SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA

PETITIONS

Decided by the Court in Conference: 14 December 2006

{Posted on the Internet Web Site: 15 December 2006 at 11:30 a.m.}

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007P06   State v. Anh Viet Thai   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA05-347)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31
 

1. Allowed
01/10/06

2.

3.  

016P05-2   State v. Jason Christopher Walker, and Emil E. Browning, and Javier A. Hernandez, Jr.   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas (COA03-1426)

3. AG's PWC to Review Order of COA

 

1. Allowed
08/26/05

2.

3.  

020P06-3   State v. Vernon Seymore Bullock   Def's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 (COA05-743)   Denied  
025P06   State v. Sonya Case Harris   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA05-111)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

4. Def's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31 (COA05-111)

5. Def's Cross-Petition for Discretionary Review Under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31
 

1. Allowed
01/18/06

2.

3.

4.

5.  

042P04-4   State v. Larry McLeod Pulley   Def's Petition for Writ of Mandamus   Denied  
044A06   Pammy Austin Ezell and NCDHHS v. Grace Hospital, et al.   1. Plt's (Ezell) Petition to Rehear

2. Plt's (Ezell) Motion to Amend Mandate  

1. Denied

2. Denied  

093P06   State v. Larry Anthony Finney   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA05-850)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Allowed 02/23/06

2.


3.

 

123P06   East Market Street Square, Inc., f/k/a Bogues/Alston Dev. Corp. v. Tycorp Pizza IV, Inc. And Gilbert T. Bland   Defendant's (Gilbert T. Bland) PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 (COA05- 212)   Denied  
172A06   State v. William Thomas Bauberger   Defendant's Motion to Consider Supplemental Response   See Special Order 12/01/06  
179P06   State v. Donald Rorie Chapman   1. AG's MTS (COA05-254)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

4. Def's NOA Based Upon a Constitutional Question

5. AG's Motion to Dismiss Appeal

 

1. Allowed
04/07/06

2.

3.

4.

5.  

194P03-4   State v. Edwin Wayne Joyce   Defendant-Appellant's Motion to Order Superior Court to Hear Case   Dismissed  
219A91-5   State v. Jerry Wayne Conner   AG's Motion to Vacate Stay of Execution   Allowed  
242P06-2   State v. David Lee Alston   Def's Petition for Writ of Mandamus   Dismissed 11/22/06  
251P06   Richard Harrison and Kathy Harrison v. City of Sanford, A Municipal Corporation   Def's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 (COA05-1001)   Denied  
268P06   Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Timothy Glenn Gaskill and Lester R. Mitchum   Def's (Lester R. Mitchum) PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 (COA05- 538)   Denied  
272P06   State v. Christopher Dale Ridley   1. AG's MTS (COA03-1543)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Allowed 05/18/06

2.

3.
 

275P06   State v. Barry McPhaul & Duane Wesley McMillian   1. Def's (McPhaul) NOA Based Upon a Constitutional Question (COA05-1053)

2. Def's (McPhaul) PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31

3. AG's Motion to Dismiss Appeal

4. Def's (McMillian) PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31

5. AG's Motion to Deny Def's (McMillian) PDR  

1. ---

2. Denied

3. Allowed

4. Denied

5. Dismissed as Moot  

283P06   State v. Nicholas Holmes   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas (COA05-986)

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31
 

1. Allowed 05/24/06

2.

3.  

285P06

 

In the Matter of: E.F.S., Jr.   1. AG's MTS (COAP06-339)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PWC to Review Order of the COA

 

1. Allowed 05/26/06

2.

3.  

293P05-2   State v. Markeith Rodgers Lawrence   Def's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 (COA03-1038-2)   Denied  
295P06   Madeline Becker, John Yahn, David Becker, and John Becker v. North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles   Plts' PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 (COA05-669)   Denied  
297A06   State v. Lacy Douglas Hocutt   1. Def's NOA Based Upon A Constitutional Question (COA05- 473)

2. AG's Motion to Dismiss Appeal  

1. ---

2. Allowed  

299P06   Mary Louise Diggs v. Novant Health, Inc., et al.   1. Def's (Forsyth Memorial Hosp.) Motion for Temporary Stay (COA04- 1415)

2. Def's (Forsyth Memorial Hosp.) Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

 

1. Allowed 10/30/06

2.  

