98-238WEST, SEC. OF VA V. GIBSON, MICHAEL

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.

The brief of the Solicitor General is to be filed with

the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before

3 p.m., Thursday, February 25, 1999. The brief of respondent

is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing

counsel on or before 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 24, 1999.

A reply brief, if any, is to be filed with the Clerk and

served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Monday,

April 12, 1999. Rule 29.2 does not apply.

98-387GREATER NEW ORLEANS BROADCASTING V. UNITED STATES, ET AL.

The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. The

brief of petitioners is to be filed with the Clerk and

served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Thursday,

February 25, 1999. The brief of the Solicitor General is to

be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on

or before 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 24, 1999. A reply brief,

if any, is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing

counsel on or before 3 p.m., Monday, April 12, 1999. Rule 29.2

does not apply.

98-507SNYDER, JAMES V. TREPAGNIER, SIDNEY, ET AL.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited

to the following questions: 1. Whether a jury finding that a

constitutional violation incurred by use of excessive force in

an arrest necessarily precludes a finding of qualified immunity,

so as to make such dual findings irreconcilable?

2. Whether a reviewing court may reconcile apparent

inconsistencies in special jury verdicts despite possible defects

in special interrogatories submitted, by determining whether,

upon review of the entire record, the verdict as a whole was

reasonable and supported by the evidence? The brief of

petitioner is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing

counsel on or before 3 p.m., Thursday, February 25, 1999.

The brief of respondents is to be filed with the Clerk and served

upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 24,

1999. A reply brief, if any, is to be filed with the Clerk and

served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Monday,

April 12, 1999. Rule 29.2 does not apply.

98-727CUNNINGHAM, TERESA V. HAMILTON COUNTY

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to

Question 1 presented by the petition. The brief of petitioner is

to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or

before 3 p.m., Thursday, February 25, 1999. The brief of

respondent is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing

counsel on or before Wednesday, March 24, 1999. A reply brief, if

any, is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing

counsel on or before 3 p.m., Monday, April 12, 1999.