Correspondence from Winner to Senators Rauch, Jones, and Lilley
Correspondence
October 19, 1981

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Notice, Application by Defendants to Use Deposition of Witness at Trial and Affidavit of Representative Charlie Brady Hauser, 1983. 36b8d382-d492-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/bd5c7ce1-6ad7-4829-9b96-fdd96fe02576/notice-application-by-defendants-to-use-deposition-of-witness-at-trial-and-affidavit-of-representative-charlie-brady-hauser. Accessed April 06, 2025.
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t.'l /' lplaintiffs, IN TIIE UNITEI} STATES DISTRICT EOURT rCR TIIE EASTERI.I DISTRICT OT NORTH CAROLINA RALEIGH DIVISION vs. ) ) ) RUFUS EDMTSTEN, et a1., ) j''-'-"*-'- /.2 fr< No. 81-803-CrV-5. FII.ED JUL 26 ,CIF] I !.R,CH LEOI\Defendants. . )i u:-s.pr!#,Hitr^ -and- ) EDlSnN .) ALAN V, PUFH, €t a1., ) tto. gI-1066-C-tV_5 )Plaintiffs, ) . ,t. I ) .faf'lfS B. HUNT, JR., €t aI., ) Defendants. I ) -and- ) l JOIIN J. CAVANAGH, et a1., ) No. 82-545-CIV-5 ) Plaintiffs, ) )vs. ) ) ALEX K. BRQCK, et dl., )-) Defendants. ) NOTICE TO ALL COUNSEL: .Please take note that Defendants wilr bring on for ' hearing the ati'ached Application by Defendants to use Deposition of Witness at 8ria1 in the United States District Court for the a, -2- East District of North Carolina at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, JuIy 26, 1983, or as soon thereafter as it can be heard, for the use of the deposition of Representative Charl-ie Brady Hauser in lieu of testimony at the trial of this matter. a. I IN TIIE UI'IITED STATES DTSTRICT coURT FOR TIIE EASTERI{ DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA RALEIGH DIVTSION RALPH GINGLES, et aI., Plaintiffs, vs. RUFUS EDMISTEN, et a}., Defendants. -and- ALAN V. PQGH, €t a}., I Plaintiffs, vs. ,IAIIIES B. HUNT, JR., et aI,, Defendants. -and- JOHN J. CAVAI'{AGH, et dl_. , Plaintiffs, vs. BryCK, €t al. , Defendants. No.81-803-CrV-5 No. 81-1066-CIV-5 No.82-545-CrV-5 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ALEX K. APPLICATION BY DEF'ENDANTS TO USE DEPOSITION OF WITNESS AT TRIAL NOW COME Defendants, pursuant to Rule 32(a) (3)(E) of the Federal Rules of civil procedure, and make application to the Court to allow the use of the deposition of the witness Charlie Brady Hauser at triar in lieu of orar testimony in open court. -2- In support whereof Defendants assert that such exceptional circumstances exist as to make it desirable in the interest of justice to arlow the use of said. deposition for triar. Repre- sentative Charlie Brady Hauser, who suffered a heartattack this year and suffers from an uIcer, has long standing plans to attend a reunion with his former comrades-in-arms, the 5}2nd,/ 64lst.ordinance Ammunition company, with whom he served during world war rr. The reunion is being herd in chicago, rrrinois, and Representative Hauser and his wife have travel arrange- ments to leave the State on July. 26, 1983. Representative Hauser has long standing plans for him and. his wife to remain in the chicago and Detroit area to visit with famiry members and will not return to North Carolina until sometime on or after August 8, 1983. These plans were made prior to the time this matter was set for trial and before Defendants identified Representative Hauser as a potential witness. In. addition, Representative Hauserrs mother is terminally iII from cancer in Yadkin County, North Carolina. With the length of the legislative session, the General Assembly ad.journed July 22, 1983, this may be the only opportunity for some time for Representative Hauser and his wife to travel or leave North Carolina on a trip that holds a great deal of personal meaning to the Representative and his wife. Counsel for the Gingle and Pugh Plaintiffs were served with notice of deposition stating that Defendants i-ntended to use the deposition of Charlie Brady Hauser in lieu of oral testimony at trial Gingle Plaintiffs initially had subpoenaed -3- Hauser for deposition on the date on which the deposition was taken, but "released" Hauser from their subpoena upon'learning of Defendants intentions to use said deposition at trial. In support of this application, Defendants have attached the Affidavj-t of Representative Charlie Brady Hauser, which is hereby incorporated by reference as if ful1y set forth herein.. WHEREFORE for the reasons stated., Defendants respectfulty iequest the Court to a1low the use of the Charlie Brady Hauser deposition in f -i.eu of oral testimony at tria1. rhis the )G day of Ju1y, 1983. RUFUS L. ATTORNEY ,A"wllillL'T n4p",tv Attorne y//cener at f or \[y'gal Affai-r{ Attorney Generalrs Office N" C. Department of Justice Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina- 27602 Phone (919) 733-3377 AFFIDAVIT Representative Charlie Brady Hauser, being duly sworn, deposes and says: 1. I am an elected representative from the five-member 39th House District which includes most of Forsyth County, North Carolina. 2. Itly wife and I have long standlng plans to attend a reunion of the members of the 582nd/64Ist Ordinance Ammunition Company with whom I served during World War II. These plans were made prior to the time the Defendants contacted me as a potential witness for trial. 3. The reunion is being held in Chicago, Illinois, and my wj-fe and r have travel arra.ngements to leave the state of North carolina on JuIy ,{i'#r. we have also had long standing plans to remain in the chicago and Detroit area to visit with family members and will not return to the State until sometime on or after August 8, 1983. 4. I suffered a heart attack at the first of this year and also suffer from an ulcer. with the length of the legis- lative session, adjournment not coming until July 22, 1983, this trip not only has a great dear of personal meaning to me but is also a much needed rest and vacati-on. 5. Itly mother, who resides in Yadkin County, is terminally il1 from concer which means r will not have the opportunity to travel for sometime and courd in fact be carled back during this trip. Representative Charlie states that he has read the hj-m, and that the contents knowledge. -2- Brady Hauser, being foregoing Affidavit are true to the best duly sworn, subscribed by of his personal Sworn to and this o?Sa subscribed before me day of July, 1983. OFFICIAL SFSL * " tr#Ll;1by',3i t'r n rur c:r o rln a GLENDA I(. LAIi?D Ivly Commission Expires : ATIVE CHARLIE B HAUSER CERTIF'ICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have this day served the fore- going Notice and Application by Defendants to use Deposition of Witness at Trial by hand delivery personally to: Ms. Leslie Winner Chambers, Ferguson, Watt, Wa11as, Adkins & Fuller, P.A. Ms. Lani Guinier Mr, Arthur J. Donaldson Burke, Donaldson, Holshouser & Kenerly Mr. Robert N. Ilunter, Jr. Hunter, Hodgman, Greene & Goodman The the day of July, 1983.3/,