Bexar County District Judges Join in and Adopt by Reference the Briefs of Judges Entz and Wood

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September 12, 1991

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Correspondence from Wheatley from Clerk; Bexar County District Judges Tom Rickhoff, Susan D. Reed, John J. Specia, Jr., Sid L. Harle, Sharon Macrae, and Michael P. Peden Join in and Adopt by Reference the Briefs of Judges Entz and Wood

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Case Files, LULAC and Houston Lawyers Association v. Attorney General of Texas Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Bexar County District Judges Join in and Adopt by Reference the Briefs of Judges Entz and Wood, 1991. ac41d630-237c-f011-b4cc-6045bdffa665. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/9b6ea571-5c7e-4ec8-81d0-c46971c9dadc/bexar-county-district-judges-join-in-and-adopt-by-reference-the-briefs-of-judges-entz-and-wood. Accessed November 06, 2025.

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    LAW OFFICES 

OPPENHEIMER, ROSENBERG, KELLEHER & WHEATLEY, inc. 

JESSE H. OPPENHEIMER 

HERBERT D. KELLEHER 

SEAGAL V WHEATLEY 
REESE L HARRISON, JR 

STANLEY L. BLEND 
JOHN H. TATE 1 
THOMAS G SHARPE, JR. 
KENNETH M. GINDY 

J DAVID OPPENHEIMER 
RICHARD N. WEINSTEIN 
TAYLOR S BOONE 

GLEN A. YALE 
ROBERT MICHAEL DUFFEY 

RAYMOND W. BATTAGLIA 

CRAIG A. STOKES 

TED CAMPAGNOLO 
WILLIAM LEWIS SESSIONS 

OF COUNSEL: 

STANLEY D. ROSENBERG 

711 NAVARRO 

SIXTH FLOOR 

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78205 

Sie! 224-2000 

TELEX 3787504 

FAX 512/224-7540 

RIO GRANDE VALLEY OFFICE 

IO7 EAST PRICE ROAD 

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS 7852i 

512/546-3783 

FAX 512/546-3361 

RUTH KELLEHER AGATHER 

ROBERTO G. CANTU 

CATHLEEN L CHAPMAN 
CHERYL K. FREED 
DIANA M. GEIS 

KIRK L. JAMES 

KATHRYN M. KASE 

LUKE C. KELLOGG 
WENDY L. MARTINEZ 

BRUCE M. MITCHELL 
J. FRANK ONION 
DAN C. PERRY 

DONALD R. PHILBIN, UR 

MARTIN |. ROOS 
BRAD L. SKLENCAR 

DAVID P. STANUSH 

ROGER G. STEPHENS 
TIMOTHY N. TUGGEY 

BRADLEY S. WILDER 

JOSEPH B. C. FITZSIMONS 
WRITER S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER 

SI2/ 2992 men September 12, 1991 

Via Federal Express 

Claim No. 5549266225 
  

Mr. Gilbert F. Ganucheau, Clerk 
United States Court of Appeals 
Fifth Judicial Circuit 
600 Camp Street 
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 

ATTN: Ms. Irene Boudoin 

League of United Latin American Citizens, et al., 
Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Jim Mattox, et al., 
Defendants-Appellants.; Cause No. 90-8014. 

Boudoin: 

RE: 
  

  

Dear Ms. 

Enclosed for filing you will find: Bexar County District 
Judges Tom Rickhoff, Susan D. Reed, John J. Specia, Jr., Sid L. 
Harle, Sharon MacRae, and Michael P. Peden Join In and Adopt by 
Reference the Briefs of Judges Entz and Wood. 

Please let me know if we can assist you in any manner. 

  

SVW/dgg 

Enclosure. 

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LAW OFFICES 

  

OPPENHEIMER, ROSENBERG, KELLEHER & WHEATLEY, inc. 

Mr. Gilbert F. Ganucheau, Clerk 
September 12, 1991 
Page 2 

cc: Mr. Robert H. Mow, Jr. 
Mr. David C. Godbey 
Mr. Bobby M. Rubarts 
Hughes & Luce 
2800 Momentum Place 
1717 Main Street 
Dallas, Texas 75201 

Mr. J. Eugene Clements 
Porter & Clements 

700 Louisiana Street 
3500 NCNB Center 

Houston, Texas 77002-2730 

Mr. William L. Garrett 
Ms. Brenda Hull Thompson 
Garrett, Thompson & Chang 
8300 Douglas, Suite 800 
Dallas, Texas 75225 

Mr. Rolando Rios 
Southwest Voter Registration 
and Education Project 
201 North St. Mary's Street, Suite 521 
San Antonio, Texas 78205 

Ms. Susan Finkelstein 
Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. 
201 North St. Mary's Street, Suite 600 
San Antonio, Texas 78205 

Ms. Gabrielle K. McDonald 
Matthews & Branscomb 
301 Congress Avenue, Suite 2050 
Austin, Texas 78701 

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LAW OFFICES 

  

OPPENHEIMER, ROSENBERG, KELLEHER & WHEATLEY, inc. 

