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Petition DENIED. (orders list)
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 2, 2009)
Jorge Alberto Melara-Guzman, Petitioner, represented by Jonathan D. Libby
United States, Respondent, represented by Elena Kagan