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  ABSTENTION

               General Star Indem. Co. v. Anheuser-Busch Cos., 199 F.3d 1322 (2d Cir. 1999) (table)

                         Reply Brief for Plaintiff-Appellant
                         Brief for Plaintiff-Appellant

               In re Dow Corning Corp ., 86 F.3d 482 (6th Cir. 1996), cert denied sub nom., Official Comm. v. Dow Corning Corp., 519 U.S. 1071 (1997)


                         Brief of Appellants
                         Reply Brief of Appellants

               In re Dow Corning Corp., 522 U.S. 977 (1997) (order)


                         Brief for Respondents
  ACCOUNTANTS' LIABILITY

               Bankruptcy Servs., Inc. v. Ernst & Young LLP, 424 F.3d 265 (2d Cir. 2005)

                         Brief for Defendants - Appellees - Cross - Appellants
                         Reply Brief for Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants

               Fehribach v. Ernst & Young, 493 F.3d 905 (7th Cir. 2007)


                         Brief of Defendant-Appellee

               Fidel v. Ernst & Young LLP, 392 F.3d 220 (6th Cir. 2004)


                         Brief of Appellee
                         Response to Petition for Rehearing and Suggestion of Rehearing En Banc

               Gariety v. Grant Thornton, LLP, 368 F.3d 356 (4th Cir. 2004)


                         Brief of Appellant
                         Reply Brief

               Illinois Coll. of Optometry v. Grant Thornton LLP, Unreported (Ill. App. Ct. 1998) (case settled)


                         Brief of Appellee

               New England Health Care Employees Pension Fund v. Ernst & Young, LLP, 336 F.3d 495 (6th Cir. 2003)


                         Appellee's Brief
  ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

               Babbitt v. Philips Petroleum Co., 514 U.S. 1092 (1995) (order)

                         Brief in Opposition

               Catskill Litigation Trust v. Park Place Entertainment Corp., 169 F. App'x. 658 (2d Cir. 2006)


                         Brief for Appellants

               Center for Biological Diversity v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, No. 06-71891 (9th Cir.) (Pending)


                         Brief of National Automobile Dealers Association as Amicus Curiae

               Estate of Kanter v. Commissioner, 125 S. Ct. 1270 (2005)


                         Brief for the Petitioners
                         Reply Brief for Petitioners

               Excel Corporation v. Kriefall, 541 U.S. 956 (2004)


                         Petition for Certiorari
                         Reply Brief (Petition Stage)

               FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 529 U.S. 120 (2000)


                         Amicus Brief

               Griffin v. Medtronic, Inc., 519 U.S. 1104 (1997) (order)


                         Brief for the Respondent

               Illinois Bell Tel. Co. v. Illinois Commerce Comm'n, 343 Ill. App. 3d 249, 797 N.E.2d 716 (2003)


                         Brief for Petitioner
                         Reply Brief for Petitioner

               Public Citizen v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin., 374 F.3d 1209 (D.C. Cir. 2004)


                         Brief for the Intervenors

               Public Citizen v. Mineta, 340 F.3d 39 (2d Cir. 2003)


                         Brief for the Intervenor

               Public Citizen v. Mineta, 343 F.3d 1159 (9th Cir. 2003)


                         Brief for the Intervenors

               Public Citizen v. Mineta, 374 F.3d 1251 (D.C. Cir. 2004)


                         Brief for the Intervenors

               Public Citizen v. Peters, 489 F.3d 1279 (D.C. Cir. 2007) and 513 F.3d 234 (D.C. Cir. 2008)


                         Brief for the Intervenor
                         Supplemental Brief

               Public Citizen, et al. v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 494 F.3d 188 (D.C. Cir. 2007)


                         Motion for a Stay of the Mandate
                         Brief of Intervenor
                         Reply in Support of Motion for a Stay of the Mandate

               United States v. Deaton, 209 F.3d 331 (4th Cir. 2000)


                         Amicus Brief

               Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. Public Service Comm'n, 267 Wis. 2d 193, 670 N.W.2d 97 (Ct. App. 2003).


