Plaintiffs' Response to Defendants' Motion to Quash Subpoena of in the Alternative for a Protective Order
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December 30, 1981
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RALPH GINGLES, et a
Plai
v.
RUFUS EDMISTEN, eI
Defe
Plaintiffs, bl
action to enforce t
sentation. They as
Amendments to the U
of the VoEing Right
and 1973c ("The VoE
of the North Caroli
Congressional distr
Ehe apportionments
denying black citiz
and Ehat Ehe Genera
person-one voEe" pr
Discovery has
noticed the deposiE
Ehe Chairman of the
lative Redisrrictin
rhe Norrh Carolina
The subpoenae reque
DocumenEs of a
which relaEe E
Session of the
IN THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE
RN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
MLEIGH DIVISION
N0. 8I-803-CrV-5
Eiffs, PLAINTIFFS' RESPONSE TO
DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO QUASH
SUBPOENAE OR IN THE ALTERNA-
TIVE FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER1.,
dant s .
I. Introduct ion
ck ciEizens of North Carolina, bring this
ir right to vole and to have equal repre-
erE claims under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
ited States ConstiEution and under $S2 and 5
Act of 1965, 3S amended, 42 U.S.C. S$f973
g Rights Ac.t"), challenging the apportionmenE
General Assembly and the UniEed StaEes
cEs in NorEh Carolina. Plaintiffs allege that
re adopted with the purpose and effect of
ns Ehe right Eo use Eheir voEes effectively
Assembly apportionments violate the "one
visions of Ehe equal protecEion clause.
onmenced. On December 3, 1981, plaintiffs
ons of and subpoenaed Senator Marshall Rauch,
Norrh Carolina SenaEe's Comnirtee on Legis-
and Senator'Helen Marvin, Ehe Chairman of
naEe's Commircee on Congressional RedisEricEing.
E thaE the senaEors bring to che depositions:
y kind which you have in your possession
Ehe adopEion of SB 3f3 t87l during Ehe 1981
NorEh Carolina General Assembly. This
request inclu
memoranda or o
any plan for a
I Congres s ional
Defendants mov
neither Senator can
mony of both Senato
Defendants' mo
Eions. Plaintiffs
Eiffs had taken the
fo Ilowing :
1. The natu
RedisEricting Cornmi
2. The sequ
Ehe redisEricEing 1
3. -- Normal pr
4.
5.
6.
The crite
FacEors n
The exist
from normal;
7. The exist
cial records which
or whole Senate deb
8. Their k
bers of the legisla
proposed apportio
9. The exisE
paragraph 8 above;
10. The exisr
involved in the pro
apporE ionment s .
Because Ehe Se
commiEEees which we
a recommended appor
has knowledge relev
s but is not limited to correspondence,
er writings proposing or objecting to
portionment of North Carolina's Senate
districts or any criteria therefore.
to quash the subpoenae on the grounds that
give any relevant testimony and that a1l testi-
s is privileged. Plainriffs oppose Ehis motion.
ion to quash is an objection to the entire deposi-
have not- asked particular quesEions. If plain-
depositions, the inquiry would have included the
e of Ehe Senatorrs role as Chairman of a
tee;
nce of events which lead to the enacEment of
gislat ion;
cedures for enacting Ehis type of legislation;
ia adopted by the redistricting cournittees;
rmally consiclered imporEanE in redisEricLing;
nce. of any substantive or procedural departures
nce of.documenEs, official records, oE unoffi-
ontain Ehe substance of conuniEEee, subcommiEtee
l-a.
ledge of the conEemporary staEements by mem-
ure.of the reasons for adopEing or rejecEing
nE plans;
nce of wiEnesses to statements as described in
nd
nce of ocher wiEnesses who observed
ess fhar led Eo the enactment of the
or were
challenged
ators were the Chairmen of the redisCricCing
e responsible for reporEing to Ehe full Senate
ionmenE for enactment, plainciffs believe each
nt Eo Ehese inquiries.
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fs' allegations is that these apporLionments
them on the basis of race in violation of
clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In
this claim, plaintiffs musE show that che
plans were conceive or maintained wiEh a purpose to discriminate.
