Defendants' First Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production (Gingles);
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March 25, 1982
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTR.ICT OF NORTH CAROLTNA
RALEIGH DIVTSION
RALPH GINGLES, €t aI.,
Plaintiffs No. 81-803-CIV-5
V.
RUFUS EDMfSTEN, €t aI.,
Defendants
ALAN V.
v.
JA.I4ES B.
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PUGH, €t d1.,
Plaintiffs
No. 81-1066-CIV-5
HLINT, JR., etc,, et dI.,
Defendants
DEFENDANTS I FTRST SET
OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUESTS FgR PRODUCTTON (GINGLES)
COME NOW the Defendants in the above-styled action and,
pursuant to Rules 33 and 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, propound to all Plaintiffs in the action entitled
Ralph Gj-ngles, et al., V. Rufus Edmisten, etc., et a1.,
No. 81-803-CIV-5 and their attornevs of record the following
interrogatories and requests for production, to l:e ansr.rered
and responded to, pursuant to stipulation of the parties, v:ith-
in (15) days after service hereof.
In answering these interrogatoriesr 1lou are required to
furnish all information available to you, including informa-
tion j-n the possession of your._attorney or any person acting in
your behalf, and not merely such information as j-s knor,m of your
ovm personal knowledge. ff you cannot ansvrer any particular
interrogatory or interrogatories in ful1, after exercising due
diligence to secure the information soughtr so state and answer
to the extent po.ssible, specifying the reasons for lzour inatlility
to ansvrer the remainder.
You are reminded that, under the provisions of Rule 26(e)
of the Federal Ru1es of Civil Procedure, you are under a duty
to supplement seasonaLrly your response rvith respect to any
question directly addressed to (a) the identity and locati-on of
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persons having knowledge of discoverable matter, and (b) the
identity of each person expected to be called as an expert
witness at trial, the subject matter on which he is expected to
testify and the substance of his testimony.
Base your responses on the statistics in vour possession
and on which you have kased your allegations.
You are under a arity to amend seasonably a prior response
if you obtain information upon the hasis of which (a) you know
that the response, though correct when made, is no longer true
or complete, and the circumstances are such that a failure,to
amend the response is, in substance, a knowinq concealment.
Any such supplemental response is to be filed and served
upon counsel of record for this Defendant rvithin fifteen (15)
days after receipt of such information.
DEFINTTIONS
Unless otherwise indicated, the followj-ng definitions
shall be applicable to these interrogatories and requests for
production:
You and your sha1l mean the Plaintiffs and each of their
attorneys, agrentsr or representatives and all other persons
acting on their behalf
Person shal1 mean any individual, partnership, fi-rm,
association, corporation or other business, governmental or
1egal entity
Address sha11 mean the post office box number, street
number, street, route number, route, town, city, county and
state of subject person, business or other entity.
'Document shall mean any r.rritten, recorded, transcribed,
punched, taped, drarm, filmed or graphic matter of any kind or
description, however produced or reproduced
Paragraph, your pgragraph, or paragraph of your Complaint
refers to the numbered paragraphs of your Complaint, as supple-
mented.
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Gross deviation is the total figure, Plus or minus, com-
from theputed by subtracting the ideal population Cistrict
total population rvithin the specific district.
census unit shalI refer to tracts ' enumeration districts '
block groups and blocks as these terms are defined hy the
United States Bureau of the Census.
Ideal population district- or equal population of the State
of North Carolina divided by the total number of State House
of Representatives or State Senate districts.
number of each Senate district refers to those numbers applied
to each legislative district for identification purPoses.
District refers to districts vrithin the Fouse of Repre-
sentatives and/or.Senate of the State of llorth Carolina.
Percentage by rvhich a district 4eviates from the ideal
population district j-s that percentage which is computed by
dividing the gross deviation by the ideal population district
and converting that fraction into a Percentage.
Overall range of deviations is that term usecl which is
identical in meaning to the term used t'V the United States
Supreme Court in Mahan v. Hovrell, 410 U.S. at 319, as "maximum
percentage variation from that ideal" or "maximum variation or
maximum deviationr" 410 U.S. at 323. This overall range of
deviations is equal to the sum of the percentage by which the
most populous district deviates from the ideal population
district and the percentage by which the least PoPulous district
deviates from the ideal population district, ignorino the plus
and minus signs of these Percentages.
