
    No. 126,
    Original.
    State of Kansas, Plaintiff v. State of Nebraska and State of Colorado.
    563 U.S. 915, 131 S. Ct. 1847,
    179 L. Ed. 2d 769,
    2011 U.S. LEXIS 2818.
    April 4, 2011.
   The motion for leave to file a petition is granted. It is ordered that William J. Kayatta, Jr., Esquire, of Portland, Maine, is appointed Special Master in this case with authority to fix the time and conditions for the filing of additional pleadings, to direct subsequent proceedings, to summon witnesses, to issue subpoenas, and to take such evidence as may be introduced and such as he may deem it necessary to call for. The Special Master is directed to submit Reports as he may deem appropriate.

The compensation of the Special Master, the allowances to him, the compensation paid to his legal, technical, stenographic and clerical assistants, the cost of printing his Reports, and all other proper expenses, including travel expenses, shall be charged against and be borne by the parties in such proportion as the Court may hereafter direct.  