1.  Among those scheduled to testify next month in the state case are Ms. Goldberg and her son, Jonah.

2.  Another juror asked a fellow panelist about the outcome of the state case and was told it ended in conviction.

3.  Asked to clarify whether federal prosecutors are committed to letting the state case proceed first, Smilon said he could not elaborate.

4.  Acquittal in a state case, however, would permit a later federal prosecution.

5.  Bush and other foes of the bill wanted the cases handled in federal court, arguing that state cases tended toward bigger damage awards.

6.  But Deputy District Attorney Alan Carter, prosecutor on the state case, said he expected the trial to proceed as scheduled.

7.  But such state cases have proved virtually futile.

8.  Can federal prosecutors introduce crucial proof that was barred from the state case?

9.  Christine DiBartolo, a spokeswoman for the Justice Department, said the department would monitor the state criminal case but that no decision had been made about details.

10.  Federal authorities took over the case before Badri could post bond in the state case.