The

cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted

for oral argument.

The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma

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

The petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice

Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this

petition.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. The Chief

Justice 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 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 motion of petitioner to defer consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. The petition for

a writ of certiorari is denied.

The petitions for writs of certiorari are denied. Justice

Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of these

petitions.

The petition for a writ of mandamus is denied.

The petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition

is denied.

The petitions for rehearing are denied.

D-2466 IN THE MATTER OF DISBARMENT OF ISIDORO RODRIGUEZ

Isidoro Rodriguez, of Annandale, Virginia, having been

suspended from the practice of law in this Court by order of

March 22, 2010; and a rule having been issued and served upon

him requiring him to show cause why he should not be disbarred;

and a response having been filed;

It is ordered that Isidoro Rodriguez is disbarred from the

practice of law in this Court.