Correspondence from Edmisten to Leonard; Gingles v. Edmisten and Pugh v. Hunt and Cavanagh v. Brock Motion for Extension of Time; Orders

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January 12, 1983

Correspondence from Edmisten to Leonard; Gingles v. Edmisten and Pugh v. Hunt and Cavanagh v. Brock Motion for Extension of Time; Orders preview

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  • Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Working Files - Guinier. Correspondence from Edmisten to Leonard; Gingles v. Edmisten and Pugh v. Hunt and Cavanagh v. Brock Motion for Extension of Time; Orders, 1983. db04390a-e292-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/970cbdc3-c4db-45f4-8331-10b8c2a87296/correspondence-from-edmisten-to-leonard-gingles-v-edmisten-and-pugh-v-hunt-and-cavanagh-v-brock-motion-for-extension-of-time-orders. Accessed April 06, 2025.

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RUFUS L. EDMISTEN
ATTOFNEY GEHERAL

$trte of $urttg @arslinu
pepurtment of Sluslirr

P. O. BOX 629
RALEIGH

27602-0629

January 12, 1983

Honorable J. Rich Leonard, Clerk
United States District Court
Eastern District of North Carolina
Federal Building
Raleigh, North Carolina 276LL

Re: Gingles, €t a1., v. Edmisten, €t dI., No.81-803-CIV-5
Pugh, €t al., v. Hunt, et a1, 81-105G-CIV-5

/Cavanagh, et al., v. Brock, 82-545-CIV-5

Dear Mr. Leonard:

Enclosed please find for filing, the original and
three copj-es of Defendants' MorroN FoR ExrENSroN oF TrME
and Proposed ORDER.

Please mark one copy "filed" and return the sErme
to me.

Thank you for your usual- cooperation.

Very truly yours,

JWJR/p1

Enclosures

s WaIlace, Jy'.
ty Attorney/GeneraI

for Legal Affairs



IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRTCT COURT
Fon rHE EASTERN 

BI3l.li;r3loilo*rH 
CARoLTNA

RALPH GINGLES, €t &1.,

Plaintiffs,

vs-

RUPUS EDMfSTEN, €t a1.,

Defendants.

-and-

AIAN V. PUGH, €t dI.,
Plaintiffs,

No. 81-803_crv_s F I LE Dj,1!i ,
J.&rcrr, ^' 

., <'lg,:'J

"""rTi'#Sf"i??H-

No. 81-1066-CIV-5

Ire

JAMES B. HUNT, iIR., €t dI.,
Defendants.

-and-

JOHN J. CAVANAGH, et a1.,

Plaintiffs,
vs.

ALEX K. BROCK, €t dI.,
Defendants.

No. B2-545-CIV-5

Now col,rE the Defendants, by and through their counsel
of record, and respectfully pray the court that they be granted
an extension of time to and through wednesday, January 19, 19g3,
in which to respond to the cavanagh praintiffs, Motion for
summary Judgment and to file an accompanying cross-motion for
sunmary judgrment. rn support whereof , Defendants show to the



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court that an extension is needed for the following reasons:

(I) That the Cavanagh Plaintiffsr Motion for Summary

Judgrment and support,ing memorandum took more than the assumed

three days to reach all parties entitled to service thereof;

(21 That the period during which Defendants have had

the opportunity to work on their response and cross-motion

has included the Christmas and New Year's holidays;

(3) That the need for coordination and mailing documents

between Washi-ngton counsef and the Office of the Attorney

General of North Carolina has consunmed additional time; and

(4) That certain technical difficulties have arisen.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs in Cavanagh consent to the

extension reguested herein.

WHEREFORE, the Defendants request the court to grant

an extension of t.ime through and to Wednesday, January 19, 1983,

for the Defendants to file a Response to Motion for Summary

Judgment, a cross-motion for srunmary judgment, and a support-

ing memorandum.

Respectfully submitted, this 12th day of January, 1983.

RUFUS L. EDIVIISTEN

Attorney Generalrs Office
N. C. Department of Justice
Post Office Box 629
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
Telephone: (919) 733-3377
Attorney for Defendants

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Jame# Wallace, f,r.
oep4.+.y Attorney qpGralFfor Legal Affrfrs



CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this day served the fore-

going tlotion for Extension of Time

by placing a copy of same in the United States Post Office,

postage prePaid, addressed to:

Mr. J. Levonne Chambers
Ms. Leslie Winner
Chambers, Ferguson, Watt, Wa1las,

Adkins & Full-er, P.A'
951 South IndePendence Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Ivlr. Jack Greenberg
Mr. James M- Nabritt IIf
Ms. Lani Guinier
10 Columbus Circle
New York, New York 10019

Mr. Arthur J. Donaldson
Burke, Donaldson, Holshouser & Kenerly
309 North Main Street
SalisburY, North Carolina 28144

Mr. Robert N. Hunter, Jr.
AttorneY at Law
Post Office Box 3245
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402

Mr. Hamilton C. Horton, Jr.
Whiting, Horton & Hendrick
450 NCNB Plaza
Irlinston-Salem, North Carolina 27101

Mr. WaYne T. Elliot
Southeastern Legal Foundation
18OO CenturY Boulevard, Suite 950
Atlanta, Georgia 30345

This the 12tn daY of JFnrrery , 1983'

ALLACE,



RALPH

RUFUS

ALAN V. PUGH, et d1.,

Plaintiffs,
vs-

JAMES B. HUNT, JR., €t aI.

Defendants.

-and-

JOHN J. CAVANAGH, €t a1.,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

ALEX K. BROCK, et EII. ,

Defendants.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OT NORTH CAROLINA

RALEIGH DIVISION

GINGLES, €t dI.,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

EDIIISTEN, €t dI. ,

Defendants.

-and-

No. 81-803-CIV-5

FILED
,.0,,!l! 12rcsS

,sf1;1iffi,

No. 81-1066-CIV-5

No. 82-545-CIV-5

ORDER

FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, it is hereby ORDERED that the

Defendants in the above-entitled actions are hereby granted

an extension of time to and through January 19, 1983, in

which to respond to the Cavanagh Plaintiffsr llotion for

Summary Judgrnent and to file a cross-motion for summary



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judgrnent.

This Ja^,the 1983.

J. Richard Leonard, Clerk
U. S. Eastern District of North

Carolina



IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FoR rHE uosr"fix"8+3f,.1i$r3loilo*rH CARoLTNA

RALPH GINGLES, €t d1., )

)
Plaintiffs,

vs.

RUFUS EDMISTEN, €t dI.,
Defendants.

-and-

ALAN V. PUGH, ct d1., )
)

Plaintiffs,
vs.

JAMES B. HUNT, JR., et d1.,

Defendants.

-and- )

)
JOHN J. CAVANAGiI, et al., )

)

)
)
)
)

No. 81-803-Crv-5

No. 81-1066-CIv-5

No. 82-545-CIV-5

Plaintiffs,

vs.

ALEX K. BROCK, et d1.,

Defendants.

ORDER

FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, it is hereby ORDERED that the

Defendants in the above-entitled actions are hereby granted

an extension of time to and through January L9, 1993, in
which to respond to the cavanagh plaintiffsr Motion for
summary Judgment and to file a cross-motion for summary



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judgment.

This the _ day of January, 1983.

F. T. Dupree, Jr.
United States District Judge

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