Letter to All Counsel from Hehman RE: Copy of Order for All Counsel Meeting

    1985 

10/23 

10-11 

11/4 

11/7 

11/7 

11/17 

1-3 

2/24 

3/6 

3/17 

3/17 

3/24 

DILLARD V. CRENSHAW 

HARDBACK #6 

Memo to J.Chambers from D.Fins re: New 

Alabama Voting Rights Case 

Alabama Newsletter Voting Rights Project 

Memo to D.Fins from J.Chambers re: commit- 

ment to the Alabama Voting case 

Memo to J. Chambers from D.Fins re: call 

to Larry Menafee informing of decision 
in the Alabama case 

Letter to L.Menafee from D.Fins 
stating support of his case conditioned 
on D.Fins full participation in the 
litigation 

Complaint 

Agreement form for cases 

Newsletter of The Alabama Voting Rights 
Project 

Letter to Caver, Clerk from W.Cochran 

of Blacksher's office included with the 
letter arePlaintiffs' Witness List, 
Plaintiffs' Exhibit List 

Letter from U.S.District Judge's Chambers 
to Blacksher, Seay, D. Fins, J. Chambers 
and C.W. Woodham case set for 4/9/86 
in Chambers of Dothan and Order on Pretrial 

Hearing 

Order Tentatively Approving Escambia 
County Compromise and Requiring 
Notice to the Class 

Joint Motion for Notice and Approval of 
Proposed Compromise and Settlement with 
Respect to Escambia County 

Order Tentatively Approving Compromise 
and Requiring Notice to the Class 

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3/24 Letter to Judge Thompson from Blacksher 14 
expressing dissatisfaction with cursory 
reference on page 34. 

3/24 Letter to All Counsel from Judge Thompson 15 
the court noticed differences between 
plaintiffs' Exhibit 187 and various charts 

3/24 Letter to W.J. Cochran from Judge 16 
Thompson acknowledging receipt of 
Dr. McCrary historic works and he will 
return them to him. 

3/24 Order court reporter transcribe said 17 
proceedings. 

3/26 Order, Letter to M.H. Thompson from 18 
Blacksher; Plaintiffs' Amended Exhibit 
#187, C.A. #85-T-1332-N; Counties with 
District Election Systems Before 1900; 
State and Local Government Special 
Studies No. 68 - Governing Boards of 
County Governments: 1973; Notes re: 
Discrepancies Between Plaintiffs’ 
Exhibit #187 and Plaintiffs' Proposed 
Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law 

4/4 Amendment to Escambia - Defendants’ 19 
Designation of Documents. 

4/4 Offer of Judgment - Calhoun County 20 

4/10 Letter to Burnham from D.Fins "Offer 21 
of Judgment" does not conform to the 
requirements of Rule 68. 

4/14 Order approving Lee County Settlement on 22 
Interim Basis. 

4/18 Order approving Crenshaw County Settle- 23 
ment on Interim Basis. 

4/29 Memo to Finance Dept. stating the amount of 24 
money to be paid to Blacksher, Menefee & 
Stein in the amount of $14,185.32 and 
cooperating attorney needs money as 

quickly as possible. 

4/30 Order approving Changes in Precincts, 25 
Election Districts and Polling Places 
in Lee County, Alabama on Interim Basis 

5/5 Final Order approving Escambia County 26 
Settlement 

 



  

5/21 

5/28 

Letter to Judge M.H. Thompson from L.T. 
Menefee requesting the Judge's opinion 
on plaintiffs' motion for preliminary 
relief 

Letter to L. Menefee enclosing check 
for $7,092.32 and copy of check 

Letter to All Counsel from Judge Thompson 
stating an opinion and order will be 
issued within the next two weeks 

Letter to L. Menefee from D.Fins 

Enclosing check #6029 for $7,093.00 

Letter to Y.G. Samford from G.W. Jones, 

re: change in method of electing county 
commissioners and Report to Court and 
Motion for Final Order 

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