Letter to three judge panel from Cox RE Preference for trial date

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October 27, 1999

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- Political Participation
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- Redistricting
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- Cromartie v. Hunt (Daly v. Hunt)
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- Cromartie v. Hunt (Daly v. Hunt)
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- North Carolina
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- Case Files
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- 86536e2c-e90e-f011-9989-7c1e5267c7b6

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October 27, 1999

By Overnight Mail

The Honorable Lacy H. Thornburg

United States Circuit Judge Designee

Fourth Judicial Circuit

United States District Court

Western District of North Carolina

241 United States Courthouse

100 Otis Street

Ashville, NC 28801-2611

The Honorable Terrence W. Boyle

Chief United States District Judge

United States District Court

Eastern District of North Carolina

306 East Main Street

Elizabeth City, NC 27907-0306

The Honorable Richard L. Voorhees

United States District Court Judge

United States District Court

Western District of North Carolina

195 Charles R. Jonas Federal Building

401 W. Trade Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

Re: Cromartie v. Hunt, No. 4:96-CV-104-BO(3)

Dear Judge Thornburg, Judge Boyle, and Judge Voorhees:

I am one of the two attorneys representing the defendant-intervenors in the above-

captioned case. I have received the order of this Court continuing our trial in this case with the

new trial date to be set by further order of the Court.

I respectfully request that the new trial date not be set for the week of November 29,

1999. I am currently representing parties in Maxwell v. Foster, Civil Action No. 3:98CV1378 , a

case pending before a three-judge court of the Western District of Louisiana. That case is

scheduled to go to trial on November 29, 1999 and is expected to last at least three to four days.

Consequently, I will not be available for trial in Cromartie during that week.

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The Honorable Lacy H. Thornburg

The Honorable Terrence W. Boyle

The Honorable Richard L. Voorhees

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In Cromartie, 1 have a substantial role on behalf of defendant-intervenors working with

both defendant, defendant-intervenor and plaintiff witnesses in this case. I am, therefore,

expected to have significant responsibilities for trial preparation and for conducting direct and

cross-examination of lay and expert witnesses at trial. It would be a serious hardship on

defendant-intervenors if I am unable to attend trial because I am required to appear at the

previously scheduled trial of Maxwell v. Foster. Therefore, I respectfully request that this Court

set trial for the Cromartie case for some date after November 29, 1999.

If there are any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at 202-682-

1300 (general) or 202-216-5568 (direct dial). Thank you.

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Educational Fund, Inc.

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CC; Adam Stein

Tiare B. Smiley

Robinson O. Everett

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