Whether 13 consecutive cross-designations of Oklahoma district judges are 'temporary' under 28 U.S.C. 292(b)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether or not 13 consecutive cross-designations of Oklahoma district judges, with apparent intent to issue new cross-designations each year, in perpetuity, are nevertheless “temporary” within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. 292(b). 2. Whether a criminal defendant who is by the written admission of the government not guilty of the charge of the indictment, or of the theories of the government pretrial, may be imprisoned for an alleged violation of supervised release. 3. Whether or not a circuit court, on its own motion and own initiative, may excuse both prosecutors and judges from compliance with ethical rules and their own oaths of office. y io