                         Combined Brief for Respondent and Cross-Appellant
  ADMIRALTY

               Sprietsma v. Mercury Marine, 537 U.S. 51 (2002)

                         Brief for Respondent
  AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

               Concrete Works of Colorado v. City of Denver, 540 U.S. 1027 (2003)

                         Brief in Opposition

               Concrete Works of Colorado, Inc. v. The City and County of Denver, Colorado, 321 F.3d 950 (10th Cir. 2003)


                         Appellant's Brief

               Grutter v. Bolinger, 288 F.3d 732 (6th Cir. 2002).


                         Amicus Brief

               Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003)


                         Amicus Brief

               McNamara v. City of Chicago, 138 F.3d 1219 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 525 U.S. 981 (1998)


                         Amicus Brief

               Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, Nos. 05-908 & 05-915 (U.S. Sup. Ct.) (pending)


                         Amicus Brief
  AGENCY

               Bankruptcy Servs., Inc. v. Ernst & Young LLP, 424 F.3d 265 (2d Cir. 2005)

                         Brief for Defendants - Appellees - Cross - Appellants
                         Reply Brief for Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants

               Dienhart v. Mateer, et al., 956 So. 2d 1197 (Fla. 2007) (per curiam)


                         Brief for Appellee CMC Group, PLC

               Jurimex Kommerz Transit v. Case Corp., 2007 WL 2153278 (3d Cir. July 27, 2007)


                         Brief of Defendant-Appellee

               Wellington v. Amoco Oil Co., 721 N.E.2d 855 (Ill. App. Ct. 1998) (table)


                         Brief of Appellee
  AGRICULTURE & FARMING

               Pickett v. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., 420 F.3d 1272 (11th Cir. 2005)

                         Amicus Brief

               Public Lands Council v. Babbitt, 529 U.S. 728 (2000)


                         Brief for Petitioners
                         Reply Brief for Petitioners
                         Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
                         Reply Brief

               Schumacher v. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., Nos. 07-1586, 07-1588, 07-1590 (8th Cir.) (pending)


                         Brief of Appellants
                         Reply Brief of Appellants
  ALIEN TORT STATUTE

               American Isuzu Motors, Inc. v. Ntsebeza, No. 07-_____ (U.S.)

                         Petition for Certiorari
  AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

               Albertson's, Inc. v. Kirkingburg, 527 U.S. 555 (1999)

                         Amicus Brief

               Bates v. United Parcel Service, Inc., No. 04-17295 (9th Cir.) (pending reh'g en banc)


                         Amicus Brief

               Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Echazabal, 536 U.S. 73 (2002)


                         Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
                         Reply Brief for Petitioner

               Josephs v. Pac. Bell Tel. Co., No. 03-56412 (9th Cir.) (pending)


                         Petition for rehearing

               Murphy v. United Parcel Serv., 527 U.S. 516 (1999)


                         Amicus Brief

               Sutton v. United Airlines, 527 U.S. 471 (1999)


                         Brief for the Respondent
                         Supplemental Brief

               Toyota Motor Mfg., Ky., Inc. v. Williams, 534 U.S. 184 (2002)


                         Amicus Brief
  ANTITRUST

               Bell Atlantic Corporation, et al., v. William Twombly, et al., No. 05-1126 (U.S.) (pending)

                         Petition for A Writ of Certiorari
                         Brief for Petitioners

               Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Weigel Broadcasting Co., No. 07-4998 (2d Cir.) (pending)


                         Brief for Appellant

               Brokerage Concepts Inc. v. U.S. Healthcare Inc., 140 F.3d 494 (3d Cir. 1988), judgment aff'd, 251 F.3d 153 (2000)