Your aevised reapPortionment P_Ian or your revised Plan or
,orrt lilro,rt t".rr="u t.uoootaror,*.ta otont=t' ot ,o"
revised proposal or your proposal j-s that plan or ProPosal rvhich
emboclies any adjustments, changes, alterations, of amendments to
the basic legislative reapportionment plans ernbodied in Chapters
4 and 5 of the Extra Session Laws of 1982 which the Plaintiffs
Number of each district, number of each House district or
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suggest as possible solutions to various alleged deficiencies
within the legislative reapportionment plans. Describe this
plan or proposal in terms of incremental changes to the plan
embodied in Chapters 4 and 5 of the Extra Session Latars of L982.
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1. State the full name, d9e, date
address, place of birth, and place
tiff in th-is action.
birthr Pr€s€Dt residence
employment of each plain-
of
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2. State (a) whether each plaintiff has read the introductory
paragraphs to these interrogatorj-es and (b) trhether each plain-
tiff understands that these interrogatories are to te ansvrerd
under oath.
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3. fn Paragraph 109 of your Complaint, you alIege that the
reapportionment plan for the House of Representatives, Chapter 4
of the Extra Session Laws of 1982, "has the effect of and was
enacted vrith the purpose of discriminating against black
citizens of the State of North Carolina, and of denying blacl<
citizens the ability to use their vote effectively.u !.fith regard
to this allegation, set out the follorving:
a. The numher of each House district v,here the reappor-
tionment plan substantially dilutes or minimizes the
voting strength of blacks within that House district.
b. Set out specifically the objections vrhich you or any
of the plaintiffs have to the specific House district and
its composition.
c. Set out in detail the effect of the House plan in
substantially diluting or minimizing the voting strength
of the plaintiffs or memhers of their c1ass. In ansvrering
this interrogatory, set out, at a minimum, the foIlor^ring:
1. Flach v.rhole county, tovrnship or census unit which
the Legislature included or omitted within each House
district with the effect of diluting the plaintiffs'
voting strength.
2. Each whole county, township, or census unit which
the Legislature included or omitted within each liouse
district with the purpose of diluting the plaintiffs'
voting strength
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4. In Paragraph 115 of your Complaint, you allege that Chapter 5
of the Extra Session Lavrs of L982, "has the effect of and was
enacted vrith the purpose of discriminating against h,lack voters
and of diluting the vote of plaintiffs and other black citizens
of the State of North Carolina and of denying black citizens
the right to use their vote effectively." With regard to this
allegation, set out the following:
a. The number of each Senate district where the reappor-
tionment plan substantially dilutes or minimizes the
voting strength of blacks wi-thin that Senate district.
b. Set out specifically the objections vrhich you or any
of the plaintiffs have to the specific Senate district
and its composition.
c. Set out in detail the effect of the Senate plan in
substantially diluting or minimizing the voting strength
of the plaintiffs or members of their class in the same
manner as in responding to interrogatory number 3 (c) .
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5. For each whole countyl township, or census unit which you
listed in your answer to interrogatory number 3 (c) (1) , set out
the House district wherein you would propose to place that
particular whoLe county, township, or eensus unit within the
Legisldture's reapportionment plan embodied in Chapter 4 of
the Extra Session Laws of 1982.
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6. For each whole county, township, or census unit which you
listed in your answer to interrogatory number 3 (c) (2), set out
the House dlistrict vrherein you would ProPose to place tfrit
particular whole county, tovmship, or census unit within the
Legislature's reapportionment plan as embodied in Chapter 4
of the Extra Session Laws of 1982.
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7. Set out the following:
a. A11 House districts wherein you u.rould alter the
legislative reapportionment plan to correct the alleged
deficienci.Js set out in your answer to interrogatory
number 3.
b. Within each House district cited in your response
to interrogatory number 7(a) set out the following:
1. Each whole county, township, or census unit
included rvithin the House district under your proposaL.
2. The total population of the revj-sed House district
under your proposal.
3. The total number of whites within the revised
House district under your proposal.
4. The total number of blacks rvithin the revise<l
House district under your proposal.
