Motion of the United States for Permission to Present Oral Argument

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June 8, 1990

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Includes Correspondence from Gross to Clerk.

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- Political Participation
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- Voting Legislation and Constitutional Amendments
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- LULAC and Houston Lawyers Association v. Attorney General of Texas
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- LULAC and Houston Lawyers Association v. Attorney General of Texas
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- Texas
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Case Files, LULAC and Houston Lawyers Association v. Attorney General of Texas Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Motion of the United States for Permission to Present Oral Argument, 1990. a9a02a27-1f7c-f011-b4cc-7c1e52467ee8. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/12fb9c0a-fde5-4b67-8b94-5a48411523bc/motion-of-the-united-states-for-permission-to-present-oral-argument. Accessed November 07, 2025.

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    * U.S. Department of Justice 

Civil Rights Division 

  

  

JRD:MLG: pad Appellate Section 

DJ 166-=76-74 P.O. Box 66078 

Washington, D.C. 20035-6078 

June 8, 1990 

Gilbert F. Ganucheau, Clerk 
United States Court of Appeals 

for the Fifth Circuit 
600 Camp Street, Room 102 
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 

Re: [LUILAC V. Mattox, No. 90-8014 

Dear Mr. Ganucheau: 

Enclosed for filing are the original and three copies of the 
Motion of the United States For Permission To Present Oral 
Argument in the above captioned case. 

Sincerely, 

John R. Dunne 
Assistant Attorney General 

Civil Rights Division 

Ma%¥k L. Gross 
Attorney 

Appellate Section 

A - Counsel of record 

 



  

IN THE UNITED STA"'’ES COURT OF APPEALS 
FOR THE FZFTH CIRCUIT 

  

No. 90-8014 

LEAGUE OF UNITED IATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, et al., 

Plaintiffs-Appellees 

V. 

JIM MATTOX, et al., 

Defendants-Appellants 

  

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 

  

MOTION OF THE UNITED STATES FOR PERMISSION TO 
PRESENT ORAL ARGUMENT 

  

For the reasons stated herein, the United States, amicus 

curiae, hereby moves for permission to present oral argument. 

1. This case addresses issues of importance to the 

enforcement of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 

U.S.C. 1973. The United States, through the Civil Rights 

Division of the Department of Justice, is responsible for 

enforcement of Section 2, and other portions of the Voting Rights 

Act. 

2. Citing the United States’s responsibility for 

enforcement of the Voting Rights Act, this Court, on March 30, 

1990, invited the United States to file a an amicus brief in this 

case. The United States responded with an amicus brief when this 

case was before the panel, and has also filed a Supplemental 

Brief before the en banc court. 

 



  

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3. The Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights 

Division of the Department of Justice, John R. Dunne, desires to 

present oral argument before the en banc court, in order to more 

fully present the views of the Untied States in this important 

case. We have contacted attorneys for the plaintiffs-appellees 

who will be presenting oral argument, who have agreed to cede 

some of their time to the government for its oral argument. 

Wherefore, for the reasons presented herein, the United 

States moves for permission to present oral argument before the 

en banc court. 

Respectfully submitted, 

JOHN R. DUNNE 
Assistant Attorney General 

eds 
JESSICA DUNSAY SILVER 

MARK L. GROSS 

SUSAN D. CARLE 

Attorneys 
Department of Justice 
P.O. Box 66078 

Washington, D.C. 20035-6078 
(202) 514-2172 

  

 



CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

  

I hereby certify that one copy of the foregoing Motion Of 

The United States For Permission To Present Oral Argument were 

mailed by overnight delivery to each of the following addressees: 

Rolando L. Rios, Esq. 
201 N. St. Mary’s St., #521 
San Antonio, TX 78205 

William L. Garrett, Esq. 
Brenda Hull Thompson 
Garrett, Thompson & Chang 
8300 Douglas, #800 

Dallas, TX 75225 

Gabrielle K. McDonald, Esq. 
Matthews & Branscomb 
301 Congress Avenue 
#2050 

Austin, TX 78701 

John L. Hill, Jr., Esy. 
Liddell, Sapp, Zivley, Hill 

& LaBoon by 
3300 Texas Commerce Tower 
Houston, TX 77002 

Seagal V. Wheatley, Esq. 
Donald R. Philbin, Jr., Esq. 
Oppenheimer, Rosenberg Et Al 
711 Navarro, #600 
San Antonio, TX 78205 

Jim Mattox, Esq. 
Renea Hicks 
7th Floor, Supreme Court Bldg. 
14th & Colorado 
Austin, TX 78701 

Sherrilyn Ifill, Esq. 
NAACP Legal Defense & Education 

Fund 
99 Hudson St. 
16th Floor 
New York, NY 10013 

David R. Richards, Esq. 
600 West 7th Street 
Austin, TX 78701 

 



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Ken Oden, Esq. 
Travis County Atty’s Office 
Stokes Building, 3rd Floor 
314 West 11th Street 
Austin, TX 78707 

James Greenleaf Boyle, Esq. 
801 Congress Suite #250 
Austin, TX 78701 

Edward B. Cloutman, III., Esq. 
Mullinax, Wells, Baab & Cloutman 
3301 Elm St. 

Dallas, TX 75226-1637 

E. Brice Cunningham, Esq. 
777 S. R.L. Thornton Frwy. 
Suite 121 

Dallas, TX 75203 

Joseph E. Clements, Esq. 
Porter & Clements 
700 Louisiana Street 
3500 RepublicBank Center 
Houston, TX 77002 

Darrell Frank Smith, Esq. 
10999 Interstate 10 #905 

San Antonio, TX 78230 

Robert H. Mow, Jr., Esq. 
Hughes & Luce 
1717 Main St. 
Suite 2800 

Dallas, TX 75201 

Bobby M. Rubarts, Esq. 
David C. Godbey, Esq. 
Esther R. Rosenblum, Esq. 
Hughes & Luce 
2800 Momentum Place 
1717 Main Street 
Dallas, TX 75201 

 



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R. James George, Jr. 
Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody 
2300 NCNB Tower 
515 Congress Avenue 
Austin, TX 78767 

This 8th day of June, 1990. 

  

MARK L. GROSS 
Attorney

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Motion of the United States for Permission to Present Oral Argument

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