Cicy of Mobile v. lden, 446 U.S. 55 (1980); Village of Arlinsron
Heights v. Iletropo tan Housing Corp., 429 U.S. 252 (L917);
Washington v. Davi , 426 u.s. 229 (1976).
In addition, is "rgu"b1" Ehat plainLiffs must show purpose
in order to prevail in their claims under 52
Act. See Mobile v. Bolden, supra, Washington
_, (4th Cir., #80-1277, November L7, 1981).
rE in Arlington Heights, supra, noEed Ehat
invidious discriminatory purpose was a moti-
v. Finley, F.2
One of plaint
discriminate again
the equal protecEi
order Eo prevail o
Eo diluEe black vot
of Ehe Voting Righr
The Supreme Co
"Determining wheEhe
vating factor deman
and direct evidence
Among the subjects
the Supreme CourE a
l. The speci
leilged de
Departure
Substanti
importanE
Conc empor
SenaEors Rauch
relevanE to each of
recognized, "In so
called Eo the stand
official action, . ..
from normal
departures
and
s a sensitive inquiry inEo such circumstantial
f intent as may be available." 429 U.S. aE 266.
f proper inquiry for proving inEenr lisred by
e:
ic sequence tof evenEs leading up Lo Ehe chal-
is ion;
procedural sequencei.
from factors usually considered
body, mir
ry staEemenEs by members of the decisionmaking
tes of its meetings, ots reports.
Arlin Eon Heiehts v l'leEro Housing Corp . , 429 U. S. aE 257 -268. See
also McMillan v. Es ernLia Co., 638 F.2d L239 (5rh Cir. 1981);
U.S. v. Citv of Par , 494 F. Supp. 1049, 1054 (N.D. Oh. 1980).
and }tarvin would be expecEed Eo give tesEimony
these inquiries. In addition, the Supreme Court
exrraordinary insEances Ehe members might be
aE crial to Eestify concerning the purpose of
" Arlington Heights, supra.
In addition,
in their Answer E
of the General Ass
rational sEate po1
"one person-one vo
of SenaEor Rauch,
Eive Redistricting,
staEe policies tha
Senate plan and wo
Ehat meE Ehese pol
These deposiEi
under Rule s 26 and
under the Federal R
II.
Rule 501 of th
Einent parE:
ExcepL as othe
UniEed SEares
prescribed by
authority, th
Stace, ots pol
by che princi
preted by the
reason and e
This rule app
Rule ll0l(c). Thu
Rauch and I'larvin i
che Federal Rules
is covered by Rule
q45 u.s. 360, 366 (
Defendants as
and Debate Clause
I{owever, the Speec
fendanLs have raised as the Fourth Defense
, "The deviations in the 1981 Apportionment
ly were unavoidable and are justified by
ies. " This defense relates to plaintiffsi
" claim. If allowed Eo take the deposition
airman of Ehe SenaEe Committee on Legisla-
plaintiffs would inquire abouE Ehe rational
caused the populaEion deviations in the
d inquire-about the exisEence of oEher plans
ies but had lorver population deviations.
ns and these lines of inquiry are permiEted
3 of Ehe Federal Rules of Civil procedure ancl
1es of Evidence.
E TESTIMONY OF SENATORS RAUCH
D },IARVIN IS NOT PRIVILEGED.
Federal Rules of Evidence provides, in per-
ise required by Ehe ConsEitution of Ehe
r provided by Acc of Congress or in rules
he Supreme Court pursuant to statutory
privilege of a witness, person, gov€Enment,
ical subdivision thereof shall be governed
les of Ehe common law as Ehey may be inEer-
ourts of the United Suaces in Ehe light of
rlence.
ies to discovery as well as Eo trial. F.R.Ev.,
, in order to determine if the testimony of SenaEors
privileged within Ehe meaning of Rule 26(b) of
f Civil Procedure, Ehe Court musE determine if ic
501 of Ehe Rules of Evidence See U.S. v. Gillock,
r980 )
rE a legislacive
f Arricle I, 56 of
and Debare Clause
privilege parallel to rhe Speech
the Uniced Scaces ConsEiEuEion.
applies only Eo members of che
United States Cong
sEate statute esta
the privilege unde
at 368, 374. Defe
Srates Constitutio
esEablishes a priv
Eifying. Thus the
vileged "by the pr
by Ehe courEs of t
F.R.Ev., Rule 501.
