APPEAL -- SUMMARY DISPOSITION

The judgment is affirmed.

CERTIORARI -- SUMMARY DISPOSITION

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit for further consideration in light of Thomas v. Chicago Park District, 534 U.S. ___ (2002).

ORDERS IN PENDING CASES

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis without an affidavit of indigency executed by petitioner is granted.

The motion of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument is granted to be divided as follows: 20 minutes for respondent and 10 minutes for amicus curiae. The motion of petitioner for additional time for oral argument is denied. The order of October 1, 2001, granting the motion of Texas, et al., for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument is rescinded.

brief of AT&T Communications of Illinois, Inc., et al., in Mathias v. WorldCom Technologies, Inc.,

is granted. The motion of Illinois Bell dba Ameritech Illinois to consider brief filed in Mathias v.

amicus curiae in these cases is granted. Justice O’Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of these motions.

The motion of Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae is granted. The motion of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted.

al., for additional time for oral argument and for divided argument is granted and ten additional minutes are allotted for that purpose. The motion of respondents for additional time for oral argument and for divided argument is granted and ten additional minutes are allotted for that purpose.

argument is granted. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.

The motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument is granted and the time for oral argument is divided as follows: 20 minutes for the Federal Maritime Commission and 10 minutes for the Solicitor General.

The motion for appointment of counsel is granted and it is ordered that Robert L. Hutton, Esquire, of Memphis, Tennessee, is appointed to serve as counsel for the respondent in this case.

The motion of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioners are allowed until February 12, 2002, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.

APPEAL -- JURISDICTION POSTPONED

Further consideration of the question of jurisdiction is postponed to the hearing of the case on the merits.

CERTIORARI GRANTED

The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to the following question: “Whether the Michigan Supreme Court erred in holding that, under 49 U.S.C. 11506(c)(2)(B)(iv)(III) (1994) and 49 U.S.C. 14504(c)(2)(B) (iv)(III) (Supp. V 1999), only a State’s ‘generic’ fee is relevant to determining the fee that was ‘collected or charged as of November 15, 1991.’”

The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.

CERTIORARI DENIED

The petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.

The motion of Save Domestic Oil, Inc. for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.

The motions of respondents for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are granted. The petitions for writs of certiorari are denied.

The motion of Mortgage Bankers Association of America, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.

The petitions for writs of certiorari are denied. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of these petitions.

HABEAS CORPUS DENIED

The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied.

MANDAMUS DENIED

The petition for a writ of mandamus is denied.

The petition for writ of mandamus and/or prohibition is denied.

REHEARINGS DENIED

The petitions for rehearing are denied.

The motion of petitioner for production of records is denied. The petition for rehearing is denied.