                         Opening Brief for Defendants/ Appellants/Cross-Appellees

               California Dental Ass'n v. FTC, 526 U.S. 756 (1999)


                         Amicus Brief

               Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Microsoft Corp., 362 U.S. App. D.C. 152 (2004)


                         Amicus Brief

               Concord Boat Corp. v. Brunswick Corp., 207 F.3d 1039 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 979 (2000)


                         Brief for Defendant-Appellant
                         Reply Brief and Response for Defendant-Appellant-Cross Appellee

               Covad Communications Co. v. Bell Atlantic Corp., 407 F.3d 1220 (D.C. Cir. 2006)


                         Amicus Brief

               Credit Suisse First Boston Ltd., et al., v. Glen Billing, et al., 127 S. Ct. 2383 (2007)


                         Petition for A Writ of Certiorari
                         Repy Brief (Petition Stage)
                         Brief for the Petitioners
                         Reply Brief (Merits Stage)

               Eastside Vend Distributors, Inc. v. The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., 913 A.2d 50 (2006)


                         Brief for Respondent

               Empagran, S.A. v. F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Ltd., 417 F.3d 1267 (D.C. Cir. 2005)


                         Brief for Appellees

               Empagran, S.A., et al, v. F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd, 126 S.Ct. 1043 (2006)


                         Brief in Opposition

               F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Ltd. v. Empagran S.A., 124 S. Ct. 2359 (2004)


                         Brief for Petitioners
                         Reply Brief for Petitioners
                         Brief for Appellees

               Goldwasser v. Ameritech Corp., 222 F.3d 390 (7th Cir. 2000)


                         Brief for Defendant-Appellee

               Hartford Fire Ins. v. California, 509 U.S. 764 (1993)


                         Brief for the Petitioners

               Illinois Tool Works v. Independent Ink, Inc., 126 S.Ct. 1462 (2006)


                         Petition for Certiorari
                         Reply Brief (cert. stage)
                         Brief for the Petitioner
                         Reply Brief (merits stage)

               Intermedia Comm., Inc. v. Bellsouth Telecom., Inc., No. 01-10224-JJ (settled before argument)


                         Brief for Defendant-Appellee

               Microsoft Corp. v. United States, 530 U.S. 1301 (2000), cert. denied, 122 S.Ct. 350 (2001) (order)


                         Amicus Brief

               NCAA v. Law, 525 U.S. 822 (1998) (order)


                         Petition for Writ of Certiorari

               Nynex Corp. v. Discon, Inc., 525 U.S. 128 (1998)


                         Amicus Brief

               Pickett v. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., 420 F.3d 1272 (11th Cir. 2005)


                         Amicus Brief

               Schumacher v. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., Nos. 07-1586, 07-1588, 07-1590 (8th Cir.) (pending)


                         Brief of Appellants
                         Reply Brief of Appellants

               South Austin Coalition Community Council v. SBC Communications Inc., 274 F.3d 1168 (7th Cir. 2001)


                         Brief for Defendants-Appellees

               Sperry v. Crompton Corp., No. 2004-06517 (N.Y.) (pending)


                         Amicus Brief

               State Oil Co. v. Khan, 522 U.S. 3 (1997)


                         Amicus Brief

               Verizon v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko LLP, 124 S. Ct. 872 (2004)


                         Amicus Brief (cert. stage)
                         Amicus Brief (merits stage)

               Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co., Inc., 127 S. Ct. 1069 (2007)


                         Petition for Certiorari
                         Reply Brief (cert. stage)
                         Brief for the Petitioner
                         Reply Brief (merits stage)
  APPELLATE JURISDICTION

               American Nat'l Bank & Trust Co. v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc'y, 406 F.3d 867 (7th Cir. 2005)

                         Appellant's Brief
                         Reply Brief

               DeMarco v. Robertson Stephens, Inc., 03 Civ. 590 (GEL) (2005)


                         Amicus Brief

               In re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation, No. 05-1760 (2d Cir.) (pending)