extended Eo Lhe te
of none. U.S. v.
defendants cite in
in which a state
tion, and- the Court
doing legislative
dicca, largely irr
and Debate Clause
helpful to analyze
IEs history is seE
L. Ed . 377 ( 188r) .
mentary provision
Ilembers of Parlia
t,ranslaEed into Eh
clause has thro pur
I.
ss, not Eo state legislators. Nor does the
lishing the privilege in state courts establish
Ehe Federal Rules. U.S. v. Gillock, 448 U.S.
dants do not cite any provision of the United
, Act of Congress, or Supreme Court rule which
lege vrhich exempts state legislators from tes-
urt must determine if the testimony is pri-
ciples of coutrnon law as they may be inEerpreted
United States in light of reason and experience.
Defendants ci no case in which legislative privilege is
imony of state legislators, and plaintiffs know
ndel, 415 F.Supp. L025 (D.Md. L976), which
support of Ehe evidenEary privilege, is a case
rnor asserted iunnunity from criminal prosecu-
eld thac Ehere was no inrnunity for governors
ts. The language quoted by defendants is only
evant to Ehe issue before that Court.
In order to ermine whether a privilege parallel to the Speech
uld be created for state legislaEors, it is
Ehe purposes of the Speech and Debate Clause.
ut in Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U.S. 168, 26
hostile j
he clause was patterned afEer an English parlia-
ich was designed Eo stop the crown from imprisoning
E for seditious libel. 26 L.Ed ar 390-391. As
American republican form of government, Ehe
ses:
Ehe members of Ehe co-equal legislauive
the federal governmenE from prosecuEion
bly hostile executive before a possibly
diciary, Kilbourn v. Thompson, supra; and
e Ehe independence of the legislacure by
e members from the burden of defending
in court and of ulrimace liabiliry.
v. Eastland, 387 U.S. 82 (L961).
To prese
freeing t
tl
To prote
branch o
by a pos
chemse lv
Dombrows
)
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Neither of th
the Court.
Since a state
branches of the fe
apply. The Supre
supra, in holding t
federal prosecutio
and thar he had no
his legislaEive ac
similar in scope t
reaching the concl
The first rat
powers doctri
lege to stace
It requires
EhaL the Feder
to Ehe states,
monarchs exerc
however, in t
Federal Gover
dictates that
state exercis
we do not hav
and staEe sys
or DebaEe CIa
protecC feder
Since a staEe
federal legislacur
Federal CourEs, th
has no relation Eo
The second pu
thau che legislaco
licy. For rhis pr
e reason is applicable to the motion before
egislature is not one of the three co-equal
ral government, the first reason does not
CourE reached Lhis conclusion in U.S. v. Gillock,
t a state legislator is not irnmune from
for crimes committed in his legislative capacity
rivilege against the admission into evidence of
. Both would have been precluded if a privilege
the Speech and Debate Clause applied. In
ion the Court said:
nale, r€sting solely on the separation-of-
, gives no support to the granE of a privi-
egislaEors in federal criminal prosecutions.
ciEation of authorities for the proposition
I GovernmenE has limited powers wirh respect
unlike the unfettered authority which English
ised over the Parliament. By the same token,
se .areas whEte the Constitution grants the
nt the power to acL, the Supremacy Clause
federal enactmencs will prevail over competing
of power. Thus, under our federal structure,
che srruggles for power between Ehe federal
s such as inspired the need for the Speech
e as a resLrainE on the Federal Executive to
legislators. 445 U.S. at 370.
egislacure is not a co-equal branch wirh Ehe
which passed the Voring Righrs Act or wich the
first reason for rhe Speech and Debace Clause
his acEion.
