Index to Hardback 20A

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  • Case Files, LULAC and Houston Lawyers Association v. Attorney General of Texas Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Index to Hardback 20A, 1991. bc4461d3-1f7c-f011-b4cc-6045bdffa665. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/4d194feb-510a-4229-b8f3-43e6ca79d1cc/index-to-hardback-20a. Accessed November 06, 2025.

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    LULAC V. MATTOX -0844-02 HB#20A   

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1/2 Ltr. to Clerk Spaniol fr S.V. Wheatley 
w/Appearance form for filing 1 

1/3 Ltr. to Clerk Sup.Ct. fr R.Hicks 
stating that Dan Morales succeeded 
Jim Mattox and the record should show 2 

1/711 Ltr. to Clerk fr. R.H. Mow Entz waives 
right to file a brief in opposition 
to pet. for cert. 3 

1/14 Ltr. and Certificate of Service w/Harris 
County District Judge Sharolyn Wood’s 
Brief, etc. 4 

1/16 Ltr. to S.Ifill fr. E.Clements stating 
first two lines at top of page 19 were 
mistakenly printed w/a correct copy 5 

1/ Appearance form signed by R. Hicks 6 

1/17 Ltr. to Clerk Sup.Ct. according to 
Rule 35.3 J.Hannah should be 
substituted for Bayoud 7 

1/18 Ltr. to Counsel of Record fr Clerk 
Spaniol’s assistant, Nelsen stating 
pet. for writ of cert. was granted and 
1 hr. allotted for oral argument 8 

1/23 Memo fr S.Ifill to pltfs giving up to 
date info on the case and filing of brief 
in 30 days and oral argument during the 
week of April 22 9 

1/28 Ltr. to counsel of record designation 
of record included in joint appendix 
w/Certificate of Service 10 

1/28 Memo to B.Garrett, R. Rios, E. Cloutman, 
E. B. Cunningham, S.Ifill, G.McDonald 
and D.Hall fr S. Finkelstein re splitting 
oral argument a motion should be made and 
the deadline is 15 days 11 

1/30 Ltr. to Clerk Spaniol fr Clerk Ganucheau 
w/ Index of papers sent to Supreme Ct. 12 

 



  

  

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Ltr. to Clerk Vagner fr Case Manager 
Boudoin of Ct. of Appeals stating certi- 
fied copy of judgment was made 

Ltr to Counsel fr R.Hicks stating 
received petitioner-appellants’ 
designation of parts of record to be 
included in joint appendix and stating 
two additional pleadings will be included 

Ltr. to all Counsel fr Seagal Wheatley 
designating additional matters to 
joint appendix 

Ltr. to All Counsel of Record fr J.Clements 
designating additional matters to 
joint appendix 

Ltr. to S.V. Wheatley fr R. Hicks stating 
clients have not been granted intervenor 
status 

Ltr. to R. Hicks fr S.Wheatley stating 
clients have a right to participate in 
oral argument 

Ltr. to Counsel fr R.H. Mow, Jr. 
designating documents to be included in 
the joint appendix (1) Entz’ Answer to 
Pltf-Intervenors Oliver, White and Tinsley 
(2) Entz’ First Amended Answer to LULAC’s 
Second Amended Complaint 

Ltr. to F.Lorson fr R.B. McDuff requesting 
the following order for - Houston Lawyers 
consolidated with LULAC 

Ltr. to S.Ifill (FAX) fr E.Johnson re 
contributing towards amicus brief and 
offering help if they can 

Ltr. via Telecopy and Certified Mail RRR 
to R.D. McDuff fr D.C. Godbey stating no 
objection to filing of a brief amicus 
curiae in support of petitioners, and 
Respondent Entz 

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Ltr. to S.Ifill fr M.D. Gelfand requesting 
ltr. for permission to file amicus brief 
on behalf of petitioners 

Ltr. to J.Garmel fr Seagal V.Wheatley sta- 
ting that T.Rickhoff, S.D.Reed, J.J. Specia, 
Sid Harle, S.Macrae and M.P.Peden do not 
object to filing an amicus brief w/copy of 
ltr. sent to U.S. Supreme Court 
giving consent 

Ltr. to S8.1fill via Facsimile fr S.V. 
Wheatley stating he is enclosing the 
additional matters to be included in 
the Appendix 

Ltr. to S.Ralson fr Asst.Clerk Nelsen, 
Sup. Ct. re: oral argument 4/22/91 

Ltr. to Clerk of Supreme Court fr D. 
Godbey respondent Entz consents to 
addition of American Jewish Committee 
as amici curiae 

Ltr. to Suter, Clerk of Supreme Ct 
fr J.Clements notifying the Court 
that Respondent Harris County 
District Judge Wood consents to filing 
of amicus curiae brief of the United 
Jewish Committee 

