Motion for Temporary Stay Pending Disposition of Defendants' Emergency Application for Stay with Cover Letter

    L eon S. C ohan 
Deputy Attorney General

STATE OF MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERA]

FRANK J. KELLEY
A T T O R N E  Y GENE ft A L

LANSING 
4 8 9 1 3

Ju ly  17, 1972

To: A l l  Counsel o f  Record

Re: Brad ley v . M i l l ik e n
C i v i l  A c t ion  No. 35257

Enclosed p lease  find, copy o f  Motion fo r  
Stay Pend ing^D ispos it ion  o f  S ta te  Defendants 
App lication^  f o r  Seay by the Court o f  Appeals 
S ixth  C ir c u it  which was denied by Judoe*Roth 
July 13, 1972. J

Temporary 
Emergency 

fo r  the 
on

Very t ru ly  yours,

FRANK J. KELLEY 
A tto rney  General

f'y  ̂ / '

>., ^  c A * . * -  
Eugene Krasxcky ..> /
A s s is ta n t  A ttorney"G enera lEnc.



UNITED STATES
EASTERN DISTI'I 

SOUTHERN

DISTRICT COURT
t i- ~j ~ j/iI Cxi j. GAN* a 

DIVISION .

RONALD BRADLEY, e t  a l ,  

P l a i n t i f f s , 

v.

WILLIAM G. MILLIKEN, e t  a l ,  

Defendants,

and

DETROIT FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, 
LOCAL 231, AMERICAN FEDERATION 
OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO,

and
D efendan t- In tervener ,

DENISE

e t  a l .

MAGDOWSKI, e t  a l ,

D e fen d an ts - In te rv en o r , 

__________ _________________  /

C i v i l  A c t ion  

No. 35257

MOTION FOR TEMPORARY STAY PENDING 
DISPOSITION OF STATE DEFENDANTS'

' EMERGENCY APPLICATION FOR STAY BY 
THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH 
CIRCUIT. _________

Now come defendants,  M i l l i k e n ,  K e l l e y ,  S ta te  Board o f  

Education, P o r t e r  and Green, by t h e i r  a t to rn eys ,  Frank J. K e l l e y ,  

e t  a l ,  and move th is  Court f o r  a temporary s tay  o f  the o rde r  o f  

July 11, 1972 pending d i s p o s i t i o n  o f  these de fendants '  emergency 

a p p l i c a t i o n  f o r  s tay  in  the Court o f  Appeals f o r  the S ix th  C i r c u i t  

and in  support o f  such motion r e s p e c t f u l l y  rep resen t  to  th is  

Honorable Court as f o l l o w s :



1. On July 11, 1972 th is  Court en te red  i t s  o rder
<? .

f o r  a c q u is i t i o n  o f  t ra n sp o r ta t ion  which d i r e c t e d  defendant 

D e t r o i t  Board o f  Education to  acqu ire  not le s s  than 295 buses 

f o r th w i th  and in  no even t  no l a t e r  than July 13, 1972. Further ,  

such order  s ta te d  tha t  purchase o f  such buses was to  be the s o l e  

f i n a n c i a l  o b l i g a t i o n  o f  these defendants.

2. On Ju ly  12, 1972 these defendants f i l e d  a n o t i c e  

o f  appeal to  the Court o f  Appeals f o r  the S ix th  C i r c u i t  from 

th is  Court 's  order  o f  July 11, 1972 f o r  the a c q u is i t i o n  o f  

t r a n s p o r t a t i o n .

3. On July 13, 1972 these defendants f i l e d  t h e i r

emergency a p p l i c a t i o n  f o r  s tay  pending appeal to  the Court o f  

Appeals f o r  the S ix th  C i r c u i t . , •

4. As s e t  f o r th  in  the a ttached a f f i d a v i t ,  the Court 

o f  Appeals f o r  the S ix th  C i r c u i t  has scheduled a hear ing  f o r  

Monday, July 17, 1972 a t  1:30 P.M. b e fo r e  a 3-judge panel on 

these de fendants '  emergency a p p l i c a t i o n  f o r  s ta y .

5. In l i g h t  o f  the fo r e g o in g  developments i t  i s  m a n i fe s t ly  

c l e a r  th a t  these de fendants '  emergency a p p l i c a t i o n  f o r  s tay  w i l l

be promptly cons idered  and ru led  upon by the Court o f  7\ppeals f o r  

the S ix th  C i r c u i t .  Thus, a temporary s tay  by th i s  Court o f  i t s  

o rder  o f  July 11, 1972 f o r  the a c q u is i t i o n  o f  t ra n s p o r ta t io n  i s  

c l e a r l y  warranted to  p r o t e c t  these defendants from i r r e p a r a b l e  

harm in  terms o f  the f i n a n c i a l  o b l i g a t i o n s  th a t  w i l l  o therw ise  

be incurred  by them f o r  the a c q u is i t i o n  o f  not l e s s  than 295 buses.

