1.   A separate suit is being heard in Federal District court in San Francisco.

2.   He asked that the case be assigned to U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Jackson, who said the law was unconstitutional when he heard the lawmakers suit last year.

3.   Hydranautics responded by filing its antitrust claim in the same California federal court where the patent suit had been heard.

4.   Judge Kimba Wood is to hear the suit in federal district court in Manhattan.

5.   Judges in other states hearing similar suits have ruled against government plaintiffs on that ground.

6.   Last week, the Supreme Court heard a suit seeking to hold police accountable on constitutional grounds for injuries in pursuits.

7.   More than a year later, Judge Patel is hearing several suits filed against Napster, including suits filed by rock group Metallica and rap star Dr. Dre.

8.   No date for hearing the suit was announced.

9.   The age-discrimination suit was heard this week in the courtroom of Judge Shira S. Scheindlin in Federal District Court in Manhattan.

10.   The civil suits will be heard before judges, not juries, under federal law.