Bryan Cave LLP senior attorney Steven R. Smith made the statement that he will not file an appearence in the Stoller Writ of Cert that is currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. Smith told told yesterday that he "doesn't know what he is doing". Consequently Smith does not feel the need to file a brief before the Illinois Supreme Court. One source commented, "Steven R. Smith doesn't know how!" Smith would not respond to this article.