ose for che Speech and Debare Clause is to assure
can be free to speek ouc rvithouc fcar of liabi-
osicion defendanEs cite Tu@, 341
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U.S. 367 (195I) an
F.2d 4 (2d Cir. 19
However, in b
Ehe defendant. Th
rather a common 1
Eecting legislaci
are relieved of t
McCormack, 395 U.S
Plaintiffs do
Marvin 1iable. Ne
tion of having the
seek is to discove
Ehe claims or defe
In addition,
money damages. It
might inhibic a le
noE reasonable tha
stallce of legislaE
acEing in the inCe
seek money damages
I'larvin. Furthermo
enjoin a legislati
out thac the plain
comply with Ehe le
defense in contemp
asserE their claim
have no other reme
Finally, the
ancitheEical Eo th
che Vocing Rights
acCions rvhich sCat
v. Katzenbach, 383
After rejecci
legislacive priof
Ehe doctrine of com
-7-
Star Distributors Ltd. v. I,larino, 613
0).
th of those actions the state legislator was
cases discussed not an evidentiary privilege but
irununity from liability. The purpose of pro-
independence is fully protected if legislators
burden of defending Ehemselves. powell v.
486, 501-506 (1969).
not seek td hold either Senator Rauch
Eher is a defendanc. Neither is put
urden of defending the acrion. A11
whac evidence each has thac eicher
. s. 30r ( 1966) .
boch the separation of
lege, the Supreme Court
ty. The Courr scaced:
or Senator
].n a Posl-
p laint iffs
support s
Tenney, supra, the legislaEor was sued for
is reasonable Ehat possible financial liabitity
islator from acting his conscience. It is
merely having Eo disclose Ehe process or sub-
actions will prevenE a legislator from
sEs of the y'eople. Plainciffs herein do noE
from anyone, much less SenaEor Rauch or Senator
, in Star Distributors, supra, dt acEion Eo
investigation, the Court was careful to poinE
iff had another remedy available; to refuse to
islacive subpoena and asserE the claim as a
proceedings. In Ehis case, plaintiffs must
in a judicial proceeding or not ac all. They
cion of independence of state legislatures is
purpose of Ehe FourEeenth AmentmenE and of
t, boch of which have the purpose of limiring the
may cake. See, €.8., State of South Carolina
porvers and independence
in Gillock also considered
We conclude,
comiEy comman
close that wh
stake, zts in
statutes, com
erefore, that although principles
careful consideration, our cases
e important federal interests are
e enforcement of federal criminal
ty yields.
of
dis -
at
in Jordan v. Hutchi son, 323 F.2d 597, 600-601 (Arfr Cir. 1973),
in holding EhaE pl
Here we belie
privilege for
acEs would im
Federal Gover
with only spe
process. 445
In Gillock th
a criminal sEatute.
ConstiEuEion and o
This was -recognize
againsE the members
Icgislature seekin
racially moEivated
The CourE sEated, "
for sraEe inscituti
sion of citizen's
ciffsr.rereallowed
danCs. The intrus
In addition,
in an action under
is co be arvarded hi
i988. The reason
recognized the impo
as privaEe aEtorney
Ehe Conscicution.
that recognition
tate legislators
ir uhe legiuimate
nt in enforcing
lative benefit to
of an evidentiary
for their legislative
interest of the
its criminal statutes
the state legislaEive
. S. at 373.
importanE federal interest was enforcement of
However, enforcemenE of Ehe United States
the VoEing Rights Act is of equal importance.
by Ehe Court of Appeals for the FourEh Circuit
ntiffs, black lawyers, could maintain an action
of an investri.gatory commiEtee of the Virginia
Eo enjoin the legislaEors from engaging in
arassment of plaintiffs and their clienEs.
he concepE of federalism, i.e. federal respect
DS, will not be permitted to .shield an inva-
nsEitutional rights." Id at 601. Thus plain-
o maintain an action wirh legislators as defen-
n here is, of course, much more minor.
ngress has provided chat a prevailing plaintiff
he Voting Righrs AcE or under 42 U.S.C. S1983
attorney's fees. 42 U.S.C. SSf9731(e) and
r che fee award provision is that Congress
Eance of encouraging private cirizens, acEing
general, Eo enforce the VoEing Rights Act and
iddell v. Nacional Democraric Part
-8-
, 624 F.2d
539, 543 (5tn Cir.
trative News 5908,
represented are cen
DefendanEs' qu
(1978), Eo rhe effe
should not be great
inapposice. In But
tors should have Br
an individual's con
straEors. The ques
42 U.S.C. S1983 an
the Fourth and Fifr
The Court held that
That is a far cry
Congressional imrmrn
provision, is compa
creaEure of either
law.
