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(JOURNAL) FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016 373
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Present: Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Scalia, Justice Kennedy,
Justice Thomas, Justice Ginsburg, Justice Breyer, Justice Alito, Justice
Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan.
Orders in Pending Cases
No. 14–770. Bank Markazi, aka The Central Bank of Iran, Petitioner
v. Deborah Peterson, et al. Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to
participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument
granted.
No. 14–1280. Jeffrey J. Heffernan, Petitioner v. City of Paterson,
New Jersey, et al. Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate
in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument
granted.
No. 14–1406. Nebraska, et al., Petitioners v. Mitch Parker, et al.
The joint motion of respondents for divided argument filed out of time
is granted.
No. 15–108. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Petitioner v. Luis M.
Sanchez Valle, et al. Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate
in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument
granted.
Certiorari Granted
No. 15–6418. Gregory Welch, Petitioner v. United States. Motion of
petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for
a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh
Circuit granted.