ORDER LIST 01/16/09 (2009)

CERTIORARI GRANTED

08-305 FOREST GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT V. T. A.

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

of petitioner is to be filed on or before Wednesday, February

25, 2009. The brief of respondent is to be filed on or before

Wednesday, March 25, 2009. A reply brief, if any, is to be

filed in accordance with Rule 25.3 of the Rules of this Court.

08-453 CUOMO, ATT'Y GEN. OF NY V. CLEARING HOUSE ASSOC., ET AL.

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

of petitioner is to be filed on or before Wednesday, February

25, 2009. The briefs of respondents are to be filed on or

before Wednesday, March 25, 2009. A reply brief, if any, is to

be filed in accordance with Rule 25.3 of the Rules of this

Court.

08-479 SAFFORD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT V. REDDING, APRIL

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

of petitioners is to be filed on or before Wednesday, February

25, 2009. The brief of respondent is to be filed on or before

Wednesday, March 25, 2009. A reply brief, if any, is to be

filed in accordance with Rule 25.3 of the Rules of this Court.

08-495 NIJHAWAN, MANOJ V. MUKASEY, ATT'Y GEN.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to

the following question: "Whether petitioner's conviction for

conspiracy to commit bank fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud

qualifies as a conviction for conspiracy to commit an 'offense

that involves fraud or deceit in which the loss to the victim or

victims exceeds $10,000,' 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(M)(i) and (U),

where petitioner stipulated for sentencing purposes that the

victim loss associated with his fraud offense exceeded $100

million, and the judgment of conviction and restitution order

calculated total victim loss as more than $680 million." The

brief of petitioner is to be filed on or before Wednesday,

February 25, 2009. The brief of respondent is to be filed on or

before Wednesday, March 25, 2009. A reply brief, if any, is to

be filed in accordance with Rule 25.3 of the Rules of this

Court.

08-598 BOBBY, WARDEN V. BIES, MICHAEL

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

of petitioner is to be filed on or before Wednesday, February

25, 2009. The brief of respondent is to be filed on or before

Wednesday, March 25, 2009. A reply brief, if any, is to be

filed in accordance with Rule 25.3 of the Rules of this Court.

08-660 U. S., EX REL. EISENSTEIN V. NEW YORK, NY, ET AL.

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

of petitioner is to be filed on or before Wednesday, February

25, 2009. The brief of respondents is to be filed on or before

Wednesday, March 25, 2009. A reply brief, if any, is to be

filed in accordance with Rule 25.3 of the Rules of this Court.