Amendment to Motion to Join Additional Parties Defendant

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January 1, 1972

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  • Case Files, Milliken Hardbacks. Correspondence from Lucas to Judge Roth, 1971. cc9c8192-52e9-ef11-a730-7c1e5247dfc0. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/39adc434-b3a7-4a8f-b41d-2bc443675729/correspondence-from-lucas-to-judge-roth. Accessed April 05, 2025.

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C O M M E R C E  T I T L E  B U I L D I N G
M A R V I N  L. R A T N E R  

R.  B.  S U G A R M O N ,  JR .  

L O U I S  R. L U C A S  
W A L T E R  L. BAILEY,  JR.  

I R V I N  M. S A L K  Y 

M I C H A E L  B.  KAY 

W I L L I A M  E.  C A L D W E L L

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B E N  L.  H O O K S  
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November 26, 1971

Honorable Stephen J. Roth 
District Judge
United States District Court 
600 Church Street 
Flint, Michigan

The substitution of Counsel is ordinarily a matter
entirely within the purview of the party retaining that attorney. 
However, plaintiffs are concerned with the question of substi­
tution of counsel insofar as it may affect the question of 
delay. In other cases and in particular, in school cases, 
courts have required counsel to remain in the case along with 
new counsel for such period of time as may be necessary for 
new counsel to be fully familiar with the record and the pro­
ceedings. This is usually done on the basis that continued 
presence of counsel familiar with the cause will avoid delay 
in either the Court's docket or in effectuating constitutional

We would respectfully suggest that the Court defer
final action on the request of Mr. Bushnell to withdraw until 
tiiere is no possibility that a delay will be either requested or result from a change in counsel.

Re: Bradley V. Milliken, et al
Civil Action No. 35257

Dear Judge Roth:

rights

Respectfully submitted

LRL/wsc
cc: Eugene Krasicky

George E. Bushnell, Jr 
Theodore Sachs 
Alexander Ritchie

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