I just got the following email from the Thomas More Law Center.

ANN ARBOR, MI – Last night, Military Judge Colonel Steven Folsom, USMC, informed counsel that the hearing in the Chessani case, originally scheduled for three days, June 16–18, has been changed to only one hour on Tuesday June 17, 2008 at 9:00am PST. Col Folsom indicated that the only business he will address is his ruling on the defense motion to dismiss LtCol Jeffrey Chessani’s case because of unlawful command influence.

On June 4, 2008, a military jury consisting of seven officers, acquitted First Lieutenant Andrew Grayson, USMC, of all charges related to the Haditha incident. After his acquittal, Grayson, referring to LtCol Chessani, declared that he was “one of the most steadfast men… He led by example and he knew the difference between right and wrong.”

After all the acquittals and 'not guilty' verdicts in the cases against all the Devil Dogs who actually did the fighting (LtCol Chessani was not even on the battlefield), I can't imagine this could be a bad thing for him. Here's to hope!