Correspondence from Menefee to Whyte (Clerk); Notice of Deposition; Correspondence from Menefee to Goldstein

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November 16, 1984

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- Lani Guinier
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- Major v. Treen
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- Major v. Treen
U.S. state
- Louisiana
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- Case Files
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Case Files, Major v. Treen Hardbacks. Correspondence from Menefee to Whyte (Clerk); Notice of Deposition; Correspondence from Menefee to Goldstein, 1984. a8b64ac4-c903-ef11-a1fd-6045bdec8a33. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/7fbedfcf-98cb-4ee4-9ee8-05b2a9b37cd3/correspondence-from-menefee-to-whyte-clerk-notice-of-deposition-correspondence-from-menefee-to-goldstein. Accessed November 05, 2025.

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    BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

405 VAN ANTWERP BUILDING 

P. D. BOX 1051 

MOBILE, ALABAMA 36633 

JAMES U. BLACKSHER TELEPHONE 

LARRY T. MENEFEE November 16, 1984 (205) 433-2000 
GREGORY B. STEIN 

Ms. Loretta Whyte, Clerk 
United States Courthouse 
for the Eastern District of Louisiana 
Chambers C-151 
500 Camp Street 
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 

Re: Barbara Major, et al. v. David C. Treen, 
C.A. No. 82-1192-Section C 
  

Dear Ms. Whyte: 

Please file the enclosed Notice of Deposition in the above- 
styled case. 

Thank you and best regards. 

Sincerely, 

BLACKSHER, Menefee & Stein, P.A, 

Larry T. Menefee 

LTM: pfm 

Encl. 

cc: All Counsel 

 



IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA 

BARBARA MAJOR, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

Civil Action No.82-1192 
Section C 

DAVID (. TREEN, etc... et a). 

Defendants. 

NOTICE OF DEPOSITION 
  

Patricia Bowers, Esq. 
Assistant Attorney General 
234 Loyola Avenue 
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that plaintiff will, pursuant to the 

provisions of Rule 30, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, take the 

deposition of Armand Derfner, Esq., at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, 

November 29, 1984, at the office of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, 

806 15th Street, N.W., Suite 94U, Washington, D.C.20005, before 

an officer authorized by law to take depositions and will 

continue from day to day until completed. 
“tha 

Respectfully submitted this 6 day of November, 1984.  



BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 
405 Van Antwerp Bldg. 
P.. 0. Box 1051 
Mobile, Alabama 36633 
(205) 433-2000 

WILLIAM P. QUIGLEY 
STEVEN SCHECKMAN 
R. JAMES KELLOGG 

QUIGLEY & SCHECKMAN 
631 St. Charles Avenue 
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 

(504) 524-0016 

STANLEY HALPIN 

2206 W. St.Mary 
Lafayette, Louisiana 70506 
(318) 367-2207 

LANI GUINIER 
LEGAL DEFENSE FUND 
99 Hudson Street 
16th Floor 
New York, New York 10013 
(212) 219-1900 

ARMAND DERFNER 
5520 33rd Street, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20015 
(202) 244-3151 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
  

TE 
I hereby certify that on this J£ day of November, 1984, 

a copy of the foregoing NOTICE OF DEPOSITION was served 

upon the following counsel of record:  



Patricia Bowers, Esq. 

Assistant Attorney General 
234 Loyola Avenue 
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 

and was properly addressed and deposited in the United States 

Mail, postage prepaid. 

 



BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

405 VAN ANTWERP BUILDING 

P. D. BOX 1051 

MOBILE, ALABAMA 36633 

JAMES U. BLACKSHER TELEPHONE 

LARRY T. MENEFEE November 15, 1984 (205) 433-2000 
GREGORY B. STEIN 

Barry L. Goldstein, Esq. 
NAACP Legal Defense Fund 
806 15th Street, N.W. 
Suite 940 
Washington, D.C. 20005 

Dear Barry: 

So that there not be any confusion, I wanted to make sure 
that you were aware that we are planning to have Lani Guinier's 
deposition taken at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 29, at 
the LDF Washington, D.C, offices. 

Best regards. 

Sincerely, 

BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 

rry T/ Menefee 

LTM: pfm 

cc: Lani Guinier, Esq. 
Armand Derfner, Esq.

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