CERTIORARI GRANTED
No. 01-518. BEK CONSTRUCTION CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD ET AL. C.A. 6th Cir. Certiorari is granted limited to the following question: "Did the Court of Appeals err in holding that under Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. NLRB, 461 U.S. 731 (1983), the NLRB may impose liability on an employer for filing a losing retaliatory lawsuit, even if the employer could show the suit was not objectively baseless under Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., 508 U.S. 49 (1993)?" Reported below; 246 F.3d 619.
No. 01-595. UNITED STATES v. RUIZ C.A. 9th Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted. Reported below; 241 F.3d 1157.
No. 01-631. UNITED STATES v. DRAYTON, ET AL. C.A. 11th Cir. Motions of respondents for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted. Reported below: 231 F.3d 787.
No. 01-687. UNITED STATES v. COTTON ET AL. C.A. 4th Cir. Motions of respondents for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted. Reported below: 261 F.3d 397.
No. 01-651. CHASE MANHATTAN BANK v. TRAFFIC STREAM (BVI) INFRASTRUCTURE LTD. C.A. 2nd Cir. Motion of Government of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. Certiorari granted. Reported below; 251 F.3d 334.
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