Stipulation of Class Action

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LDF Attorneys
Cooperating Attorney
- Leslie J. Winner
Organization
- NAACP Legal and Educational Defense Fund, Inc.
Matter
- Gingles
Case
- Thornburg v. Gingles
U.S. state
- North Carolina
Collection
- Case Files
Taxonomy
Identifier
- c1cdd435-d792-ee11-be37-000d3a574715

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Stipulation of Class Action, 1982. c1cdd435-d792-ee11-be37-000d3a574715. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/6b2e2185-9e5d-4542-b674-d1b856fa9ca7/stipulation-of-class-action. Accessed May 15, 2025.

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IN TIIE I]NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR TI{E EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTIT CAROLINA

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RALPH GINGLES, et aI.,
Plaintiffs,

V.

RiIFUS EDMISTEN, etc. , €t &1. ,

Defendants.

STIPUI4.TION OF CI/,SS ACTION

Plaintiffs and defendanrs in the acrion of Ralph Gingles,

et al. v. Rufus Edmisten, et al., No. 8I-803-CIV-5 agree that
it is in the best interest of all parties to this action for
the action to proceed as a class action. rhe parties further
stipulate that the class of all. black residents of the State of
North Carolj.na who are registered E.o vote is an appropriate class

which meeEs the prerequisite set our in Rule 23(a) and (b) (2).

In addition, Ehe parties to Gingles v. Edmisten do not objecE to
Ehe exclusion of the black named plaintiffs in Pugh, €r al., v.
Hunt, et al., No. 81-1066-CIV-5, from the class certified in
Gingles, et al. v. Ed:nisten, et al.

This day of April , L982.

Suite 730 East Independence PLaza
951 South Independence Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
704 / 37s-8461
Attorney for Plaintiffs

Deprrty Attorney for Legal Affairs
AEtorney General's Office
North Carolina Department of JusEice
Post Office Box 629
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
9L9 /733-3377

Attorneys for Defendants

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Chambers , iF'erguson, WaEt , Wallas ,
Adkins & Fuller, P.A.



CERITIFICATE OF SERVICE

r hereby certify Ehat r have Ehis day served rhe foregoing

sEipulation of class Action upon all other parties by placing

a eopy of sarDe in the united states Post office, postage prepaid,

addressed to:

Arthur J. Donaldson
Burke, Donaldson, ilolshouser & Kerely
309 North Main Streer
Salisbury, North Carolina 28L44

Robert N. Ilunter, Jr.
Post 0ffice Box 3245
201 l.iest MarkeE SEreet
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402
Attorneys for plaintiffs in Pugh v. Hunt

Ttris the _ day of April, L982.

ATTORNEY FOR

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