U.S. Supreme Court Orders

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 Section 565 of the Department of

Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, and the

certification by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to that

provision. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration

or decision of this petition.

The application for stay addressed to the Chief Justice

and referred to the Court is denied.

(09-6959)

The application for stay addressed to Justice Alito and

referred to the Court is denied.

The motions to direct the Clerk to file petitions

for writs of certiorari out of time are denied.

The motion of the Solicitor General for leave to

participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for

divided argument is granted.

The motion of Kansas, et al. for leave to participate in

oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument is

denied.

The motions of petitioners for reconsideration of orders

denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis are denied.

The motion of petitioner for reconsideration of order

denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Justice

Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this

motion.

The respondent is requested to file a response to the

petition for rehearing within 30 days.

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 December 21,

2009, 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 petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. Justice

Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this

petition.

The motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma

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

granted.

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

Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this

petition.

The motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma

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

denied.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice

Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this

petition.

The petitions for writs of certiorari are denied. Justice

Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of these

petitions.

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

Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this

petition.

The petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment is

denied.

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. Justice Alito took no part in the

consideration or decision of this motion and this petition.

The petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment is

denied.

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 petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice

Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this

petition.

The petitions for writs of habeas corpus are denied.

The petitions for writs of mandamus are denied.

The petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition is

denied.

The petitions for rehearing are denied.

The petition for rehearing is denied. Justice Sotomayor

took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

The motion of petitioner to defer consideration of the

petition for rehearing is denied. The petition for rehearing

is denied.

The motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing is

denied. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration

or decision of this motion.

The motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing

is denied.

D-2457 IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF ANTHONY J. SICILIANO

Anthony J. Siciliano, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, 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-2458 IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF LEO P. DeMARCO, II

Leo P. DeMarco, II, of Malden, Massachusetts, 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-2459 IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF J. LINCOLN PASSMORE

J. Lincoln Passmore, of Dover, Massachusetts, 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-2460 IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF JEFFREY NEIL BERMAN

Jeffrey Neil Berman, of Newton Center, Massachusetts, 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-2461 IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF THOMAS E. FINNERTY

Thomas E. Finnerty, of South Boston, Massachusetts, 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-2462 IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF STAFFORD SHEEHAN

Stafford Sheehan, of Fall River, Massachusetts, 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-2463 IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF BRUCE N. SACHAR

Bruce N. Sachar, of Lynn, Massachusetts, 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.