1.   And in an effort to stall any immediate recount, the Bush campaign filed an emergency petition Friday evening with the federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta.

2.   Hoping for action before Corneau is expected to give birth in the next few weeks, Murphy is preparing an emergency petition for the state Supreme Judicial Court.

3.   Hoffman said on Sunday that Goetz would file an emergency petition in Federal District Court in Manhattan.

4.   Its first emergency petition was lodged early on Wednesday night with the clerk of the court.

5.   Officials at the unit helped them file an emergency petition, asking Citta for the long-term commital.

6.   The Justice Department immediately responded with an emergency petition forwarded to Chief Justice William Rehnquist of the Supreme Court.

7.   Justice Anthony Kennedy referred the emergency petition to the full court, which granted the request for a stay hours before Holladay was to die.

8.   The group filed the emergency petition with the board calling for an immediate stop.

9.   The networks had lobbied the agency to repeal the cap, with Fox Television Stations Inc., filing an emergency petition seeking such relief.