Correspondence from Edmisten to Leonard; Gingles v. Edmisten and Pugh v. Hunt Motion for Extension of Time; Order

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April 23, 1982 - April 26, 1982

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- Gingles
Case
- Thornburg v. Gingles
U.S. state
- North Carolina
Collection
- Case Files
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- 139fb9f6-da92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Working Files - Williams. Correspondence from Edmisten to Leonard; Gingles v. Edmisten and Pugh v. Hunt Motion for Extension of Time; Order, 1982. 139fb9f6-da92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/06b71e3b-04b9-4a8f-b2d0-3aa7bb961fda/correspondence-from-edmisten-to-leonard-gingles-v-edmisten-and-pugh-v-hunt-motion-for-extension-of-time-order. Accessed November 23, 2025.

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P. O. Box 629
RALEIoDI
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April 26, 1982

Honorable J. Rich Leonard, C1erk
United States District Court
Eastern District
Federal Building
Raleigh, North Carolina 276LL

Re: Gingles v. Rufus Edmisten and Pugh v. James B. Hunt, ilr.
Dear 

I""r"=":;:""=" rind, ror rilins,'.n" orisinar and 3 copies
of defendants Motion for Extension of Time. P1ease mark one copy
"Fi1ed" and return the same to me in the enclosed, stampedl enyg]gpe.

Thank you for your usual cooperation.

Very truly yours,

RUFUS L. EDIT{ISTEN
ATTORNEY GENERAL

James WaIIace, Jr.
Deputy Attorney General

for Legal Affairs
JWJR: ew

Encr' 4



L

rN THE UI.JTTED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR TiiE EASTER}I DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA

RALEIGH DTVISIOI.I

RALPII GINGLES, et dI. ,
Plaintiffs

V.

RUFUS EDMISTEN,

***

ALAIJ V. PUGH, €t

No. 81-803-CrV-5

et dl.,
Defendants

dI. ,
Plaintif fs

v.

JAMES B. IIUNT, JR. , etc. , €t dl . ,
Defendants

No. 81-1066-CIV-5

MOTTON FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

Now coME the defendants, by and through their counsel, of
record, and respectfully pray the court that they be granted an

extension of time to May 25, 1982, in which to respond to the

Supplemental Cornplaint of Plaintiffs Alan V. pugh, €t aI (gl-1066-

CIV-5) and the Motj-on for Determination that Acti-on May Be Main-

tained as a Class Action in that case. Plaintiffst consent hereto.
Respectfully submitted, this trr.;]3 day of April , Lgg2.

ATTORNEY GEN

s V.Ial1ace, Jr.

or Legal Affairs
ttorney Generalrs Office

Post Office Box 629
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
Telephone: (919) 733-3377

Norma Harrell
Tiare Smiley
Assistant Attorney General

John Lassiter
Associate Attorney General

Jerris Leonard
Xathleen Heenan
Jerris Leonard & Associates, p.C.
900 17th Street, N.W.
Suite 1020
Washington, D. C.20006
Telephone: (202) 872-1095

RUFUS L. EDMISTEN



IN THE T'NITED STATES DISTRTCT COURT
FoR rEE *tt"H,.3l3I-l:$r3loilo*'H CARoLTNA

RATP}I GINGLES,

V.

AI.AN V. PUGU,

***

ALAN V. PUGH,

v.

JA.[IIES B. HUNT,

et aI.,
Plaintiffs

et al.,
Defendants

Nc. 81-803-CrV-5

et aI.,
Plaintiffs

iIR., etc. r €t al.,
Defendants

No. I1-1066-CIv-5

' ORDER

FOR GOOD CAUSE shownr it is hereby ordered that the Defendants

in the above-entitled actions are hereby granted an extension of

time to lttay 25, L982, in which to respond to the Supplemental

Conplaint of Plaintiffs A'lan V. Pugh, et aI (81-1066-C IV-5) and

the Motion for Determination that Action llay Be Maintained as a

Class Action in that case.

This the day of April, 1982.

J. Richard Leonard, Clerk
United States District Court
Eastern District of N. C.

Deputy Clerk



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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing

IIOTION fOR EXTENSION Of TIME and proposed ORDER irpon Plaintiffs'

Attorneys by placing a copy of sane in the United States Post

Office, postage prepaid, addressed to:

J. Levonne Chambers
Les1ie llinner
Chambers, Ferguson, 9iatt, Wa11as,

Adkins & FuIIer, P.A.
951 South Independence Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Jack Greenberg
Napeoleon B. Williams, Jr.
Lani Guinier
Suite 2030
10 Columbus Circle
New York, New York 10019

Arthur J. Donaldson
Burke, Donaldson, Holshouser & Kenerly
309 t{orth Main Street
iSalisburyr North Carolina 28144

Robert N. Hunter, Jr.
Hunter, Hodgman, Greene & Croodman
Post Office Box 3245
201 West llarket Street
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402

This the 3Ja"v of April , Lg82.

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Correspondence from Edmisten to Leonard; Gingles v. Edmisten and Pugh v. Hunt Motion for Extension of Time; Order

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