1.   A lawyer for Jean-Christophe Mitterrand has filed an urgent request for his release, but the courts usually take several days to consider such a motion.

2.   But it is far from clear whether Lott would agree to such a motion.

3.   But in the widely watched Napster case, it would be difficult to predict whether Patel would grant such a motion, Berman said.

4.   Crumpler said she warned him that such a motion would not be in order and had attempted to get him to alter it so it would be proper.

5.   Helms could still refuse to recognize such a motion.

6.   In most cases involving prejudicial pretrial publicity, it is the defense that files such a motion.

7.   Several legal experts doubted Ito would grant such a motion.

8.   Such a motion could be filed by the defense or prosecution.

9.   Such a motion could be heard in the next few days.

10.   Such a motion would require only a simple majority.