304P06   State v. Sammie Cornett   1. Def's NOA Based Upon A Constitutional Question (COA05- 722)

2. Def's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

3. AG's Motion to Dismiss Appeal  

1. ---

2. Denied

3. Allowed  

317P06   Charles Heatherly, et al., Petitioners
Willis Williams; N.C. Common Sense Foundation, Petitioner-Intervenors v. State of North Carolina, et al., Respondents.  
Petitioners and Petitioner- Intervenors' PDR (Prior to Determination) (COA06-770)   Denied  
338P06   Sea Ranch Owners Asso., Inc. v. Sea Ranch, II, Inc.   1. Plt's Motion for Temporary Stay

2. Plt's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. Def's Motion to Dissolve Stay and Renewal of Motion to Deny Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

 

1. Allowed 06/26/06

2.

3. Denied 12/01/06

Martin, J., Recused  

339P06   Charles McClennahan v. N.C. School of the Arts and Dale Pollock   1. Defendant-Appellants' Motion for Temporary Stay

2. Defendant-Appellant's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas Under Rule 23 (COA05-790)

 

1. Allowed 06/23/06

2.  

351P06   Jay B. Sable v. D. Stella Sable (now Knight)   1. Plt's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA05-664)

2. Plt's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. Plt's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Denied 07/11/06

2.

3.  

354P06   G.W. Houston, Petitioner v. Town of Chapel Hill, a Municipality, Respondent and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Third-Party Respondent   Petitioner's (Houston) PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 (COA05-1462)

 

Denied  
362P06   State v. Edward Louis Bethea   1. Def's PWC to Review Decision of COA (COA05-866)

2. Def's Motion for Appointment of Counsel

3. Defendant-Appellant's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

 

1.

2.

3. Denied 07/25/06  

363P06   State v. Gary Edwin Burnett   1. Def's Motion for PWC to Review Order of Harnett County Superior Court

2. Def's Motion for Preparation of Stenographic Transcript

3. Def's Motion for Interrogatories

4. Def's Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis  

1. Dismissed

2. Dismissed

3. Dismissed

4. Allowed  

371P06   State v. Derrick Wheeler   1. Def's PWC to Review Order of Pitt County Superior Court (COA05-225)

2. Def's Motion to Order Subpoena Duces Tecum  

1. Denied

2. Dismissed  

376P06-2   In the Matter of the Will of: Mary M. Yelverton, Deceased   1. Motion by Caveator, Mansel Yelverton, for Temporary Stay (COA05-771 & 772)

2. Caveator's, Mansel Yelverton, Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. Caveator's Mansel Yelverton, PWC to Review Order of Wayne County Superior Court

 

1. Denied 09/12/06

2.

3.
 

395P06   State v. Wesley Tate Pickard   1. Def's NOA Based Upon a Constitutional Question (COA05- 1414)

2. Def's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

3. AG's Motion to Dismiss Appeal  

1. ---

2. Denied

3. Allowed  

405P05   State v. Rodney Earl Coffin   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA04-425)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Allowed
08/04/05

2.

3.  

408P06   State v. Vonsa Graham   1. Def's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 (COA05-1223)

2. Def's Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis  

1. Denied

2. Allowed  

411A06   Carter-Hubbard Publishing Co., Inc. v. WRMC Hospital Operating Corp.   1. Def's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA05-420)

2. Def's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

 

1. Allowed 08/11/06

2.  

413P05   State v. Kenneth Brown, Jr.   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay
(COA04-737)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Allowed Pending Determina- tion of the State's PDR
08/09/05

2.

3.  

418P06   State v. Antonio Marquez Witherspoon   Def's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 (COA05-1467)   Denied  
422P05   State v. Lavoris Monteiz Battle   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA03-484)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Allowed
08/11/05

2.

3.  

430P06   State v. Tina Lynn Locklear   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA05-509)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31  

1. Allowed 08/17/06

2.

3.  

433P05   State v. Tony Caudle   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA03-1576)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

4. Def's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

5. Def's Motion to Vacate Temporary Stay

 

1. Allowed
08/16/05

2.

3.

4. Denied
10/06/05

5.

Timmons- Goodson, J., Recused  

437P05   State v. Eddie Caple   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA04-860)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

4. Def's Motion to Dissolve Stay

 

1. Allowed
08/17/05

2.

3.

4.

