Letter from Derengoski to Rodak RE: Extension of Time
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October 5, 1973
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
EPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
FRANK J. KELLEY
A T T O R N E Y G E N E R A L
LANSING
4 8 9 1 3
O cto b e r 5 , 1973
Hon. M ich a e l Rodak, J r .
C lerk
U n ited S t a t e s Supreme C ou rt
W ash ington , D.C. 20543
Re: M i l l i k e n , e t a l v B r a d le y , e t a l
No. 71-1468
Dear Mr. Rodak:
On b e h a l f o f the s t a t e o f f i c e r p e t i t i o n e r s in the
a b o v e - s t y l e d c a u s e , t h i s l e t t e r w i l l acknow ledge r e c e i p t o f
the l e t t e r o f N a t h a n ie l R. J o n e s , G en era l C ou n se l f o r o r i g i n a l
re s p o n d e n ts h e r e i n , d a te d O cto b e r 2 , 1973 and a d d r e s s e d t o y o u .
We n o te th a t you nave g r a n t e d , in p a r t , r e s p o n d e n t s ' r e q u e s t
f o r a 30 day e x t e n t i o n by g r a n t in g them a two week e x t e n s i o n
t o r e p l y t o ou r P e t i t i o n f o r C e r t i o r a r i , n o t l a t e r than O c to b e r
24 , 1973.
We r e s p e c t f u l l y r e q u e s t t h a t in the e v e n t a f u r t h e r
e x t e n s i o n o f t ime i s r e q u e s t e d by r e s p o n d e n t s , we be a f f o r d e d
an o p p o r t u n i t y t o p r e s e n t our o b j e c t i o n s t h e r e t o p r i o r t o the
d i s p o s i t i o n o f such r e q u e s t by y o u r o f f i c e . In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n ,
i t must be o b s e r v e d th a t r e s p o n d e n ts have numerous c o u n s e l in
t h i s c a u s e , l i s t e d as f o l l o w s :
N a th a n ie l Jones
Jack G reenberg
Norman J . Chachkin
L ou is R. Lucas
W il l ia m C a ld w e l l
J . H aro ld F lannery
P au l R. Dimond
Thus, i t i s abun dantly c l e a r t h a t re sp o n d e n ts have a t t h e i r command
numerous a t t o r n e y s ca p a b le o f p r e p a r in g t h e i r re s p o n se t o our
P e t i t i o n f o r C e r t i o r a r i w i t h in the 30 day time p e r i o d as e x te n d e d
by two w e e k s .
Hon. M ich ae l Rodak, J r
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F i n a l l y , we r e s p e c t f u l l y subm it t h a t i n l i g h t o f the
o v e r r i d i n g p u b l i c im p orta n ce o f t h i s c a u s e , no f u r t h e r e x t e n s i o n
o f t im e h e r e in i s w a rra n te d .
S i n c e r e l y y o u r s ,
FRANK J . KELLEY
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