Unopposed Motion to Extend Time for Oral Argument

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PorRTER & CLEMENTS 

NCNB CENTER 

  

  

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TELEX 775-348 

May 30, 1989 

Hon. Gilbert F. Ganucheau, Clerk 
United States Court of Appeals 
Fifth Circuit 
606 Camp Street 
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 

Re: No. 90-8014; League of United Latin 
American Citizens, Etc., et al. v. 
Clements, et al.; United States Court 
of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 

  

  

  

Dear Mr. Ganucheau: 

Enclosed for the Court's consideration are an original and 
six copies of an Unopposed Motion to Extend Time for Oral 
Argument the above entitled and numbered cause. 

By copy of this letter, we are forwarding copies of the 
above mentioned Motion to counsel as indicated below. 

Thank you for your courtesy. 

Yours very truly, 

PORTER & CLEMENTS 

     

C= 
Ss J J. Eugene Clements, P.C. 

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Enclosure 

  

  

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 
POR THE PIFPTH CIRCUIT 

  

NO. 90-8014 

  

LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, 
COUNCIL NO. 4434, ET AL., 

WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE 

OF TEXAS, ET AlL., 

Defendants, 

JUDGE SHAROLYN WOOD, ETC., 

Defendant-Appellant. 

  

Appeal from the United States District Court 
for the Western District of Texas 

Midland Division 

  

UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR ORAL ARGUMENT 
  

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS: 

Appellant Harris County District Judge Sharolyn P. 

("Judge Wood") moves the Court to extend the time for oral 

argument to 45 minutes per "side" for the following reasons: 

1. This action is set for argument as the only case to be 

heard on June 19, 1990. It is presently allotted 30 minutes per 

side for oral argument. 

 



  

2. Judge Wood views this case as one of major importance 

which =-- particularly given the length and thoughtfulness of the 

two panel opinions =-- merits additional time. In addition, now 

that the en banc panel is in a position to review the issue as to 

whether Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act covers judicial 

elections, a more thorough and thoughtful discussion of that 

iesue by the parties is appropriate. 

3. There are complex fact issues that will be revisited 

and the legal complexity of the various parties' positions also 

justifies additional time. 

4. Given the different issues raised by various appel- 

lants, it is not accurate to view all appellants as addressing 

the same issue or even the same core cf issues. For example, the 

Bexar County Judges address issues concerning intervention. 

Judge Entz and Judge Wood address constitutional issues not 

raised by the Attorney General. And the Attorney General 

disputes the right of other counsel to appear on behalf of some 

of the appellants. 

5s There are presently six appellants before the Court in 

this case. Although not all appellants presently wish to use 

time for oral argument, four appellants presently desire some 

time and the appellants are experiencing some difficulty in 

reaching an agreement regarding division of time. The Attorney 

General and independent counsel for Secretary of State Bayoud 

remain at odds over whether independent counsel shall share in 

 



appellants' time allotment. While the possibility of agreement 

would not necessarily be heightened by additional time, this 

Court could assure a more orderly and effective presentation if 

there were 45 minutes available per side. 

6. In view of the factual and legal complexity of this 

case, and as well as the number of counsel desiring to be heard, 

Judge Wood believes that allowing additicnal time would facili- 

tate an orderly presentation of argument, and thus assist the 

Court in its consideration of the issues presented in this 

appeal. 

yb No party to this appeal opposes allowing additional 

time for oral argument. 

WHEREFORE, Judge Wood requests the Court to permit each side 

45 minutes for oral argument. 

