Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Robert D. St. Vrain (Clerk) Re: Smith v. City of Pine Bluff
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April 10, 1986

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Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Robert D. St. Vrain (Clerk) Re: Smith v. City of Pine Bluff, 1986. 7c6d55e8-e992-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/138d266e-fc6e-42d0-b611-f088fe1c38a8/correspondence-from-lani-guinier-to-robert-d-st-vrain-clerk-re-smith-v-city-of-pine-bluff. Accessed July 16, 2025.
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April I0, 1986 Mr. Robert D. St. Vrain, Clerk United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 511 United States Courthouse 1114 ltlarket Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 REi Robert J. Smith, et aI. v. City of Pine Bluff , - Dear Mr. St. Vrain: I represent appellants Robert J. Smith, €t d1., in the above-mentioned appeal pending in the 8th Circuit. On Ivlarch 4, 1986, appellants f iled with their brief a Ivlotion to Vacate Order, to Remand and for Other Immediate Relief. The lvlotion is based on an undisputed factual development which occurred after the filing of the Notice of Appeal and which implicates appellantsr right to vote in elec- tions scheduled for l"lay of this year, less than two months from now. Appellees' Brief and Response to Appellants' Ivlotion for. . . Immediate Relief have now been filed. In order to expedite consideration by the Court of the pending appeal, and par- ticularly the Motj-on for...Immediate Relief, appellants hereby waive the filing of a Reply Brief. Z",W C. Lani Guinier Attorney for Appellants cLG/ r cc: P. A. Hollingwroth, Esq. Robert J. Tolson, Esg. NINETY NINE HUDSON STREET (212) 219-1 900 NEW YORK, N.Y. 10013