Letter from Lani Guinier to Hon. Alexander Stevas RE: Edmisten v. Gingles Motion to Dismiss or Affirm

    August 3, 1984

Honorable Alexander L. Stevas
Clerk
Supreme Court of the Uniteci States
Washington, D.C. 20543

Re: Rufus L. Edmisten, €t aI.,
vs. Ra1ph Gingles, €t aI.

No.83-I968

Dear !1r. Stevas:

Enclosed please find forty (40) copies of the
Motion to Dismiss or Affirm fited by Appellee's
Ralph Gingles, €t. &1., in the above case.

A11 parties required to be served have been
served as evidenced by the enclosed Certificate
of Service.

Sincerely

Lani Guinier
Counsel for Appellees

LGlad
EncIs.

cc: A11 Counsel

99 HUDSON STREET (212\ 21 9-1 900 NEW YORK. N. Y, 10013



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Rufus L. Edmisten, €t. aI.

(Petitioner or Appellant)

The Clerk will enter my sppesrance as Couneel for the

Signature

Address 99 Hudson Street, 16th floor

City urd g,"r" IIew Yorkr New York 10013

NOTE: This appearanoe must be eigned by sn individual Member of the Bar of the Supreme
Court of the Unitcd Ststea.

The Clerk is requested to notify counsel of action of the Court by means of:
[ ] Collect Telegram

[ ] Airmail Ietter

I x] Regular Msil

NOTE: When more than one attorney repnesents a single party or group of parties, eounsel
should designate a particular individual to whom notification is to be sent, with the
understanding that if other counsel should be informed he will perform that function.

In this case the person to be notified for
is:

Lani Guinier
(

99 Hudson Street, I6th floor
(Strwt Address)

New York, New York 10013

Ralph Gingles, €t. aI.

SUP *,ilffiffifirrnn?em

(llespondent, or Appellce)

[ ] Petitioner(s)

[ ] Respondent(s)

[ ] Appellant(a)

k I Appellee(s)

[ ] Amicus

cG73
(City, State ead Zip Code)



No. B3-re6B O

rN THE

SUPREIU.E COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

October Term, 1983

RUFUS L. EDMfSTEN, €t ErI.,

Appellants,

-v-
RALPH GINGLES, €t dI.,

Appellees.

On Appeal From the United
States District Court For
The Eastern District of
North Carolina

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, C. LANI GUINIER, hereby certify that f am a member of

the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States and that I

have served three (3) copies of the Motion to Dismiss or Affirm

upon counsel for Appellants Jerris Leonard, EsQ. r Kathleen

Heenan McGuan, Law Offices of Jerris Leonard, P.C., 900 17th

Street, N.W. Suite 1020, Washington, D.C. 20007, and one coPy

each to Arthur Donaldson, Esq., Burke, Dona]dson, Holshouser &

Kenerly, 309 North t{ain Street, Salisbur}r North Carolina 28154;

James Wallace , Jr. , DePuty Attorney General for Legal Affairs,

Attorney General's Office, N.C. Department of Justice, Post

Office Box 629, Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 and Robert N.

Hunter, Jr., 20I West llarket Street, Post Office Box 3245,

Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, by depositing them, first

class postage prepaid, in the United States mail box, this

third day of August, 1984.

A11 parties required to be served ha r, been

I5th Floor
99 Hudson Street
New York, N.Y. 10013



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IN THE

STJPREI'IE COURT OP THE T,NITED STATES

October Term, 1983

RUFUS L. EDIT{ISTEN, et 81.,

Appellants,

RLLPH GINGLES, €t al.,

Appellees.

On Appeal From the United
States District Court For
The Eastern District of
North Carolina

AFFIDAVTT OF I{AILING

C. LANI GUINIER, being duly sworn, deposes and states:

I. I am an attorney for Appellees Ra1ph Gingles,

et aI., and I am a member of the Bar of this Court.

2. Pursuant to Rule 28.2 of the Rules of this

Court, orl August 3, 1984, &t approximately 4:00 p.m., E.D.S.T.,

I caused to be placed forty (40) copies of the Appellees'

I"lotion to Dismiss or Af firm in a package addressed to the Clerk

of this Court, with first class postage prepaid,, and caused the

package to be placed in the United States mail, in a mail box

under the exclusive care and custody of the United States Postal

Service within the City and State of New York.

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Sworn to before me this

3rd day of August, 1984.

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