Even if Ehere
tors, in this case
juscice. The courE
officials are in de
rhe extenE necessar
quesEion. see, e. g
U.S. v. I'landeI, 4l
However, in E
gaEion of Ehe truE
to prove an essent
ParE I, above, dis
clement of ac least
To hold one Ehe on
necessary and on t
is to make a mocke
Act.
980); 5 U.S. Code Congressional and Adminis-
910 (1976). The right ro vore and Eo be fairly
ral to our democratic government.
te from Bucz V_- lsqnomotr, 428 U. S. 478, 504
t that the irmnunity of a federal defendanr
r than the immuniLy of a state defendant, is
the question was whether federal administra-
ater innunity from liability for invading
titutional rights than do similar sEate admini-
ion involved comparing Ehe protection of
the Fourteenth Amendment to the protection of
Amendments to Ehe UniEed States Constitution.
the two could noE be rationally disEinguished.
the situation here in which the U.S.
ty, created by an unambiguous consEitufional
ed to the sEate legislator's privilege, a
tate statute or unprecedenEed federal common
s an evidentiary privilege for state legisla-
t musE give way i-n Ehe interest of Eruth and
have recognized that privileges of governmenE
ogaLion of the EruCh and must extend only to
to protect Ehe independence of the branch in
U.S. v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683, 710 (L974)t
Supp. at 1030.
case privilege rvould be more than in dero-
; it would prevenc plaintiffs from being able
I elemenE of their claims. As discussed in
iminatory legislative purpose is a necessary
one and possibly Ewo of plainfiffs' claims.
hand chat evidence of legislacive purpose is
other Ehat ic is privileged and inadmissible
of both the Constitution and rhe Voting Righrs
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This reasoning
Herbert v. Lando, 4
thaE a television n
privilege not to di
processes in a libe
recognized it would
prove actual malice
clude him from inqu
Eion. Id. aE 170.
The Court note
unfair Eo allow def
plaintiff from inqu
fal sehood.
Thus the Court
even one rooted in
stances, to a demon
In this case,
sEraEed a specific
Marvin have which
is, however, even s
Herbert, defendanEs
Secretary of Transp
for choosing Eo put
under Ehe circumsta
reasoned chat alcho
was no formal recor
case che privilege,
state statute.
The Supreme Co
i\uthoritv, supra, r
EesEimony about mot
Procecc OverEon Par
rt in Arlington Heights v. MeEropoliEan Housing
v. Volpe, 401 U.S. 402 (f971). 429 U.S. aE 268,
n. I8. In Overcon ark che Supreme Court considered whether Ehe
was recognized by the Supreme Court in
I U.S. 153 (f979). In Herbert the Court held
\^rs editor could not claim his First Amendment
close his sources, motivations, and thought
suit broughc by a public figure. The Courr
be grossly unfair to require the plaintiff to
or reckless disregard for the truth and pre-
ring to the defendanEs' knowledge and motiva-
, in addition, that it was particularly
ndants to testify to good faith and preclude
ring inEo direcE evidence of known or reckless
concluded that an evidenriary privilege,
the ConsEituEion, musE yield, in proper circum-
trated specific need for evidence.
s in Herbert y_:_lg!dq, plainriffs have demon-
eed for Ehe evidence which Senators Rauch and
y esEablish discriminatory purpose. This case
ronger than Herberr v. Lando because, in
asserted a ConsEituEional privilege. In Ehis
if one exisEs, comes only from common law or
cognized thaC in some circumsEances a member's
vaEion could be privileged and cired Citizens Eo
rtation could be examined as Eo his reasons
a highway Ehrough a park. The Courc held thac
ces in thac case he could be examined. The Court
gh ir was generally Eo be avoided, when Ehere
deEailing rhe reasons for rhe decision, iE is
ne the mental process of decisionmakers. Id. aC 420.permissible Eo exa
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In chis case,
record adequate to
the legislaEors.
discovery regardi
to the subject mat
for objecEion Ehat
rhe rrial if Ehe i
Eo lead to the dis
defendants nrusE sho
irrelevanE and coul
view of Ehe broad t
motion will ordinar
Practice and Proce
The tesEimony
matter. Each senat
As discussed in Par
knowledge of the pr
Ehe criEeria used b
dered but rejecred,
che reasons that Eh
plainriffs challeng
supra, and Village
Corporacion, supra,
cricical Eo plainti
Defendancs ass
records speak for E
EesEimony is, there
records which conta
floor debate, Ehe c
posed apportionmenE
s in Overton Park, supra, there is no formal
termine the purpose, or even the process, of
direct examination is, therefore, permissible.
