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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x MICHAEL A. KNOWLES, : WARDEN, : Petitioner : v. : No. 07-1315 ALEXANDRE MIRZAYANCE. : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x Washington, D.C. Tuesday, January 13, 2009 The above-entitled matter came on for oral argument before the Supreme Court of the United States at 1:01 p.m. APPEARANCES: STEVEN E. MERCER, ESQ., Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, Cal.; on behalf of the Petitioner. CHARLES M. SEVILLA, ESQ., San Diego, Cal.; on behalf of the Respondent.
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