                         Appellee's Brief on the Government Contractor Defense
                         Supplemental Brief for Defendants-Appellees
                         Appellee's Brief on Removal

               In re Cendant Corp Securities Lit., 343 F.3d 658 (2003)


                         Brief for Appellant
                         Reply Brief

               Kircher v. Putnam Trust Funds, 126 S.Ct. 2145 (2006)


                         Amicus Brief

               Reynolds v. Roberts, 202 F.3d 1303 (11th Cir. 2000), reh'g denied


                         Brief for the Defendants-Appellants
                         Reply Brief for the Defendants-Appellants
  ARBITRATION

               Afroilan v. AT&T Wireless, Nos. 2197 EDA 2005 & 2277 EDA 2005 (Pa. Super. Ct.) (pending)

                         Brief of Appellant
                         Reply Brief

               Aguillard v. Auction Mgm't Corp., 896 So. 2d 4 (2005)


                         Amicus Brief

               Ameritech Corporation v. IBEW Local 21, Nos. 05-2574/05-3553/06-4256 (7th Cir.) (pending)


                         Appellant's Opening Brief

               Bilbrey v. Cingular Wireless LLC, No. IN-102973 (Okla. Supreme Ct.) (pending)


                         Appellant's Brief-in-Chief
                         Appellant's Reply Brief

               Bridas v. Gov't of Turkmenistan, 447 F.3d 411 (5th Cir. 2006)


                         Brief of Appellee

               Cervantes v. Pacific Bell Wireless, Inc., No. 06-55162 (9th Cir.) (pending)


                         Brief for Appellants
                         Reply Brief for Appellants

               Cingular Wireless LLC v. Mendoza, 126 S. Ct. 2353 (2006)


                         Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
                         Reply Brief for the Petitioner

               Delta Funding Corp. v. Harris, 883 A.2d 1055 (N.J. 2005)


                         Amicus Brief

               Discover Bank v. Superior Court, 36 Cal. 4th 148 (2005)


                         Amicus Brief

               Edward D. Jones, Inc. v. Kloss, 123 S. Ct. 1633 (2003) (mem.)


                         Amicus Brief

               EMC Mortgage Corp. v. Stark, 125 S. Ct. 1973 (2005)


                         Amicus brief

               Ford v. Verisign, Inc., No 06-55086 (9th Cir.) (pending)


                         Brief for Appellants
                         Reply Brief for Appellants

               Gentry v. Superior Court, No. S141502 (Cal.) (pending)


                         Amicus brief on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Retail Industry Leaders Association

               Green Tree Fin. Corp. v. Bazzle, 123 S. Ct. 2402 (2003)


                         Amicus Brief

               Grumhaus v. Comerica Sec., Inc., 532 U.S. 971 (2001) (order)


                         Brief in Opposition

               Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc., 128 S. Ct. 1396 (2008)


                         Amicus brief

               Iberia Credit Bureau, Inc. v. Cingular Wireless LLC, 379 F.3d 159 (2004)


                         Brief of Appellant
                         Reply Brief

               In re Cingular Cases (Campbell v. Pacific Bell Wireless LLC), No. D047603


                         Brief for the Appellants
                         Reply Brief for the Appellants

               Kinkel v. Cingular Wireless LLC, 828 N.E.2d 812 (Ill. App. 2005)


                         Brief of Appellant
                         Reply Brief

               Kinkel v. Cingular Wireless LLC, 857 N.E.2d 250 (Ill. 2006)


                         Petition for leave to appeal
                         Brief of Appellant
                         Reply Brief

               Laster v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., No. 06-55008 (9th Cir.) (pending)


                         Brief for Appellants
                         Reply Brief for Appellants

               Lee v. AT&T Wireless Servs., Inc., No. B186240 (Cal. Ct. App.)


