21.   Pat Jackson, appeals review officer for the Southwest office of the U.S. Forest Service, said he could not comment on a pending appeal.

22.   The decision will have no immediate impact on federal efforts to regulate tobacco because it will be stayed pending appeal.

23.   The equities, in this case, weigh heavily in favor of issuing an injunction pending appeal.

24.   The judge, Charles H. Haden II, stayed the decision pending appeal.

25.   The Mescaleros refused to join the other tribes in signing an agreement last January with Kelly, in which nine other casinos were allowed to stay open pending appeals.

26.   The ruling will have an impact on a number of pending appeals.

27.   The ruling never went into effect, however, because Kendall stayed its implementation pending appeal.

28.   This time the commission said anybody convicted of a crime could not run for office unless a higher court had issued a stay pending appeal.

29.   Three other members of the group were allowed to remain free on bail pending appeal.