5. The percentage of whites within the revised
House district under your proposal.
6. The percentage of blacks vrithin the revised
House district under your proposal.
7. The gross deviation of each revised llouse
district under your proposal.
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8. rn your revised reapporti.onment proposal as set forth in
your answer to interrogatory nurnber 7, have you placed the
same whole county, townstrip, or census unit within two House
districts or have you omitted to place a whole county, township,
or census turit within a House district?
9. Set out the following:
a. A11 Senate districts wherein you would alter the
legislative reapportionment plan to correct the alreged
deficiencies set out in your answer to interrogatory
number 4.
b. Within each Senate district cited in your answer
to interrogatory number 9(a), set out the following:
1. Each whole county, township, or census unit
included within the Senate district under your
proposal.
2. The total population of the revised Senate
district under your proposal.
3. The total nr:rnber of whites within the revised
Senate district under yorrr proposal.
4. The total number of blacks within the revised
Senate district under your proposal.
5. The percentage of whites within the revised
Senate district under your proposal.
5. The percentage of blacks within the revised
Senate district under your proposal.
7. The gross deviation of each revj-sed Senate
district under your proposal.
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10. In your reapportionment proposal as set forth in your
answer to interrogatory number 9, have you placed the s:rme
whole county, twnship, or census unit within two Senate
districts or have you omitted to Place a whole county, town-
shipr oE census unit within a Senate district?
1I. With respect to ei.ther Chapter 4 or 5 of the Special Session
Laws of Lg82, do you contend that the Federal or State Constitut-
ion requires the Legislature to apportion each legislative district
so that the overall range of deviations is less than it presently
is in the House or Senate Plan?
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L2. ff you answered interrogatory number 11 in the affirmati-ve,
set out the follovring:
a. The Legislaturers duty under the Federal and State
Constitutions with regard to maximum permissible overall
range of deviations from the ideal population House district.
b. Each House district which deviates from this overall
range of deviations divided by two.
c. The Federal and State Constitutional provisions on
which you base your answer to interrogatory number 12 (a) .
d. The Legislature's duty under the Federal and State
Constitutj-ons with regard to maximum permissible overall
range of deviations from the ideal population Senate district.
e. Each Senate district which deviates from this overall
range of deviations divided b1z two.
t. The :Federal and State Constitutional provisions on
which you base your answer to interrogatory number 12 (d) .
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13. Set out the following:
a. Name each new llouse or Senate district whieh you
contencl has imlrerm.issible Iarge variances from population
equality.
b. For each district described in your answer to
interogatory number 13 (a) set out the gross number of
residents and the percentage that each distriet departs
from the ideal population district or equal population.
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14. With respect to your allegatiOns in paragraph 109 and
Paragraph 115 that the House and senate reapportionment plans
have "the effect of and (were) enacted with the purpose of
discriminating against black voters and of diluting the vote
of plaintiffs and other black citizens of the state of North
Carolinar " (a) define "diluting" in both guantitative and
descriptive terms, (b) with regard to this allegation, set out
eacl: House and senate district within ilre legislative reappor-
tionment plans where you a11ege the Legj.slature intended to
dilute the voting strength of black citizens or (c) rvhich had
the effect of diluting the voting strength of black citizens.
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15. If you identified any House district in your answer to
interrogatory nr:mber L4 , set out the f olIor"'ing:
a. Each vrhole county, township, or census unit within
each House district listed in your ansl+er to interrogatory
number 14 which was included within the identified House
district for the Purpose of diluting black voting strength'
b.Eachwholecounty,tovrnship,orcensusunitrvithin
each House district listed in your ansr+er to interrogatory
number 14 which was included rvithin ti:e identified House
district which had the effect of diluting blacl: voting
strength.
c.Eachwholecountyrtownshiprorcensusunitvrithin
anyHousedistrictwhichwasexcludedfromanyHouse
district listed in your answer to interrogatory number 14
for tl:e purpose of diluting black voting strength
d. Each whole county, torvnship, or census unit within any
House district vrhich rvas excluded from any House district
listed in your ansr.rer to interrogatory number 14 which
had the effect of diluting or minimizing black voting
strength.
