Correspondence from Edmisten to Leonard; Motion for Extension of Time; Order

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LDF Attorneys
Cooperating Attorney
- Leslie J. Winner
Organization
- NAACP Legal and Educational Defense Fund, Inc.
Matter
- Gingles
Case
- Thornburg v. Gingles
U.S. state
- North Carolina
Collection
- Case Files
Taxonomy
Identifier
- 6c718c9c-d592-ee11-be37-00224827e97b

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Correspondence from Edmisten to Leonard; Motion for Extension of Time; Order, 1982. e40fc558-d792-ee11-be37-6045bddb811f. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/5d4228f7-f8e2-4572-afba-0ed5aa698e18/correspondence-from-edmisten-to-leonard-motion-for-extension-of-time-order. Accessed May 22, 2025.

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May 3, 1982

Honorable J. Rich Leonard, Clerk
United States District Court
Eastern District of North Carolina
Federal Building
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611

Re: Ralph Gingles, €t dl., v. Rufus
Civil No. 81=803-CIV-5
Alan V. Pugh, et d1., v. James
Civil I'Io. 81-1066-CIV-5

Edmisten, €t a1.,

B. Hunt, Jr., etc., €t dl.,

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RUFU' L EDHITTEN
ATTOIXIY OfrfIrAL

Dear 1,1r. Leonard:

Enclosed please find, for filing, the original and three
copies of defendants' MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME and proposed
ORDER.

Please mark one copy "Filed" and return the same to me in
the enclosed, stamped envelope.

Thank you for your usual cooperation.

Very truly yours,

RUFUS L. EDMISTEN

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IN THE UTIITED STATES DISTRICT'COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA

.RALEIGH DTSTRTCT

RALPII GINGLES,

v.

RUFUS EDMISTEN,

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ALAN V. PUGH, €t dI.,
Plaintiffs

No. 81-1066-CrV-sv-

JAMES B. HUNT, JR., etc., €t dI.,. Defendants,

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TTME

l{OW COI{E the def endants, by and through their counsel of
record, and respectfully pray the Court that they be granted

an extension of time to June 3, 1982, in which to respond to

the.Pugh plarntiffs' Application fo:r Hearing and for Preliminary

Injunction and Other Equitable Re1ief,. filed with the Court on

April 23, t982. Plaintiffs stipulate that such an extension

would be both reasonable and, under the current circumstances 
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surrounding the case, proper and have consented to the granting

of the motion.

Respectfully submitted, thjs tne 7 day of May, Lg82.

RUFUS L. EDMISTEN
ATTORNEY GENERAL

Attorney Generalrs Office
N. C. Department of Justice
Post Office Box 629
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
Telephone: (919) 733-3377
Attorney for Defendants

Norma llarrell
Tiare Smiley
Assistant Attorney General

John Lassiter
Associate Attorney General

Jerris Leonard
Jerris Leonard & Associates
900 17th Street, N. W. - Suite 1020
Washington, D. C. 20006
Telephone: (202) 872-I095

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IN TIIE UNITED STATES .DTSTRTCT COURTrOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT Or NONTH'CANOLri.rA
RALEIGH DIVTSTON

RALPH GfNGLES, €t a1., )Plaintiffs )

v. i No. 81_803_crv-s
)RUFUS EDMfSTEN, et dI., )Defendants )

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ALAN V. PUGII, €t al., )Plaintiffs )
)r: ) No. 81_1066-Crv_5
)JAMES B. HUNT, JR. r .etc., et aI., tDefendants. )

ORDER

FoR GooD CAUSE srlowN, it is hereby order'ed .that the
defendants -tir ttre above-entitled actions are hereby granted an
ext'ension of time to June 3, Lgg2, in which to respond to the
Pugh praintiffs' Apprication for Hearing for preriminary
Injunction and Other Equitable Relief.

This the _ day of l,tay, Lgg2.

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U. S. Eastern District..of

North Carolina

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this day served the
going MOTIOIiI FOR EXTENSIOI{ OF TIME and proposed ORDER
Plaintiffs' Attorneys by placing a copy ,of same in the
States Post Office, postage prepaid, addressed to:

J. Levonne Chambers' Leslie Winner
Chambers, Ferguson, Watt, Wa11as, .

. Adkins & Fu11er, P.A.

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Jack Greenberg
James M. I.Iabrittr IIf
Lani Guinier
10 Columbus Circle

Yoqk, New York 10019

Arthur J. Donaldson
Burke, Donald6on, Holshouser & Kenerly
309 North Main Street
Salisbury, North Carolina 28L44

Robert N. Hunter, Jr
Attorney at Law
Post Office Box 3245
2OI West Market Street
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402

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