6. This shor t  de lay  in  the implementat ion o f  the Court 's  

o rder  o f  Ju ly  11, 1972 w i l l  c l e a r l y  not  r e s u l t  in  i r r e p a r a b l e  

i n ju ; r y  to  p l a i n t i f f s .



7. These defendants r e s p e c t f u l l y  submit tha t  the 

o rd e r l y  processes  o f  j u s t i c e  and the avoidness o f  i r r e p a r a b l e  

harm w i l l  b e s t  be se rved  by th is  Court g ran t in g  the r e l i e f  

sought h e re in .  •

WHEREFORE, these defendants r e s p e c t f u l l y  reques t  th is  

Honorable Court to  en te r  i t s  o rder  g ran t ing  a temporary s tay  

o f  i t s  o rder  o f  July 11, I S 72 f o r . t h e  a c q u is i t i o n  o f  t ra n sp o r ta t ion  

pending d i s p o s i t i o n  of. these de fendants '  emergency a p p l i c a t i o n  f o r  

ste.y by the Court o f  Appeals f o r  the S ix th  C i r c u i t .

R e s p e c t fu l l y  submitted,

FRANK J. KELLEY 
A tto rney  General

Eugene Kras icky  
As s xs tan t  A tto rney General

A t to rneys  f o r  Defendants 
M i l l i k e n ,  K e l l e y ,  S ta te  
Board o f  Education, P o r t e r  
and Green

Business Address:
72 0 Lav/ B u i ld ing
525 West Ottawa S t r e e t
Lansing, Michigan 48913

Dated: July 13, 1972



STATE OF MICHIGAN )
■ )

COUNTY OF INGIIAM )
ss

AFFIDAVIT OF EUGENE KRASICKY IN 
SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR A STAY

EUGENE KRASICKY, be ing f i r s t  duly sworn, says th a t :

O

1* He is  an A s s is ta n t  A t to rney  General f o r  the S ta te  

o f  Michigan and he makes th is  a f f i d a v i t  in  support o f  the f o r e ­

go ing  motion f o r  s tay  o f  proceed ings o f  the defendants M i l l i k e n ,  

K e l l e y ,  S ta te  Board o f  Education, P o r t e r  and Green.

2. Cer ta in  statements he re in  are made on h is  in fo rm at ion  

and b e l i e f .  The source o f  such' in fo rm at ion  and b e l i e f  i s  a 

te lephone conversa t ion  a t  8:45 A.M. today w ith  one o f  h is  

a ss is ta n ce ,  P a t r i c k  Kowaleski,  who i s  in  the C i t y  o f  C in c in n a t i ,  

Ohio, and who has f i l e d  w ith  the U.S. Court o f  Appeals f o r  the 

S ix th  C i r c u i t  these de fendants '  emergency a p p l i c a t i o n  f o r  s tay ,  

a copy o f  which i s  attached h e re to  as E x h ib i t  A.

3. He a l l e g e s ,  on in fo rm at ion  and b e l i e f ,  tha t  upon 

the f i l i n g  o f  the Emergency A p p l i c a t i o n  f o r  Stay, sa id  P a t r i c k  

Kowaleski c on fe r r ed  w ith  Honorable John W. Peck, C i r c u i t  Judge, 

who informecx sa id  P a t r i c k  Kowaleski th a t  the Emergency A p p l i c a t i o n  

f o r  s tay  was s e t  f o r  hear ing  b e fo r e  a 3-judge panel a t  1:30 o ' c l o c k  

in  the a fte rnoon  on Monday, July 17, 1972, in  s a id  Court o f  Appeals

4. Further ,  on in fo rm at ion  and b e l i e f ,  a f f i a n t  a l l e g e s  

th a t  a l l  p a r t i e s  to  th is  a c t ion  have been or w i l l  be by noon today, 

p e r so n a l ly  served  w ith  cop ies  o f  these de fendants '  Emergency 

A p p l i c a t i o n  f o r  Stay in  sa id  Court o f  Appeals .

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5 . I f  th is  C ou rt 's  o rder  f o r  A c q u is i t i o n  o f  

T ran sp o r ta t ion ,  dated July 11, 19 72, r e q u i r in g  the. a c q u is i t i o n  

o f  a t  l e a s t  29a buses by c o n t ra c t  or  le a se  to  be en tered  in t o  

not  .Later than today and r e q u i r in g  these defendants to  pay the 

c o s t  th e reo f ,  i s  not  s tayed  pending the hear ing  and determinate 

o f  the Emergency A p p l i c a t i o n  f o r  Stay in  sa id  Court o f  l ippeals, 

these  defendants w i l l  be i r r e p a r a b ly  in ju red .

>

Subscribed and sworn to  b e fo r e

me tn is  13th day o f  July, 1972

Ls/!Y 2 Y  / - - y
Eunice K. F r ied e va ld  “ !
Notary  P u b l ic ,  Ingham County, 
My commission e x p i r e s  Dec. 8,

Mi ch . 
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