Correspondence from Lucas to Judge Roth
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December 10, 1971

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Working Files - Williams. Motion to Stay Proceedings; Resolution 80/House Joint Resolution 1427, 1981. 2e2501d1-da92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/47d4ac69-3d9c-4a16-ab70-c6cd6871bc60/motion-to-stay-proceedings-resolution-80house-joint-resolution-1427. Accessed July 06, 2025.
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a tt FILED IN rHR UNITED srArES DIsrRIcr couRr ACT 21 lgf Bl FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTII CAROLTNA V I 't RATEIGH DMSION J. tilaH L[-(".:r,t,L. rilti?i( Lr. ' Dl:) iiiiCT r.i)Uill a.r:\ " r' crvrl No. 81-803-c'rv-5 'J !':\' RALPH GINGLES, €t 41., Plaintiffs, v. RUPUS L. EDMISTEN, etc., et a1., T{OTTON TO STAY ffi Defendants. The defendants in the above-entitled action move the Court to stay all proceedings in the action and to extend the time within which defendants need file answer to the Complaint in the action untj-I such time as the General Assembly reconvenes and redraws its apportionment plans for the North Carolina House of Representatives and Senate and until such tj-me as the Attorney General of the United Statesr pursuant to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 55, 42 U.S.C. S1973c, has apProved or objected to North Carolina's apportionment plans for the State Flouse of Representa- tives and State Senate and Congressr EIS well as Artlcle II, SS3(3) and 5(3) of the Constitution of North Carolina' As g:ounds therefor, defendants cite the affidavit of Alex K. Brock, Secretary-Director of the State Board of Elections, filed with defendants' Suggestion of Mootness and l'lotion to Dismiss on October '7, 1981, and the eertified copy of Resolution 80 of the 1981 Session of the. General Assembly (House Joint Resolution No. L4Z7) attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference' In view of the statutory and judicial preference for deferring consideration of constitutional questions in reapportionment litigation until preclearance has been obtained from the Attorney General of t the United States under 55 of the Voting Rights Act, and in the t interest of judicial economy, considering the announced intention of the North Carolina General Assembly to redraw tr+o of the challenged apportionment plans, the defendants submit to the -2- Court that a stay of a1l proceedings shoultl issue. Should the action be held in abeyance, defendants are amenable to continuing with any discovery appropriate under the circumstances. In addition to the matters cited abover this Motion is based on the accompanying Memorandum of Law and all pleadings, papers, and records in this action. Respectfully submitted, this tne 2l day of october, 1981' RUFUS L. EDM]STEN ATTORNEY GENERAL Deputf ,,/trt{,,/c. Attorney General's of fice P-ost office Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Telephone: (919) 733-3377 Tiare B. Smiley Norma Harrell Assistant Attorneys General James; WaJ-Iace , Jr. Deputly Attorney Genera ,,fyt Legal Affairs STATE OF NOR,TI{ CAFLOLINA Departrnent of The Secretar5r of Stcrte I, THAD EURE, Seeretary of State of the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify the following and hereto attached true copy of TWO RESOI.,UTTON 80 ( z ) sheets to be a , 1%r Sessions Laws entitled A .roINT RESOLUTION PROVTDING FoR THE GENERAL AssEMBLy To MEET TO CONSTDER REAPPORTIONMENT. ratified on the roth day of The Genera.l Assernbly the original of which is now on in this office. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I and affixed my official seal. october ,19ar ,by of North Carolina file and a matter of record have hereunto set my hand DONE IN the 2oth day of OFFICE at Raleigh, this o Secretary EESOLUTIOX 80 HOUSB {IOINI EESOIUIIOX 1427 A 'IOIXT EESOLUIIOX PEOVIDING TO8 TH8 GEXEEAL ASSEUBI.I 10 UE88 10 COISIDEE BEAPIOBTIOXUEII. , 8e it resolvecl by tbe Bouse of Eepr€seatatives, tbe Seoate coacurring: sectioa 1. Besolutioa 66,. session lars of 19g1r is aneaded by Eesolution 1. Sessioa tars Ertra Sessioa of 1991, is fuEtber aleaded by adtliog the folloring aer sectioas: Itsec. 1.1. rhea the Eouse aad seaate adJourl oa saturday, october 10, 19811 they staad aclJourned to recooyeae at DooD oa rhursday, october 29,. 1981, for a Bedistrictiug sessioa. Duriag the Betlistrictiog Sessior, oaly a bil,l to apportioo tb€ districts of tbe Xorth Caroliaa Bouse of gepr€seDtatives t a bill to apportioa the districts of tbe f,orth Caroliaa Seaate, and a Joiat resolutioD to provide for the adJourareat of the Geaeral lsseobly uatil iruDe 2, 1982, shall be ir order. ro joiat resolutioas to allor otber &easures to be coasidered shalJ' be ia orcler <luriug the Bedistrj.cting Sessioa. Sec. 7.2. tbe House Connittee on tegislative Eedistri.ctiag aad the Seaate Conoittee oa Eetlistrictiog-Seaate shall each neet aot later thaa lledaesday, october 27, 19s1, at a tine to be set by the chairraa of each connittee, to coasider bilJ.s reclistricting tbeir respective bouse of tbe Geoeral assenbly. rbe Eouse Corrittee oa Legielative Eertistrictiag aatl the Scnate Cornittee l t ij a a oD Eeilistrictiag-SeDate, shal.l eacb E€porit favorably a bi.]'1' as aneuded oE a contittee substi.tut€ rhichr cs aearly as Day be, apportiols the necbeEa of their house so as to represeat aa egual auober of ishabitants ia accordaDce ritb lrticle II of the Coastitutioo of Uorth Caroliua, Sectioas 3(1) aacl 5(1). Sucb bill as aneltl€al or connittee substitute sbal'l bc .TU, to be reported rbea the Geaeral Assesbly recoav€D€a oD Sbursday, October 29, 1981.n Sec. 2. Section 2 of Besolutioa 65, Session Lars of 1981, is aleailed by tleletiag the rords [Fall 1981 SessioDrr, aud iasertiag in lieu thereof the rortls trBedistricting Sessioan. sec. 3,. fhis resolutioa is effective uPo! ratificatioo. Io the Geoeral Asseubly read three tines aatl ratified, tbis th€ 10th daY of October, 1981. Janes C. Green Liston B. BanseY SpeaEer of tbe Bouse of Eepresentatives Eouse iloiut Eesolutioa 1t1272 ! I I Dresident of the Senate