Smallwood Appellants' Application for Extension of Time to File Brief on the Merits with Certificate of Service
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April 27, 2000

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Case Files, Cromartie Hardbacks. Smallwood Appellants' Application for Extension of Time to File Brief on the Merits with Certificate of Service, 2000. de2e5ed4-da0e-f011-9989-7c1e5267c7b6. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/2802d6e7-3a14-4031-b7b8-9cfc53dd68f2/smallwood-appellants-application-for-extension-of-time-to-file-brief-on-the-merits-with-certificate-of-service. Accessed July 01, 2025.
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CHAMBERS, FERGUSON, WATT, WALLAS, ADKINS & FULLER, P.A ATTORNEYS AT LAW SUITE 73O EAST INDEPENDENCE PLAZA 951 SOUTH INOEPENOENCE BOULEVARO CHARLOTTE. NORTH CAROLINA 28202 TELEPHONE 1704t 375-8461 May 11, L982 JULIUS LEVONNE CHAMBERs JAMES E, FERGUSON, II MELVIN L, WATT JONATHAN WALLAS KARL ADKINS JAMES C, FULLER. JR. YVONNE MIMS EVANS JOHN W. GRESHAM RONALO L. GIBSON GILOA F, GLAZER LESLIE J, WINNER JOHN T, NOCKLEBY' . OF D C BAR ONLY Honorable F. T. Dupree, Jr. Chief Judge United States District Court Eastern District of North Carolina Post Office Drawer 27585 Raleigh, North Carolina 276LL Re: Gingles v. Edmisten, No. 81-803-Civ-5 Pugh v. Hunt, No. 81-1066-Civ-5 Dear Judge Dupree: As I am sure you are aware, in late April, L982, the North Carolina General Assembly once again amended its apportion- ment of the North Carolina House of Representatives and Senate. These apportionments were then submitted to the Unj-ted States Department of Justice for preclearance under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, and on April 30, L982 rrere precleared. A primary eLection has been scheduled for June 29, L982. The Gingles plaintiffs do not intend to attempt to enjoin this election but do intend to proceed with this action seeking final injunctive relief after a trial on the merits. It is my understanding that the Pugh plaintiffs will not atLempt to obtain preliminary relief to enjoin the June primary either. On Febr:uary 22, L982, the parties to Ginglgs and to Pueh entered into a set of stipulations which irrcluded a Effiula- tion that the parties would complete discovery in the attion !y the 30th day following the United States Attorney General-'s decision on the preclearance of the apportionment pian and that arl responses to interrogatories ind requests would be due in 15 days following service. Because expedited consideration of this matter no longer appears to be necessary, this truncated discovery process does Honorable F. T. Dupree, Jr. May 11, 1982 Page 2 lot appeer to be appropriate at this time. r have spoken with James trIallace,, attorney for the defendants and Robert Hunter,attorney for the Pugh plaintiffs, and they join me in this re-quest that the paiEiEs either be allowed to-enter into a newdiscovery stipulation or that the court schedule an initialpretrial conference in order to establish a discovery schedule. A11 parties are _cgrrently proceeding with discovery,-and we alr ]Bree thqt we will be able to concui on a new distovery stipu-lation if the court so permits. rn addition, Mr. wallale r"l gyggts that the stipulation be delayed unril after rhe June zg, L982 primary is he1d. On behalf of all counsel, I thank you for your continued patience and cooperation. LJW: ddb cc: Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Sincerely, '4*l*M|'Le*1i6 J. Winner Arthur J. Donaldson Robert N. Hunter, Jr. Jerris Leonard Napoleon Williams J. Rich Leonard w/three copies