Kenneth Thompson, lawyer for Nafissatou Diallo, the hotel housekeeper who has accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her, looks up during proceedings in Manhattan state Supreme Court, in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. A New York judge dismissed the sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, but the order is on hold until an appeals court rules on his accuser's request for a special prosecutor. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, Pool)