United States' First Set of Interrogatories
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September 27, 1988

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Case Files, Chisom Hardbacks. United States' First Set of Interrogatories, 1988. 4d317e68-f211-ef11-9f89-6045bda844fd. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/146ffbb5-d522-4a03-ab0f-735a529052e7/united-states-first-set-of-interrogatories. Accessed June 13, 2025.
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA RONALD CHISOM, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff-intervenor, ) ) ) v. ) ) CHARLES E. ROEMER, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) Civil Action No. 86-4075 Section A UNITED STATES/ FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES The United States, plaintiff-intervenor in the above-styled action, requests that the defendants answer the following inter- rogatories pursuant to Rule 33, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, within fifteen (15) 'days of the date of service as required by the order dated September 2, 1988. 1. If the defendants deny, in whole or in part, any item in the United States First Set of Requests for Admissions, for each such request, (a) Set out the number of the request (b) State the specific grounds for the denial. 2. State whether from 1922 to the present time any proposals have been introduced in the Louisiana Legislature either to mod- ify the districts from which members of the state supreme court are elected or to alter the method in which tbey are selected. If so, for each proposal provide (a) A detailed description of the proposal; (b) The date the proposal was introduced; (c) The name and race of the sponsor(s); (d) The reason(s) for the rejection of the proposal. 3. Identify each state interest served by the inclusion of a multi-judge election district in the electoral scheme for elect- ing members of the supreme court. JOHN VOLZ WM. BRADFORD REYNOLDS United States Attorney Assistant Attorney General GERALD 14. JONES STEVEN H. ROSENBAUM ROBERT S. BERMAN Attorneys, Voting Section Civil Rights Division Department of Justice P.O. Box 66128 Washington, D. C. 20035-6128 (202) 724-3100 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 2 1 day of September 1988, I served a copy of the foregoing United States' First Set of Inter- rogatories by mailing a copy, by overnight express mail, to the following persons: William P. Quigley 901 Convention Center Blvd. Fulton Place Suite 901 New Orleans, LA 70130 Roy Rodney, Jr. 643 Magazine Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Julius L. Chambers Charles Stephen Ralston C. Lani Guinier 99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor New York, New York 10013 Pamela S. Karlen University of Virginia Law School Charlottesville, VA 22901 Ron Wilson Richards Building, Suite 310 837 Gravier Street New Orleans, LA 70112 William J. Guste, Jr. Attorney General Louisiana Department of Justice 234 Loyola Avenue, 7th Floor New Orleans, LA 70112 M. Truman Woodward, Jr. 909 Poydras Street, Suite 2300 New Orleans, LA 70130 Blake G. Arata 201 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70130 o George Strickler, Jr. 639 Loyola Street Suite 1075 New Orleans LA 70113 A. R. Christovich 1900 American Bank Bldg. New Orleans, LA 70130 Moise W. Dennery 601 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Robert G. Pugh 330 Marshall Street, Suite 1200 Shreveport, LA 71101 ROBERT S.BERMAN Attorney, Voting Section Civil Rights Division Department of Justice P.O. Box 66128 Washington D. C. 20035-6128 202-724-3100