Correspondence from Woodward to Schwartz (Judge); from Pottinger to DeJean
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November 26, 1976 - June 30, 1988

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Case Files, Chisom Hardbacks. Correspondence from Woodward to Schwartz (Judge); from Pottinger to DeJean, 1976. 5283c89c-f411-ef11-9f89-0022482f7547. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/55fed1c1-2636-47fd-902f-ce46215fdacc/correspondence-from-woodward-to-schwartz-judge-from-pottinger-to-dejean. Accessed May 18, 2025.
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• M. TRUMAN WOODWARD. JR. MAYWOOD H. HILLYER, JR. G. HENRY PIERSON, JR. JOSEPH B. MILLER MICHAEL J. MOLONY. JR. DAVID CONROY WILSON S. SHIRLEY. JR. JOHN C• CHRISTIAN CLAUDE E. HALL GUY C • LYMAN. JR. J. HENRY PHILLIPS III NEAL D. HOBSON HAYWOOD H. HILLYER III F. FRANK FONTENOT WILLIAM C. GAMBEL HERSCHEL L. HAAG III CHARLES A. SNYDER RICHARD A. WHANN EMILE A. WAGNER III CHARLES D. MARSHALL...M. JAMES K. IRVIN HILTON S. BELL N. HAMPTON CARVER MILLING, BENSON, WOODWARD, HILLYER, PIERSON & MILLER A PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATIONS HENRY BERNSTEIN W. RICHARD HOUSE, JR. KENNEDY J. GILLY, JR. KATHERINE GOLDMAN JOSEPH W. LOONEY J. GRANT COLEMAN* M. TAYLOR DARDEN* CHARLES F. SEABOLT • GEORGE EI•JURGENS III. DAVID N. CULPEPPER* JOHN W. COLBERT* FREDERICK J. PLAEGER II* FRANK A. TESSIER • J. CLIFFORD ROGILLIO• BRUCE R. HOEFER. JR.* JOHN M. GOLDEN' MARGUERITE K. KINGSMILL • DAVID N. SCHELL,JR.• ANDREW PODOLNICK • LINDSAY ELLIS LANAUX • PATRICK A.TALLEY. JR.' JOSEPH S. SCHWERTZ, JR .• WILLIAM T. FINN. LAFAYETTE JACK C. CALDWELL • PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATIONS EXCEPT * SUITE TWENTY-THREE HUNDRED 909 POYDRAS STREET NEW ORLEANS 70112-1017 TELEPHONE (504) 569 -7000 TELECOPIER (504) 569-7001 mce MAIL "MILLING- ABA NET 15656 CABLE "MILUNG" TELEX 584211 1011 COOLIDGE STREET LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70503 TELEPHONE (318) 232-3929 PLEASE REPLY TO NEW ORLEANS OFFICE June 30, 1988 Honorable Charles Schwartz, Jr. Judge, Section A United States District Court Eastern District of Louisiana 500 Camp Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 GERALD J. HUFFMAN, JR. MICHAEL R. C. RIESS J. PATRICK GAFFNEY GEORGE R. IRVINE III STEPHEN C. CARLETON JOHN F. LANDRUM MARION L. FAGAN KAREN L.CLARK ROY E. BLOSSMAN TALMAGE M. WATTS RAYMOND G. AREAUX LINDA A. HOFFMAN DAVID I. READER ERNY G. SIMMONS JEFFREY T. PARKER MURRAY A. CALHOUN RANDALL R. LASAUVE MARY L. GRIER HOLMES JEANETTE B. BENTLEY MAX J. COHEN VICTORIA D. JOHNSON W. MICHAEL WORKMAN AJAY VERNA JOHN ANTHONY DUNLAP WAYNE G. ZERINGUE. JR. CHRISTOPHER M. PARKS JEAN W. SWEENEY JENNIFER A. McDANIEL LEN R. BRIGNAC JANIS VAN MEERVELD THOMAS J. MCGOEY II ELIZABETH RIDNOUR HAAK JOHN P. EVERETT OF COUNSEL Re: Ronald Chisom, et al v. Edwin Edwards, et al C/A #87-3463, United States Court of Appeals for •the Fifth Circuit Dear Judge Schwartz: At the request of Mr. Robert Pugh, I am enclosing herewith photocopy of Assistant Attorney General J. Stanley Pettinger's letter to Mr. Kenneth C. DeJean of November 26, 1974. I am enclosing copies thereof with copies of this letter to Messrs. Pugh, Dennery and Quigley. Please be further advised that in response to your inquiry as to the status of the legislative bill relating to a Missouri-type plan, the matter passed out of committee four to one favorably on May 30. It was brought up on the same day under a special order that they were four votes short of the required two-thirds majority for a constitutional amendment and the bill remains viable, but with no further action having been taken thereon. With kindest regards, I am Sinc M. Truman Woodward, Jr. MTW,Jr/bb/4214N 111.0M. EXHIBI 11151NNI:1:)-.W &PraiaWi Avmmer" 044WIMM4. AX"e"e • ) S:C&A- 111, Fritarlurnti astiet 71111cahing(inl. 205)0 Kenneth C. DaJean Assistant Attorney General State of Louisiana Department of Justice State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804 Dea.r Mr. DeJean: NOV 26 1974 ['-') r,71747:171-.;/7•71 ti., !I c..;..-. (griCE Ow ATIOredy SKTC:v This is in reference to your submission of the Louisiana State Constitution submitted to the Attorney General pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Your Dui/mission was received complete (with the exception of tbe additional information requested, but not yet received, concerning Article VIII, Section 10(b)), on October 31 1974. The Attorney General does not int8rpOae at objection to the coppleted part of the submission. However, no decision yet can be made with regard to Article VIII, Section 10(b). We feel a responsibility to point out that the failure of the Attorney General to object to the completed part of the submission does not bar any subsequent judicial action to enjoin the enforcement of such changes. We also would like to cell to your attention that our review of Article VIII-Education, for which the Eubcistion is complete, considered Fifteenth Anendment aspects of the submis- sion only and should not be construed to be a deter- mination of any other issues arising under federal law. Sincerely, • STANLEY INGER istant Att. ey Gener Civil Righta Division