Brady, J., Recused  

439P06   State v. David Earl Jones   Def's Motion for “Notice of Appeal Under G.S. 7A-30(1) and Petition for Discretionary Review Under G.S. 7A-31" (COA05-154)   Denied  
442P06   State v. Rayshawn Denard Banner and Nathaniel Arnold Cauthen   1. Def's (Cauthen) PDR Under G.S. 7A-31 (COA05-190)

2. Def's (Banner) PDR or, Alternatively, PWC  

1. Denied

2. Denied  

445P02-3   State v. Vernelle Lafarris Bullock, Sr.   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA04-665)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

4. Def's NOA Based Upon a Constitutional Question

5. Def's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

6. AG's Motion to Dismiss Appeal

 

1. Allowed
08/03/05

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.  

445P06   Devendra Patel, Employee v. The Stanley Works Customer Support, Employer and Constitution State Service Co., Carrier   1. Defs' Motion for Temporary Stay

2. Defs' Petition for Writ of Supersedeas (COA05-462)

3. Defs' PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Allowed 08/23/06

2.

3.  

446P05   State v. James Meynardie   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31 (COA04-547)

 

1. Allowed
08/22/05

2.

3.  

447P05   State v. James Jordan Cobb, III   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas (COA04-508)

3. AG's PDR

4. Def's Motion to Bypass COA

5. Def's PWC to Review Order of Guilford County Superior Court

6. AG's Motion to Deem Response Timely Filed

 

1. Allowed
08/18/05

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Timmons- Goodson, J.,
Recused
 

449P05   State v. Charles Eugene Watts   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas (COA04-874)

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Allowed Pending Determina- tion of the State's PDR
08/22/05

2.

3.  

450P05   State v. Chaumon Marte Webb   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA04-103)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31
 

1. Allowed
08/24/05

2.

3.  

452A05
 
State v. Herman Haseen Everette   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas (COA03-858)

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

4. Def's NOA (Dissent)

5. Def's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Allowed
08/22/05

2.

3.

4.

5.

Timmons- Goodson, J., Recused  

455P06   Brian L. Blankenship, Thomas J. Dimmock, and Frank D. Johnson v. Gary Bartlett, as Executive Director of the State Board of Elections, et al.   Plts' PDR (Prior to Determination) (COA06-1012)   Denied  
484P05   State v. Craig C. Wissink   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA04-1081)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Allowed Pending Determina- tion of PDR
09/01/05

2.

3.  

485P05   State v. Brian Keith Murphy   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA04-344)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Allowed 09/02/05

2.

3.

Timmons- Goodson, J., Recused  

485P06   Walter Lee Ramsey, Jr., Employee v. Southern Industrial Constructors, Incorporated, Employer
Reliance Insurance Company, Carrier and Gallagher Bassett Services, Incorporated, Third- party Administrator  
Defs' PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 (COA04-1639)   Denied  
490PA04-2   State v. Timothy Earl Blackwell   Def's Third Motion for Appropriate Relief   Denied  
512P05   State v. Brandon M. Caples
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State v. Christopher G. Mitchell  

1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas (COA04-887)

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Allowed
09/13/05

2.

3.  

527P06   State v. Pierre Torez- Omar Farrar   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA05-1319)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31
 

1. Allowed 10/05/06

2.

3.  

534A06   In the Matter of: A.P., Minor Child   1. Petitioner's (Forsyth DSS) Notice of Appeal (Dissent) (COA05-1105)

2. Petitioners' (Forsyth DSS) Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. Petitioner's (Forsyth DSS) PDR as to Additional Issues

4. Petitioner's (Forsyth DSS) Motion for Temporary Stay

5. Respondent's (Hylton) NOA (Dissent)

6. Respondent's (Hylton) Motion to Join in Appeal with Forsyth County DSS
 

1. ---

2. Allowed 11/22/06

3. Denied 11/22/06

4. Allowed 10/11/06

5. ---

6. Allowed 11/22/06  

534P05   State v. Aljandro Hernandez-Madrid   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA04-294)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Allowed Pending Determina- tion of State's PDR
09/21/05

2.

3.  

539P05   State v. Delauno Montrez Corey   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA04-736)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Allowed
09/29/05

2.

3.  

541P06   James River Equipment, Inc. v. Tharp's Excavating, Inc., Jeffrey W. Tharpe, Mecklenburg Utilities, Inc. and Orange County Board of Education   1. Def's (Mecklenburg Utilities) PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 (COA05-79)

2. Plt's NOA Based Upon a Constitutional Question

3. Plt's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

4. Def's (Orange Co. Board of Education) Motion to Dismiss Appeal

5. Def's (Orange Co. Board of Education) Conditional PDR  

1. Denied

2. ---

3. Denied

4. Allowed

5. Dismissed as Moot  

547P05   State v. Randy Lee Sellars   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA04-289)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

4. Def's Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 15A-1443 (a) (b) (c) and N.C.G.S. § 15A-954(a) (I) (4) (7)

5. Def's Motion to Dissolve Stay

 

1. Allowed 09/23/05

2.