Respectfully submitted, 

PORTER & CLEMENTS 

J! Eugene Clements 
Evelyn V. Keyes 

NCNB Center 

700 Louisiana Street 
P. O. Box 4744 

Houston, Texas 77210-4744 

(713) 226-0600 

  

  

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT/ 
DEFENDANT/INTERVENOR HARRIS 
COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGE SHAROLYN 
WOOD  



  

OF COUNSEL: 

Darrell Smith 
Attorney at Law 

10999 Interstate Hwy. 10, #905 
San Antonio, TX 78230 

(512) 641-9944 

Michael J. Wood 
Attorney at Law 

200 Lyric Centre 
440 Louisiana Street 
Houston, TX 77002 

(713) 228-5105 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
  

I hereby certify that on this 3 [2X day of May, 1990, a true 
and correct copy of the above and foregoing of Motion to Extend 
Time for Oral Argument was served upon all counsel of record 
herein by placing a copy of same into the United States mail 
(unless otherwise indicated), postage prepaid, addressed as 
follows: 

Mr." David C. Godbey, Jr. 
Mr. Robert H. Mow, Jr. 
Hughes & Luce 
2800 Momentum Place 

1717 Main Street 
Dallas, Texas 75201 

Mr. John L. Hill, Jr. (Houston Express Delivery) 
Mr. Andy Taylor 
Liddell, Sapp, 2ivley, Hill & LaBoon 
3300 Texas Commerce Tower 
Houston, Texas 77002 

Mr. Seagal V. Wheatley 
Mr..Donald R. Philbin, Jr. 
Oppenheimer, Rosenberg, Kelleher & Wheatley 
711 Navarro Street, 6th Floor 
San Antonio, Texas 78205 

Mr. Mark H. Dettman 

Attorney at Law 

200 West Wall 
Midland, Texas 79701 

 



  

Mr. Gerald H. Goldstein 

Goldstein, Goldstein & Hilley 
29th Floor, Tower Life Bldg. 
San Antonio, Texas 78205 

Mr. Joel H. Pullen 

Kaufman, Becker, Pullen & Reibach 
2300 NCNB Plaza 

300 Convent Street 
San Antonio, Texas 78205 

Mr. R. James George 

Mr. John M. Harmon 
Ms. Margaret H. Taylor 
Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody 
2300 First RepublicBank Tower 
515 Congress 
Austin, Texas 78767 

Mr. William L. Garrett 
Garrett, Thompson & Chang 
8300 Douglas, Suite 800 

‘Dallas, Texas 75225 

Mr. Rolando L. Rios 
Ms. Susan Finkelstein 
Attorneys at Law 

201 N., St. Mary's, Suite 521] 
San Antonio, Texas 78205 

Ms. Gabrielle K. McDonald 

Matthews & Branscomb 

301 Congress Ave., Suite 2050 
Austin, Texas 78701 

Mr. Renea Hicks 
Mr. Javier Guajardo 
Special Asst. Atty. Generals 
Supreme Court Bldg., 7th Floor 
1401 Colorado Street 
Capitol Station 
Austin, Texas 78701 

Mr. Edward B. Cloutman, II 
Mullinax, Wells, Baab & Cloutman 

3301 Elm Street 
Dallas, Texas 75226-1637 

 



  

Ms. Sherrilyn A. Ifill 
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. 
99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor 
New York, New York 10013 

Mr. E. Brice Cunningham 
Attorney at Law 

777 South R. L. Thornton Freeway 
Suite 121 
Dallas, Texas 75203 

Mr. Michael Ramsey 
Ramsey & Tyson 

2120 Welch 
Houston, Texas 77019 

Mr. Daniel J. Popeo 
Mr. Paul D. Kamenar 

Mr. Alan M. Slobodin 
1705 N. Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Mr. Paul Strohl 
Attorney at Law 

100 Founders Square 
900 Jackson Street 
Dallas, Texas 75202 

Mr. Daniel M. Ogden 
Attorney at Law 

900 Chateau Plaza 
2515 McKinney Avenue 
Dallas, Texas 75201 

Hon. Richard Thornburgh 
Attorney General of the United States 
United States Department of Justice 
Main Justice Building 
10th & Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20530 

Mr. Orlando Garcia 

200 Navarro, Suite 101 
San Antonio, Texas 78205 

  

  

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