III. THE II.IONY OF SENATORS RAUCH AND MARVIN IS
RELEV TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE ACTION.
Rule 26(b) pr ides in pertinent part, "Parties may obLain
any matter, not privleged, which is relevant
r in the pending acLion, ... IE is not ground
he information sought will be inadmissible at
ormaEion sought appears reasonably calculated
very of admissible evidence."
Thus, in orde to be enf if led to prevent the entire depositi-on,
Ehat the "informaEion sought was wholly
have no possible bearing on the issue, but
st of relevancy. at the discovery stage such
Iy be denied. " Wright and Miller, 8 Federal
re S2037.
f the Ei,ro senaEors is relevant to the subjecu
r was Chairman of a RedistricEing Cournittee.
. !'
I above, these senators are believed to have
cedures used for developing the apporEionment,s,
Ehe conrnittees, other plans which were consi-
and the documents and stat,ements which indicate
General Assembly adopted the proposals which
Under Ehe Supr Court decisions in City of Mobile v. Bolden,
f Arlingcoq Heights v. Metropolitan Housin
chis information is noE simply relevant, iE is
fs' abilicy to prove their claims.
rE thaE the legislarive hisEory and official
emselves and chat the individual senaEors'
ore, irrelevanc. Plainciffs know of no official
n any committee proceediogs, Ehe conE,ents of any
iceria used by Ehe comrnitEees, a lisu of pro-
available Eo bur rejected by Ehe committees,
ln
a
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asinD&W
is relevant.
or the contemporane
these records exist
Ehem so that plaint
Finally, defen
is not relevant whe
to use the testimon
defendanrs. Rathe
purpose. See Arli
Inc. Charlotte, 268 N.C. 577 (1966), cired by
us statements of the members. If, however,
perhaps Senators Rauch and Marvin can describe
ffs may discover them.
ants assert that the testimony of legislators
analyzing legislation. Plaintiffs do not seek
to interprer any ambiguity in the legislation,
, plaintiffs seek the testimony to establish
ron Heights, supra. To this end, the testimony
"Exceptions to
Iightly created nor
gaEion of the searc
"These rules s
tration, . .. to the
ceedings justly deE
The search for
Eo ascert a privile
of one of Lhe neces
plainEiffs Eo prove
abouE iE is neither
Plainriffs, th
Rauch and Marvin no
ary elemenEs of their claims.
purpose and to refuse to allow
IV. CONCLUSION
the demand for every man's evidence are not
expansively construed, for Ehey are in dero-
for truEh." Herbert v. Lando, 441 U.S. at 170.
all be consErued to secure fairness in adminis-
d that the truth may be ascertained or pro-
rmined. " Rule L02, F.R.Ev.
truth requires that defendants not be allowed
of the proof
To require
Ehem Eo inquire
which will deprive plainriffs
fair nor just.
refore, request that the subpoenae of SenaEors
be quashed.
rhis '3O
aav of December, 1981.
LESLIE J. WINNER
Chambers, Ferguson, Warr, Wallas,
Adkins & Ful1er, P.A.
Suite 730 East Indepence PLaza
951 Sourh Independence Boulevard
CharlotEe, NorEh Carolina 28202
704/ 37 5-846L
Attorneys for Plainriffs
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I certify rha
To Defendants' Mot
A ProEective Order
enclosed in a post
office or official
of the United StaE
Mr. James Wallac
NC Attorney Gener
Post Office Box
Raleigh, NC 2760
This 70 aa
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
r have served Ehe foregoing plaintiffs' Response
n To Quash Subpoenae Or In The Alternative For
n all other parties by placing a copy thereof
e prepaid properly addressed wrapper in a post
epository under the exclusive care and custody
PoscaI Service, addressed to:
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of December, 198f
Mr. Jerris Leonard
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