Petition DENIED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 4, 2008.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 7, 2007.

Brief of respondent Kansas in opposition filed.

Response Requested . (Due November 29, 2007)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 9, 2007.

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 11, 2007)

Ronald E. Johnson, Petitioner, represented by Sarah Ellen Johnson

Kansas, Respondent, represented by Jared Scoville Maag

Kansas, Respondent, represented by Paul Morrison