Journal October 2007 Term - Supreme Court of the United States

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(JOURNAL) MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2007 369
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Present: Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Stevens, Justice Scalia, Justice
Kennedy, Justice Souter, Justice Thomas, Justice Ginsburg, Justice
Breyer, and Justice Alito.
The Chief Justice said:
“Today’s orders of the Court have been duly entered and certified,
and filed with the Clerk, and they will not be otherwise announced.”
The Chief Justice said:
“The Court now recognizes the Solicitor General of the United
States.”
Solicitor General Clement said:
“Mr. Chief Justice, and may it please the Court. I have the honor to
present to the Court the eighty-first Attorney General of the United
States, the Honorable Michael B. Mukasey of New York.”
The Chief Justice said:
“General Mukasey, on behalf of the Court I welcome you as the chief
law officer of the United States government and as an officer of this
Court. We welcome you to the performance of your very important
duties that will rest upon you by virtue of your office. Your commission
as Attorney General of the United States will be placed in the records
of the Court, and we wish you well in your new office.”
Attorney General Mukasey said:
“Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice.”
Orders in Pending Cases
No. 07M23. Cyndie de Silva, Petitioner v. Paul E. Pitts, et ux. Motion
to direct the Clerk to file a petition for writ of certiorari out of time
denied.
No. 07M24. Don Hamrick, Petitioner v. George W. Bush, President
of the United States, et al. Motion for leave to proceed as a seaman
denied.
No. 06–937. Quanta Computer, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. LG Electronics,
Inc. Motion of petitioners for leave to file Volume II of the joint
appendix under seal granted.
No. 06–1346. Ahmed Ali, Petitioner v. Deborah Achim, et al. Motion
of petitioner to dispense with printing the joint appendix granted.