List of Interrogatories
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March 22, 1985
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
BARBARA MAJOR, ET AL CIVIL, ACTION
versus NO. 82-1192
DAVID C. TREEN, ET AL SECTION C
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INTERROGATORIES
Mr. Kellogg
Mr. Quigley
Mr. Scheckman
Mr. Halpin
Miss Guinier
Mr. Derfner
Mr. Menefee
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that defendants request, pursuant
to Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, that the
attorneys seeking fees in this matter, answer under oath on or
before April 24, 1985 the following written interrogatories.
Responses to one interrogatory or part of an interrogatory may
be incorporated by reference in response to other interrogatories
if, and only if, the clarity and completeness of the response
will not be compromised.
As used in this discovery request, masculine pronouns
are intended to refer to both men and women.
In answering these interrogatories, you are required
to furnish all information available to you, including information
in the possession of your attorney or any person acting in your
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or his behalf, and not merely such information as is known of
your own personal knowledge. If you cannot answer any particular
interrogatory or interrogatories in full after exercising due
diligence to secure the information sought, so state and answer
to the extent possible, specifying your inability to answer the
remainder.
You are reminded of your duties, under the provisions
of Rule 26 (e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to season-
ably supplement your responses.
l. To Mr. Kellogg, Mr. Scheckman, Mr. Quigley, Mr.
Menefee: List your actual hourly rate or rates (if a particu-
lar client gets different rates for different types of work)
each non-contingent client for the last three years. If you
feel that some clients' names or the business you have done for
them is confidential, you may use codes in your answer as long
as the Court is provided with an in camera list of codes and
client names or types of work.
2. To Mr. Kellogg, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Scheckman, Mr.
Halpin, Mr. Derfner, Mr. Menefee: Were you guaranteed fees by
LDF whether you won this case or not? Were you promised future
business by LDF?
3. To Mr. Rellogg, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Scheckman, Mr.
Halpin, Mr. Derfner, Mr. Menefee, Miss Guinier: Identify each
person whom you expect to call as a witness at the attorneys’
fees hearing in this action by responding to the following:
(a) Identify such person by name, address, occupation,
and employer, and state the education and/or training that he
has received upon which plaintiffs intend to rely in establishing
the credibility of his testimony and his expertise if he is to
be used as an expert;
(b) State the subject matter upon which he is expected
to testify;
(c) State the substance of the facts and opinions to
which he is expected to testify;
(d) Give a summary of the grounds for each such fact
and opinion listed above;
(e) Provide a current copy of his curriculum vitae
if he has one including a copy of any scholarly papers, including
but not limited to dissertations, all published articles, books,
and manuscript of any description whatsoever.
(f£) Identify fully any papers, treatise or any published
work upon which he intends to rely in support of his opinion
and/or testimony.
4. To Mr. Menefee: How many §1988 fee requests have
you handled prior to Major v. Treen? List those fee requests
by name; court; case number; reported citation, if any; amount
of fee requested; whether the fee requested was for yourself
or others or both; the amount of the request and the amount awarded
or settled upon; whether the fee requested was for yourself and/or
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the other parties; the hourly rate requested and the hourly rate
awarded or settled upon as to yourself and/or the other parties.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM J. GUSTE, JR.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
KENDALL L. VICK
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
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PATRICIA NALLEY BOWERS OD
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL 4
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
234 LOYOLA AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70112
PHONE: (504) 568-5575
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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served upon counsel for all parties by mailing the same
to each, properly addressed and postage prepaid
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