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16. rf you have identified any llouse district in your answer
to j-nterrogatory number 14, set out the follovring:
a. A.11 House districts wherein you vrould alter the
legislative reapportionment plan to correct to alleged
cleficiencies set out in Paragraph 109 of your complaint.
b. within each House district set out in your answer to
interrogatory number 16 (a) , set out the followine:
1. Each whole county, township, or census unlt vrithin
the revised House district under your proposal.
2. The total population of the revised llouse district
under your proposal.
3. The total number of whites vrithin the revised
House district under your proposal.
4. The total number of blacks rvithin the revised
Ilouse district under your proposal.
5. The percentage of whites within the revised House
district under your proposal.
6. The percentage of blacl,,s vrithin the revised House
district under your proposal.
7. The gross deviation of the revised llouse district
under your proposal.
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L7. In your revised reapportionment proposal as set forth in
your ansr.rers to interrogatory number L5, have vou placed the
same whole county, tow:nshi.p, or census unit within tvro House
districts or omitted to place a whole county, township, or
census unit within a House district?
18. If you identified any Senate district in your answer to
interrogatory number 14, set out the following:
a. Each whole county, tovrnship, or census unit within
each Senate district listed in your ans$rer to j-nterroga-
tory number 14 which was included within the identified
Senate district for the purpose of diluting or minimizing
black voting strength.
b. Each vrhole county, tor.mship, or census unit within
each Senate district listed in your answer to interroga-
tory number 14 which was included vrithin the identified
Senate district which has the effect of diluting or
minimizing black voti-nq strength.
c. Pach whole county, township, or census unit vrithin
any Senate district which.-was excluded from any Senate
district listed in your ans\^rer to interrogatory number 14
for the purpose of diluting or minimizinq black voting
strength.
d. Each whole county, township, or census unit within
any Senate district which was exclude<l from any Senate
district listed in your anshrer to interrogatory number 14
which had the effect of diluting or mj-nimizing black
voting strength.
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19. If you have identified any Senate district in your ansvrer
to interrogatory number 14, set out the fo1lowing:
a. A1l Senate districts wherein you vrould alter the
legislative reapportionment plan to correct the alleged
deficiencies set out in Paragraph 115 of your Complaint.
b. Within each Senate district set out in your anst.rer to
interrogatory number 19(a), set out the following:
1. Each whole county, township, or census unit within
the revised Senate district under your proposal.
2. The total population of the revised Senate district
under your proposal.
3. The total number of whites r.rithin the revised
Senate district under your proposal.
4. The total number of hrlacks v:ithin the revise<1
sendte district of your proposal.
5. The percentage of whites rvithin the revised
Senate district under your proposal.
6. The percentage of blacks rvithin the revised
Senate district under your proposal.
?. The gross deviation of the revised Senate district
under your ProPosal.
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20. Will you attempt to prove that contemporaneous statements
of legislators regarding chapter 4 and 5 of the Extra session
Laws of 1982 rere made which indicate ttre purpose of discrimin-
ating against black voters andr/or of diluting black voting
strength on the part of the Legislature or any members thereof?
If so, set out the following.
a. The name of each Legislator who made such a statement.
b. The place he or she made the statement.
c. The date of the statement.
d. The exact statement he or she made.
e. The source through which you learned of the statement.
f. The name, address, and telephone number of such source.
g. If reported j-n the media, the name, address, and
telephone number of each such media outlet.
h. The date each media report was made and by whom.
i. Please attach a copy of each such media report.
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21. Does either the House of Representatives or senate
reapportionment plan enacted by the Legislature in 1982 enhance
or maintain the opportunity of any black incumbent to continue
in offj-ce? rf so, name the incumbent and the manner in which
the opportunity was enhanced or maintained.
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22. Does either the House of Representatives or Senate
reapportionment plan enacted by the Lecislature in L982 lessen
the opportunity of any brack incumbent to continue in office?
ff sor name the incumhent and the manner in which the oppor-
tunity was lessened.
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23. Do you al.lege that any whole counties, townships, or
census units in the 1982 legislative reapportionment prans
rrere transferred from any district where they would have had
a major impact in the election of a bLack Leeislator to one
where the electoral impact would be minor in the eLection of
a black Legislator?