Mr. Gilbert F. Ganucheau, Clerk 
September 12, 1991 
Page 3 

Mr. Dan Morales 
Mr. Will Pryor 
Ms. Mary F. Keller 
Mr. Renea Hicks 
Mr. Javier Guajardo 
Office of the Attorney General 
Supreme Court Building 
Post Office Box 12548, Capitol Station 
Austin, Texas 78711-2548 

Mr. Edward B. Cloutman, III 
Mullinax, Wells, Baab & Cloutman, P.C. 
3301 Elm Street 
Dallas, Texas 75226-1637 

Ms. Sherrilyn A. Ifill 
NAACP Legal Defense and 
Educational Fund, Inc. 
99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor 
New York, New York 10013 

Mr. Walter L. Irvin 
5787 South Hampton Road, Suite 210 
Lock Box 122 
Dallas, Texas 75232-2255 

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NO. 90-8014 

  

IN THE 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT 

  

LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN 
CITIZENS, COUNCIL NO. 4434, 

Plaintiffs-Appellees, 

V. 

WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS, ETC., ET AL., 

Defendants, 

JIM MATTOX, 

Defendant-Appellee, 

v. 

JUDGE F. HAROLD ENTZ, ETC., and 

JUDGE SHAROLYN WOOD, ETC. and 

GEORGE S. BAYOUD, JR., ETC., 

Defendant-Appellants, 

and 

TOM RICKHOFF, SUSAN D. REED, JOHN J. SPECIA, JR., 
SID L. HARLE, SHARON MACRAE, and MICHAEL P. PEDEN, 

Bexar County, Texas State District Judges, 

  

Appellants. 

BEXAR DISTRICT JUDGES TOM RICKHOFF, SUSAN D. REED 
JO « SPECIA, JR., SID L. HARLE, SHARON MACRAE 

AND MICHAEL P. PEDEN JOIN IN AND 
ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE BRIEFS OF JUDGES ENTZ AND WOOD 

  

TO THE HONORABLE PANEL OF THE FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS: 

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COME NOW Tom Rickhoff, Susan D. Reed, John J. Specia, Jr., 

  

Sid L. Harle, Sharon MacRae, and Michael P. Peden, Bexar County, 

Texas State District Judges ("Bexar County Judges") and, pursuant 

to Rule 28(1) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, join in 
  

and adopt by reference the following briefs: 

(1) Appellant Defendant-Intervenor Harris County District 

Judge Sharolyn Wood's Brief on Remand; and 

(2) Brief of Appellant Dallas County District Judge F. Harold 

Entz. 

Respectfully submitted, 

OPPENHEIMER, ROSENBERG, 
KELLEHER & WHEATLEY, INC. 

By: 
TI WHEATLEY [ 

State Bar No. 21252000 
DONALD R. PHILBIN, JR. 

State Bar No. 15908800 
711 Navarro, Sixth Floor 
San Antonio, Texas 78205 
(512) 224-2000 (Telephone) 
(512) 224-7540 (Telecopy) 

  

ATTORNEYS FOR TOM RICKHOFF, 
SUSAN D. REED, JOHN J. SPECIA, JR., 
SID L. HARLE, SHARON MACRAE, 
AND MICHAEL P. PEDEN, BEXAR COUNTY, 
TEXAS STATE DISTRICT JUDGES 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

  

I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing 
instrument has been served on the following attorneys on this the 
15th day of September, 1991: 

Mr. Robert H. Mow, Jr. 
Hughes & Luce 
2800 Momentum Place 
1717 Main Street 
Dallas, Texas 75201 

Mr. J. Eugene Clements 
Porter & Clements 
700 Louisiana Street 
3500 NCNB Center 
Houston, Texas 77002-2730 

Mr. William L. Garrett 
Ms. Brenda Hull Thompson 
Garrett, Thompson & Chang 
8300 Douglas, Suite 800 
Dallas, Texas 75225 

Mr. Rolando Rios 
Southwest Voter Registration 
and Education Project 
201 North St. Mary's Street, Suite 521 
San Antonio, Texas 78205 

Ms. Susan Finkelstein 
Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. 
201 North St. Mary's Street, Suite 600 
San Antonio, Texas 78205 

Ms. Gabrielle K. McDonald 
Matthews & Branscomb 
301 Congress Avenue, Suite 2050 
Austin, Texas 78701 

Mr. Dan Morales 
Mr. Will Pryor 
Ms. Mary F. Keller 
Mr. Renea Hicks 
Mr. Javier Guajardo 
Office of the Attorney General 
Supreme Court Building 
Post Office Box 12548, Capitol Station 
Austin, Texas 78711-2548 

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Mr. Edward B. Cloutman, III 
Mullinax, Wells, Baab & Cloutman, P.C. 
3301 Elm Street 
Dallas, Texas 75226-1637 

Ms. Sherrilyn A. Ifill 
NAACP Legal Defense and 
Educational Fund, Inc. 
99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor 

New York, New York 10013 

Mr. Walter L. Irvin 
5787 South Hampton Road, Suite 210 
Lock Box 122 
Dallas, Texas 75232-2255 

Mr. Gabrielle K. McDonald 
301 Congress Avenue, Suite 2050 
Austin, Texas 78701 

  

  

Seagal V. Wheatley ¥ 
Donald R. Philbin, Jr. 

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Bexar County District Judges Join in and Adopt by Reference the Briefs of Judges Entz and Wood

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