41.   His lawyers are trying to raise the money needed to comply with the order.

42.   His lawyers have tried to paint him as a foot soldier who believed that he had no choice but to follow orders.

43.   His lawyers tried to subpoena Carlos Salinas for the hearing, but the request was denied by U.S. magistrate Ronald Hedges.

44.   His lawyer is trying to negotiate a separate settlement with the SEC.

45.   Hoping to gain leverage, some American lawyers are trying to draw both the State Department and the German government into more active roles.

46.   In a stance similar to the one they took in New Jersey, department lawyers tried to keep secret the deportation proceedings of a Lebanese man in Michigan.

47.   In basketball terms, Louima pursued a slow-paced half-court game while defense lawyers tried to run the floor, peppering him rapid fire with questions.

48.   In an interview Wednesday, McMahon stood by his taped recommendations, saying that lawyers routinely try to find jurors sympathetic to their side.

49.   In recent months, class-action lawyers have tried to broker a settlement of all the outstanding cases.

50.   In the hearing, McCuskey bristled when lawyers for the school district tried to call witnesses to discuss the academic records of the expelled students.