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24. rf yo.ur answer to interrogatory number 23 r.ras in the
affirmative, set out the following;
a. fdentify the '.rhole county, township or census unit.
b. The House or Senate district wherein the whole county,
township t ot census unit is now l_ocated.
c. The percentage of blacks rvithin the House or senate
district as presently constituted in the I9g2
legislative reapportionment plans.
d. The number of people within the district as presently
constituted.
e. The tlouse or Senate district in r^/hich you believe
this whole county, township, or census unit should he
relocated, its present percentage of blacks and
number of people.
f. The percentage of blacks within the trvo districts
if the svritch you advocated vrere made.
g. The total number of residents in the tv:o districts
if the whole county, township, or census unit were
switched as you advocate.
h. The number(s) or name(s) of the vrhole county, tor.vnship,
or census unit previously specified in answer to
interrogatory number 24(a) in order to satisfy the
one-man, one-vote requirement.
i. The House or Senate district from which such v:hoIe
county, tovrnship, or eensus unit would be removed.
j. The gross deviatj-ons of all Ilouse and senate districts
by district as a consequence of the foregoing shifts
in whole county, township, or census units.
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25. rf you have dravrn or have in your possession statewide
reapportionment maps for the House of Representatives and the
senate which you prefer to be adopted, prease attach the same.
26. If you have no maps referred to in.interrogatory number 25,
please attach a drarving of each new district and the districts
contiguous to that district if such district vrere dratyn as you
advocate in response to interrogatory number 24.
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27. In your Paragraph 12I you state that "!he intent and effect
of the apportionment of the North Carolina General Assemhly
enacted in Chapters { and 5 of the Extra Session Lavrs of 1982
are to...deny plaintiffs ttreir right to use their vote effec-
tively. r
B. Explain the phrase rright to use their vote effec-
tivelyro as you employ it.
. b. Identify specifieally each component of the reappor-
tionment plans whieh you contend denied the plaintiffs
the right to use their vote effecti,veLy and explain
hovr the effective use of their vote was so denied.
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28. In Paragraph 127 you state that "the State of north Carolina
has a history of discrimination against black citizens in its
voter registration practices and in other election lawsr
regulations and practices rvhich have prevented plaintiffs and
other black citizens of this State from voting or from using
their votes effectively. " with respect to your Paragraph 127,
set forth the follorving:
a. All voter registration practices which have occurred
hj-storically in this SEate vrhich have prevented
plaintiffs and other black citizens of this State
from voting or from using their votes effecti-vely.
b. A11 voter registration practices in this State which
continue to prevent plaintiffs and other black
citizens of this State from voting or from using
their votes effectively.
c. All election laws which have historj-caI1v been
employed in this State to prevent plaintiffs and other
blacl'. citizens of this State from voting or from
using their votes effectively.
d. A11 election laws which continue to be enforced v'hich
prevent plaintiffs and other black citizens of this
State from voting or from using their votes effectively.
e. All regulations which have historicalllr been used to
prevent plaintiffs and other blacks of this State from
voting or from using their votes effectively.
f. All regulations which continue to be used to prevent
plaintiffs and other black citizens of thj-s State
from voting or from using their votes effectively.
g. All practices which have historically been used by the
State to prevent plaintiffs and other blacl: citiz.ens
of this State from voting or from using their votes
effectively.
h. AII practices which continue to be used to prevent
plaintiffs and other black citizens of this State
from voting or from us5-ng their votes effectively.
29. Can you state specific instances of the use of voter
registration practices or other election lawsr oE regulations,
or practices which have been used to prevent plaintiffs and
other black citizens of this state from voting or from using
their votes effectively? If sor list chronolooical.ly, by
date, the occurrence of each incident of preventing plaintiffs
and other black citizens of this state from voting or from
using their votes effectively.
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30. Your Paragraph L28 states "the North carorina General
Assembly has historically been unresponsive to the needs of
the blac]'- ci-tizens of the state of North carolina." 9et forth
the following:
a- Exprain the phrase "needs of the black citizens of
the State of North Carolinar,, as lrou employ it.
b. Give specific examples of occasions on whieh the llorth
carolina General Assembly has been unresponsive to
the needs of the black citizens of the state of North
Carolina and explain your anst{er.
