Correspondence from Pamela Karlan to Virginia Cooper Re Whitfield v. Clinton
Correspondence
January 8, 1988
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Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Correspondence from Pamela Karlan to Virginia Cooper Re Whitfield v. Clinton, 1988. 8780d94f-ec92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/b77b5a45-ed61-4efb-ad30-69302aa0c6e3/correspondence-from-pamela-karlan-to-virginia-cooper-re-whitfield-v-clinton. Accessed November 23, 2025.
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JanuarY 8, 1988
IIon. Virginia CooPer
office of the County and Probate Clerk
Phillips CountY Courthouse
He1ena, Arkansas 72342
Dear Ms. CooPer:
As you may know, in the faIl of L986, a lawsuit was fited in
the UnitlA StaLes District Court for the Eastern District of
Arkansas, challenging two Arkansas election statutes reguiring
run-off elections.
As part of this case, ptaintiffs are examining elections in
Phillips County. As part of preparlng for trial, plaintiffs are
taking depositions--that is, exam!ning people unfeS oath, before
a cerfifiad court reporter, who will take down their statements--
of persons who we believe have relevant infortnation.
we have enclosed a notice of deposition to take your
deposition upon oral examination on Friday, January.22, 1988, dt
ZziO p.m., aL the Phillips County Courthouse. You will also see
that we have asked you to bring with you to the deposition
certain documents. A formal subpoena wiII be issued next week.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, or if this time
and place is inconvenient for you, please telephone Kathleen
BeIl; Esq., the co-counsel for plaintiffs, in Helena. Her
telephone number is 338-5487.
We appreciate Your cooPeration.
l,/,*l^SAt^
Pamela S. Karlan
Counsel for Plaintiffs
cc: All counsel
NINETY NINE HUDSON STREET (212) 219-1 900 NEW YORK, N.Y 10013