On March 17 a Beijing court granted a prosecution request to withdraw the case.

The judge denied a prosecution request to delay the proceedings for a month to give prosecutors time to digest the new information.

Defense lawyers objected to all the prosecution requests.

Justice Demakos also rejected a prosecution request to have the jury visit the site.

Because of concerns about security, Judge Johnson granted a prosecution request that the jury be anonymous.

Defense attorneys were due to respond today to a prosecution request for hair, blood and saliva samples from the suspects.

She rejected a prosecution request for a gag order on the lawyers and the Schwarzes.

Judge Ito did not rule immediately on the prosecution request, which the defense is expected to oppose.

Since the judge is relatively new on the bench, lawyers in the case had been watching to see how he would deal with the prosecution request.

But the judge rejected a prosecution request to jail all the defendants who are free on bail during the trial.