                         Brief for the Cross-Appellants
                         Reply Brief for the Cross-Appellants
                         Brief for the Respondents

               Merritt v. Cingular Wireless LLC, 2006 WL 2744357 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 27, 2006)


                         Appellant's Brief

               Muhammad v. County Bank of Rehoboth Beach, Del., 912 A.2d 88 (N.J. 2006)


                         Amicus Brief

               Parrish v. Cingular Wireless LLC , 129 Cal. App. 4th 601 (2005)


                         Appellants' Brief
                         Reply Brief

               Preston v. Ferrer, 128 S. Ct. 978 (2008)


                         Amicus Brief

               Randolph v. AT&T Wireless Servs., Inc., No. A112342 (Cal. Ct. App.)


                         Brief of the Appellants

               Rel v. Cingular Wireless LLC, No. A112893 (Cal. Ct. App.)


                         Brief of the Appellant

               Scott v. Cingular Wireless LLC, No. 55028-4 I (Wash. App.) (order), rev'd, 161 P.3d 1000 (Wa. 2007)


                         Brief of the Respondent

               Scott v. Cingular Wireless LLC, 161 P.3d 1000 (Wa. 2007)


                         Brief in opposition
                         Supplemental Brief

               Sutton Steel & Supply, Inc. v. BellSouth Mobility Inc., No. 2007-CC-902 (La. Sup. Ct.) (pending)


                         Application for Writ of Certiorari

               Unity Communications, Inc. v. BellSouth Cellular Corp., No. 06-60692 (5th Cir.) (pending)


                         Appellant's Brief
                         Reply Brief
  ARSON

               Jones v. United States, 529 U.S. 848 (2000)

                         Brief for Petitioner
                         Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
                         Supplemental Brief
                         Reply Brief
  ATTORNEYS' FEES

               Barker v. Eckman, No. 04-1094 (Tex. Sup. Ct.) (pending)

                         Petitoners' Brief on the Merits
                         Cross-Respondents' Brief on the Merits
                         Petitioners' Reply Brief on the Merits

               Fisch v. Loews Cineplex Theatres, Inc., 850 N.E.2d 815 (Ill. Ct. App. 2005)


                         Brief of Defendant-Appellee
                         Supplemental Brief on Mootness of Defendants-Appellees
                         Answer to Plaintiffs-Appellants' Petition for Rehearing or, in the Alternative, Remand for Attorneys' Fees

               Gerling Global Reinsurance Corp. of America v. Garamendi, 400 F.3d 803 (9th Cir. 2005)


                         Opening Brief

               Leeper-Johnson v. The Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., No. D051166 (Cal. App.) (pending)


                         Appellant's Brief

               Merrick v. The Paul Revere Life Insurance Co., Nos. 05-16380, 05-17059 (9th Cir.) (pending)


                         Brief for the Appellants
                         Reply brief

               Sole v. Wyner, No. 06-531 (U.S. Sup. Ct.)


                         Amicus Brief
  BACKPAY

               Reynolds v. Roberts, 202 F.3d 1303 (11th Cir. 2000), reh'g denied

                         Brief for the Defendants-Appellants
                         Reply Brief for the Defendants-Appellants
  BANK FRAUD

               Neder v. United States, 527 U.S. 1 (1999)

                         Brief for the Petitioner
                         Reply Brief for Petitioner
  BANKING

               Busy Bee, Inc. v. Wachovia Bank, N.A., No. 612 MDA 2006 (Pa. Super.)

                         Appellant's Brief
                         Reply Brief
                         Allocatur Petition

               Oak Brook Bank v. Northern Trust Co., 256 F.3d 638 (7th Cir. 2001)


                         Brief of Defendant-Appellee

               Pickett v. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., 420 F.3d 1272 (11th Cir. 2005)


                         Amicus Brief
  BANKRUPTCY

               Bank of Am. v. 203 N. LaSalle St. P'ship, 526 U.S. 434 (1999)

                         Petitio