3.

4.

5.  

558PA04   State v. Angela Deborah Lewis   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA03-785-2)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31  

1. Allowed 03/10/06

2.

3.  

559P06   State v. Billy Junior Bradley   Def's PDR Under G.S. 7A-31 (COA05-1440)   Denied  
560P05   State v. Kenneth Joel Cupid   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay
(COA04-137)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

4. Def's Conditional PDR
 

1. Allowed
10/06/05

2.

3.

4.  

560P06   In the Matter of: W.R.   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas (COA05-1602)

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31  

1. Allowed 10/26/06

2.

3.  

570P05   State v. Dewey Graceaon Sprinkle   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay
(COA04-1291)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Allowed
10/11/05

2.

3.  

572P06   State v. Tywaine Sherell Denny   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA05-1419)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31  

Allowed 11/06/06

2. Allowed

3. Allowed
 

573P06   State Ex Rel Utilities Commission, et al. V. John W. Wardlaw, Jr., et al.   Appellants' (Wardlaw) PDR Under G.S. 7A-31 (COA05-1481)   Denied  
577P06   Alex H. Thompson and wife, Sheila Thompson, Plaintiffs v. Lee County, Defendant and Third- Party Plaintiff v. Michael L. Waters, d/b/a Waterhouse Realty & Construction, Third- Party Defendant   Plaintiffs' PDR Under G.S. 7A-31 (COA05-1578)   Denied  
580P06   Stace E. Horine and Sheila Horine v. S.B. Coleman Construction Company, LLC   Def's PWC to Review Order of the COA (COA06-1150)   Denied  
595P06   State v. David Lee Risher   1. Def's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31 (COA05-1249)

2. Def's Motion to Stay Mandate Pending PDR

3. Def's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas
 

1.

2. Denied 11/22/06

3.
 

600P06   State v. Christopher Sean Downs   1. Def's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31 (COA06-28)

2. AG's Conditional PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31  

1. Denied

2. Dismissed as Moot  

606A04-2   Tinya Cherney v. N.C. Zoological Park and N.C. Industrial Commission   1. Plt's Petition for Writ of Mandamus

2. Def's Motion Pursuant to Rule 2 of The Rules of Appellate Procedure

 

1. Allowed 06/29/06

2. See Special Order 12/08/06
See Amended Special Order 12/14/06

Newby, J., and
Timmons- Goodson, J., Recused  

610P05   State v. Robert Christopher Long   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA03-1712)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Allowed
11/02/05

2.

3.  

610P06   State v. Percy Smith   Defendant-Appellant's > Motion to Strike Felony Sentencing   Dismissed  
615P06   State v. Raymond Barnes, Jr.

          

Def's PWC to Review Order of the COA (COA04-409)
 
Dismissed  
617A05   State v. Curly Jacobs   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA04-541)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's NOA (Dissent)

4. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. Allowed Pending determination of the State's PDR
11/07/05

2.

3.

4.  

637A05   State v. Marlon Rio Massey   1. AG's NOA (Dissent) (COA04- 1443)

2. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay

3. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

4. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

 

1. ---

2. Allowed
11/18/05

3.

4.  

653P05   State v. Lorenzo Duarte   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA04-1455)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

4. Def's Motion for Appeal

 

1. Allowed
12/01/05

2.

3.

4. Dismissed Ex Mero Motu
01/26/06  

657P05   State v. Elizabeth Paige McMahan   1. AG's Application for Temporary Stay

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR (COA05-211)

 

1. Allowed
11/29/05

2.

3.  

683P05   State v. Jaamall Denaris Oglesby   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay
(COA04-1534)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

4. Def's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31
 

1. Allowed
12/12/05

2.

3.

4.  

694P05   State v. Theodore Pittman, Jr.   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay (COA04-417)

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31 (COA04-417)  

1. Allowed Pending determination of the State's PDR
12/19/05

2.

3.  

707P05   State v. Kenneth William Roberson   1. AG's Motion for Temporary Stay

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31

4. Def's PDR Under N.C.G.S. § 7A- 31 (COA04-1645)
 

1. Allowed
12/21/05

2.

3.

4.