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31. Do your statistj.cs indicate that any past lrlorth Carolina
House of Representatives or Senate reapportionment p1ans, enacted
by the Legislature after any decennial census, provided blacks
with a greater opportunity to erect representatives of their
choosing than do the current plans embodiect in Chapters 4 and 5
of the Extra session Lar.rs of Lgg2? rf So, identify the plan(s)
and explain your ansvrer.
32. Do your statistics indicate that any past North carolina
House of Representatives or senate reapportionment prans,
enacted by the Legislature after: any decennial censusr pro-
vided blacks with a greater opportunity to use their vote effec-
tively than do the current plans embodied in chapters 4 and 5
of the Extra session Laws of t9g2? rf so, i-dentify the plan(s)
and explain your anshrer.
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33. Do your statistics indicate that any past North Carolina
House of Representatives or Senate reapportionment plans,
enacted by the LegisLature after any decennial census, provided
blacks with as great an opportunity to elect representatives of
their choosing as do the current plans embodied in Chapters
4 and 5 of the Extra Session Laws of L982? If sor identify the
plan(s) and explain your answer.
34. Do your statistics indicate that any past Uorth Carolina
House of Representatives or Senate reapportionment p1ans,
enacted by the Legislature after any decennial census, provide{
blacks with as great an opportunity to use their vote effec!
tively as do the current plans embodied in Chapters 4 and 5
of the Extra Session Laws of L982? If sor ictentify the plan(s)
and explain your answer.
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35. State the name, address, employment, and telephone number
of each Person you t ill or may call as a witness at the trial
of this natter (rvith the exception of those experts, if any,
referred to in the next interrogatory) and further state the
substance of each such personts expected testinony.
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36. state the name, address, employm'ent, telephone number,
and qualifications of each Person you exPect to call as an
expert witness at the trial of this matter and further state
the subject matter on vrhich each such expert is expected to
testify.
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37. As to each expert named in the answer to interrogatory
number 36, state the substance of the facts and opinions to
which said experts ate expected to testify and give a summary
of the grounds for each opinion.
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38. Please attach to your answers to these interrogatories
true, complete, and correct copies of any and all documents
prepared by any such experts 6a €Xpert re}ating to this action.
39. State the name, address, telephone nurnlcer, and qual-ifications
of each expert whom you have retained or specifically employed
in anticipation of litigation or preparation of trial and who is
not expected to be cal1ed as a v'itness of the trial of this action.
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40. rndieate each occasion on vrhich each person named in the
answers to interrogatories number 35 and 36 has testified in
other legal proceedings regarding state legislative reappor-
tionment and describe the nature of his or her testimony in
each of those proceedingfs.
Respectfully submitted this *" 29 day of !,tarch , Lg82.
RUFUS L. EDHTSTEN
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Post Office Box 629
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602Telephone: (9I9) 733-3377
Norma Parrell
Tiare Smiley
Assistant Attorndy General
John Lassiter .
Associate Attorney General
Jerris Leonard
Kathleen KeenanJerris Leonard & Associates, p.e.
900 17th Street, I{.W.
Suite L020
$.rashington, D.C. 20006
Telephone: (202) 872-1095
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aJ-Iace, .Tr.
Attorney Geg6ral
Legal ^e.ffair'sey General's Office. Department of Justj.ce
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CERTTFICATE OF SEFVICE
r hereby certify that r have this day served the foregoing
InteEogatories and Reguests for Production upon plaintif f :'s
Attorneys by placing a copy of same in the united states post
Office, postage prepaid, addressed to:
,J. Levonne Chambers
Leslie l^Iinner
Chambers, Ferguson, Watt, Wallas,
Adkins & Fu11er, p.A.
951 South Independence Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina 29202
Jack Greenbert
James I"1. Nabrit, Iff
tlapeoleon B. .Wi11iams, Jr.
10 Columbus Circle
New York, Ner.r york 10019
Arthur J. Donaldson
Burke, Donaldson, Holshouser & Kererly
309 North t'Iain Streeti: -salisbury, North Carolina 2g144
Robert Il. llunter, Jr.
Attorney at Law
Post Office Box 3245
201 West Market Street
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402
This the 4- day of t{arch , lgl2.