Ltr. to Clerk Spaniol fr C.S.Ralston 
stating enclosing 40 copies of Brief 
with Joint Appendix for Chisom also 

Certificate of Service to all parties 
was served 

Proof of Service of Motion for Leave 
to File Brief and Brief of the 
American Judicature Society as Amicus 
Curiae in Support of Neither Party 

Ltr. to Clerk Spaniol fr C.Ralston 
re: 40 copies of the Brief of Petitioners 
and Joint Appendix 

Ltr. to Clerk Suter, Supreme Ct fr 
R.Hicks re: appearance of S.V. Wheatley  



  

  

  

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Ltr. to Garrett fr J.LeVonne Chambers 
stating that Chambers will argue the 
case on April 22 and identifying 
meeting with him in N.Y. 

Ltr. to Clerk Suter, Sup.Ct. fr. R.Hicks 
w/citations of authority of who repre- 
sents state officials 

Ltr. to Clerk Spaniol fr. B. Cunningham 
giving consent for The American Judicature 
Society to file an amicus brief 

Memo to Pltfs and Interested Parties 
fr S.A.Ifill cc: G.McDonald stating 
that she is enclosing a copy of briefs 
filed in Sup. Ct. re: HLA and Chisonm 

Ltr. to Clerk Suter fr S.Wheatley stating 
Mr. Hicks concerns be resolved between 
counsel rather than involving the Court 
and suggestions made 

Argument Form for Supreme Court 

Certified Ltr.to Clerk, Sup. Ct. fr 
D.C. Godbey w Respondent Judge Entz’s 
Motion for Divided Oral Argument 

Federal Ex. to Clerk Spaniol fr J. 
E.Clements w/Deft-Intervenor Judge 
Sharolyn Wood’s Motion to Divide 
Time and Argument form 

Ltr. to Clerk Suiter fr S.Wheatley fr 
respondents consent for the Florida 
conference of Circuit Judges to file 
an amicus curiae brief 

Telecopy and certified mail to R.Labasky 
fr B.M. Rubarts w/Ltr. to R.A. Labasky fr 
J.E. Clements consenting to file of 
amicus curiae brief 

(2) Statement of Cost of Printing Joint 
Appendix 

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Ltrs. to Cloutman, B.Cunningham, S. 
Finkelstein, W.L. Garrett, G.K. 
McDonald and Rios fr S.A.Ifill w/ 
copies to J.Chambers and C.S.Ralston 
confirmation of meeting on 3/25 at 
12 noon and by FAX 

Fed. Ex. Ltr. to Clerk Suter fr. R. 
Hicks w/Texas’s Response in Opposition 
to Motions for Divided Argument for 
Respondents 

Ltr. to Prof. Amsterdam fr. S.Ifill 
stating briefs are enclosed for Chisom 
also and the moot courts will be 
and argument will be 4/22 

Certificate of Service for filing State- 
ment of Cost of Printing Joint Appendix 

(2)Ltr. to C.S.Ralston fr. Clerk Suter 
stating that motion of S.Wood for 
argument was denied 

Ltr. to Masrshal Wong fr J.E. Clements 
re: reserved space in the public section 

Fed. Ex. Ltr. to Assistant Clerk Nelsen 

fr R.Hicks w/amended Argument Form 

Ltr. to J.Chambers fr S. Finkelstein 

re: discussing case and sending other 
documents in the case 

Argument Supreme Court Form 

Ltr. to S.Ifill fr T.Amsterdam thanking 
for materials and requesting time for 
moot 

Ltr. to J.Berger fr S.A.Ifill inviting 
him to participate in moot on 4/8 

Ltr. to Clerk Spaniol fr E.V. Keyes 
stating 40 copies of Brief for 
Respondent-Intervenor Judge Wood 
w/ Certificate of Service 

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4/3 Ltr. to J.Chambers fr W.L. Garrett 
re: reservations Orozco, R. Rios, 
Susana Rios, and L.Read 57 

4/10 Ex, Mail to Sup. Ct. Clerk fr. E. 
Cloutman reserving seats for argument 
4/22/91 58 

4/10 Ltr. Clerk Nelson of Sup.Ct. fr S. 
Finkelstein re: Joint Appendix 
including an incomplete copy of Pltfs’ 
Second Amended Complaint 59 

4/10 Ex. Ltr. to 8.1fil)l fr E.Cloutman w/ 
Ex. Ltr. to. Clerk of Sup. Ct. re: 
reserving seats 60 

4/12 Telecopy ltr. to 8.1fill fr. R. Hicks 
re omission of state’s answer to the 
second amended complaint, Exhibit A 
w/ two omitted pages 61 

4/14 (2)Ltrs. to Marshal Wong fr J.Chambers 
reserving six seats for argument 
of Aprill 22, 1991 62

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