Correspondence from Karlan to Ganucheau (Clerk); from Ganucheau to Counsel for Appellees

    July 14, 1987 

Hon. Gilbert F. Ganucheau 
Clerk 
United States Court of Appeals 
for the Fifth Circuit 
600 Camp Street 
New Orleans, LA 70130 

Re: No. 87-3463, Chisom v. Edwards  

Dear Mr. Ganucheau: 

On July 10, 1987, the Court of Appeals remanded this case to 
the district court (E.D. La., Charles Schwartz, Jr., J.) for the 
limited purpose of allowing that court to amend its written 
opinion of May 1, 1987. Appellants received a copy of the 
district court's subsequent order amending its opinion and a copy 
of the amended opinion on July 14, 1987. 

Appellants had, however, already filed our brief and record 
excerpts. We mailed the brief and record excerpts to your office 
on July 9, 1987, and they were apparently received on July 13, 
1987. 

Appellants do not believe that the district court's 
amendment changes the thrust of our arguments, although it 
renders unnecessary the discussion on pages 18-20 of our brief of 
why the district court erred in concluding that Wells v. Edwards, 
347 F. Supp. 453 (M.D. La. 1973) (three-judge cburt), aff'd, 409 
U.S. 1095 (1974) (per curiam), construed section 2 of the Voting 
Rights Act. Particularly in light of the fact that we have moved 
to expedite this appeal, we see no need to amend the substance of 
our brief. 

We do, however, recognize, that the opinion of the district 
court contained in the Record Excerpts at pages 5-16 has been 
superseded by the amended opinion. We therefore ask your 
guidance regarding how best to proceed so that the Court will 
have before it the current version of the district court's 
opinion and will not be confused by references in our brief. 

Respectfully, 

Lq,k_ 
Pamela S. Karlan 
Counsel for Appellants 

cc: all counsel 

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Pnitett $tates Court of c&ppeals 

GILBERT F. GANUCHEAU 

CLERK 

TO: COUNSEL FOR APPELLEES 

FIFTH CIRCUIT 

OFFICE OF THE CLERK 

July 13, 1987 

No. 87-3463 - CHISOM, ET AL. vs. EDWARDS, ET AL. 

TEL. 504-589-6514 
600 CAMP STREET 

NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130 

In regards to the case identified above, the following motion has 

been filed: MOTION OF APPELLANTS TO EXPEDITE THE APPEAL 

This motion will be presented for ruling without oral argument on 

this date: JULY 21, 1987 

Any response to the motion must be filed by opposing counsel on 
or before that date to be considered in the ruling. 

The date shown above indicates when the matter will be forwarded 
for ruling and does not mean that any action will be completed by 
then. Counsel should allow at least ten (10) days thereafter 
before inquiring about the Court's ruling. 

Mr. William P. Quigley 
Ms. Pamela S. Karlan 
Mr. Kendall L. Vick 

Very truly yours, 

GILBERT F. GANUCHEAU, Clerk 

By: 
Deputy C rk 

D P.S. to counsel filing Motion: If this block is checked, please 
forward a certificate of interested persons as required by Local 
Rule 27.5 within the foregoing time period. 

MOT-1 
Rev. 7/85