Letter to three judge panel RE: Trial date
Correspondence
November 15, 1999

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Case Files, Cromartie Hardbacks. Letter to three judge panel RE: Trial date, 1999. 64c0385f-f80e-f011-9989-002248226c06. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/3836dceb-9c30-4ea9-a879-39029b306249/letter-to-three-judge-panel-re-trial-date. Accessed June 14, 2025.
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1 State of North Carolina MICHAEL F. EASLEY Department of Justice ATTORNEY GENERAL % P. O. BOX 629 REPLY TO: Tiare B. Smiley RALEIGH Special Litigation rt (919) 716-6900 2 2D. DC 276020320 FAX: (919) 716-6763 November 15, 1999 VIA FACSIMILE AND U.S. MAIL The Honorable Lacy H. Thornburg United States Circuit Judge Designee, Fourth Circuit 241 U.S. Courthouse 100 Otis Street Asheville, North Carolina 28801 The Honorable Terrence W. Boyle Chief District Court Judge 306 East Main Street, Federal Building Post Office Drawer 306 Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27907 The Honorable Richard L. Voorhees United States District Court Judge 195 Charles R. Jonas Federal Bldg. 401 W. Trade Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Re: Cromartie Trial Date Dear Sirs: It has just come to my attention that the continuance of the trial date in the Cromartie case from November 1, 1999 to an unspecified future date could result in a potential conflict. Senator Roy Cooper, who is Chairman of the Senate Redistricting Committee and one of defendants’ main trial witnesses, is scheduled to be in Israel from November 27 through December 3, 1999, with the North Carolina Israeli Partnership. The trip involves economic development and technology issues and the Senator is making the trip in his legislative capacity. The Honorable Lacy H. Thornburg The Honorable Terrence W. Boyle The Honorable Richard L. Voorhees November 15, 1999 Page 2 Although defendants do not wish to cause any undue delay in setting this case for trial, we would appreciate your taking Senator Cooper’s prior commitment into consideration. Very truly yours, 3 £0 102 5 z Tiare B. Smiley Special Deputy Attorney General TBS\sp CC! All counsel Senator Roy Cooper