Notice of Appearance Pursuant to Rule 2.05 with Certificate of Service
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March 31, 1998
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA a
RALEIGH DIVISION
Civil Action No. 4:96-CV-104
MARTIN CROMARTIE, et al.
Plaintiffs,
v.
JAMES B. HUNT, JR, et al.,
Defendants,
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ALFRED SMALLWOOD, et al.,
Applicant
Defendant-Intervenors
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NOTICE OF APPEARANCE PURSUANT TO RULE 2.05
Pursuant to Local Rule 2.05, the undersigned counsel for applicant defendant-intervenors
Alfred Smallwood, et al. (the “Smallwood Intervenors”) respectfully enters his appearance. The
grounds are as follows:
1. Pursuant to Local Rule 2.05, attorneys not admitted to practice in the Eastern
District of North Carolina may enter a notice of appearance without the necessity of filing a
motion to appear pro hac vice.
2. The undersigned counsel, Todd A. Cox, is not admitted to practice in the Eastern
District of North Carolina. Mr. Cox is a member in good standing of the bars of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Wisconsin, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the State of
Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.
3 He is an Assistant Counsel with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund,
Inc., and has experience in litigating voting rights cases. He is neither a resident of the State of
North Carolina nor engaged in the practice of law in North Carolina.
4. Adam Stein and Anita Hodgkiss of Ferguson, Stein, Wallas, Adkins, Gresham &
Sumter, P.A. also represent the Smallwood Intervenors and will act as Rule 2.04 local counsel
with Mr. Cox on this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
NL
TODD A. COX
NAACP Legal Defen
& Educational Fund, Inc.
1275 K Street, Suite 301
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 682-1300
Attorney for Applicant Defendant-Intervenors
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that true and correct copies of Notice of Appearance Pursuant to Rule
2.05 have been served by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the following:
Robinson O. Everett
Suite 300 First Union National Bank Building
P.O. Box 586
Durham, North Carolina 27702
Edwin M. Speas, Jr.
Senior Deputy Attorney General
North Carolina Department of Justice
P.O. Box 629
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-0629
This 3 day of March, 1998.
Todd A. Co
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