Letter to Wadsworth from Blacksher RE: Proposed Rearrangement of Order of Cases for Oral Argument

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June 6, 1977

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  • Case Files, Bolden v. Mobile Hardbacks and Appendices. Letter to Wadsworth from Blacksher RE: Proposed Rearrangement of Order of Cases for Oral Argument, 1977. 6da658c0-cdcd-ef11-8ee9-6045bddb7cb0. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/5b28cffa-8efd-4f3a-a8dd-debbe4dafab6/letter-to-wadsworth-from-blacksher-re-proposed-rearrangement-of-order-of-cases-for-oral-argument. Accessed November 23, 2025.

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    CRAWFORD, BLACKSHER, FIGURES & BROWN 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

1407 DAVIS AVENUE 

MOBILE, ALABAMA 36603 

VERNON Z. CRAWFORD TELEPHONE 432-1621 

JAMES U. BLACKSHER AREA CODE (203) 

MICHAZL A. FIGURES 

W. CLINTON BROWN, JR. 

GREGORY B. STEIN 

LARRY T. MENEFEE 

June 6, 1977 

Mr. Edward W. Wadsworth, Clerk 
U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit 
Room 102 - 600 Camp Street 
U. S. Court of Appeals Courthouse 
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 

Re: Bolden, ‘et Bl. Vv, City Of Mobile, eval. 
Appeals Nos. 76-4210 and 7 7-J0LD : 

  

Dear Mr. Wadsworth: 

We represent the plaintiffs-appellees in the subject appeals, 
which have been set for oral argument on June 13, 1977. Also 
to be argued on the same docket are two other voting rights 
cases, Nevett v. Sides, 76-2951, and B U.L.L. v, Cicy of 
Shreveport, /6-3619. Presently, Nevett is scheduled to be argued 
first, B.U.L.L. v. Shreveport second, and Bolden third. 

    

  

  

I have consulted Mr. Ed Still, counsel for plaintiffs-appellants 
Nevett, et al., and Mr. Charles Williams, counsel for plaintiffs- 
appellees Blacks United for Lasting Leadership, and they join me 
in requesting that the order of oral argument be changed so that 
Bolden v. City of Mobile is argued first, B.U.L.L. v. Shreveport 
second, and Nevett v. Sides third. We believe this rearrangement 
of the order of the cases for oral argument will assist both the 
parties and the Court in focusing on the issues common to all 
three cases. 

    

  

informed by Mr. Charles Arendall, counsel for the defendant- 
ants City of Mobile, et al., that he and Mr. Neil Dixon, 

u 1 for defendants- appellants City of Shreveport, et 2% 
jections to this rearrangement of the order of oral argumen 

ndall attempted to contact Mr. Reid Ba: : “counsel for 

; ees Sides, et al., but was that Mr. Ba 
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request that you submit our request to the panel 
possible opportunity so that we may have their 

Best regards. 

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