Letter to Judge Roth from Porter

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  • Case Files, Milliken Hardbacks. Letter from Derengoski to Rodak RE: Petitioners' Designation of Appendix, Statement of Issues & Certificate of Service, 1973. 0d855ae3-53e9-ef11-a730-7c1e5247dfc0. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/aa67159c-1f9e-4aac-aee4-14b578122f13/letter-from-derengoski-to-rodak-re-petitioners-designation-of-appendix-statement-of-issues-certificate-of-service. Accessed May 20, 2025.

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    S T A T E  O F  M I C H I G A N

D E P A R T M E N T O F

A T T O R N E Y  G E N E R A L
L A N S I N G .  M I C H I G A N

November 2 9 ,  1973

Mr. M ic h a e l  Kodak, J r . ,  C l e r k  
Supreme C o u r t  o f  t h e  U n i t e d  S t a t e s  
O f f i c e  o f  t h e  C l e r k  
W a s h i n y t o n , D. C . 20543

Re; M i l l i k e n  v B r a d l e y ,  No. 73 - ' r  3 4

D ear  S i r :

E n c l o s e d  h e r e w i t h  p l e a s e  f i n d  p e t i t i o n e r s ’ 
D e s i g n a t i o n  o f  A ppend ix  and  S t a t e m e n t  o f  I s s u e s  
t o g e t h e r  w i t h  C e r t i f i c a t e  o f  S e r v i c e  o f  same upon 
a l l  c o u n s e l  f o r  r e s p o n d e n t s .

Very t r u l y  y o u r s ,

/

FRANK J .  KELLEY 
A t t o r n e y  Gene rad-/ ( / i> L ' i .  -

t o b e r t  A. D e re i ig o sk i  
S o l i c i t o r  G e n e r a l

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F R A N K  J.  KELLEY
A T T O R N E Y  G E N E R A L  

LANSING

489, 3 November 2 9 ,  1973

TO ALL COUNSEL OF RECORD FOR RESPONDENTS:

Re: MILLIKEN v BRADLEY, No. 7 3 -4 3 4 ;
ALLEN PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS v BRADLEY, No. 7 3 -4 3 5 ;  
and  GROSSE POINTE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM v 
BRADLEY, No. 73-436  -  D e s i g n a t i o n  o f  A p p e n d ix  
an d  S t a t e m e n t  o f  I s s u e s .

P u r s u a n t  t o  R u le  3 6 .2  o f  t h e  R u le s  o f  t h e  Supreme C o u r t  

o f  t h e  U n i t e d  S t a t e s ,  p e t i t i o n e r s  M i l l i k e n ,  K e l l e y ,  M ic h ig a n  

S t a t e  B o a rd  o f  E d u c a t i o n ,  P o r t e r ;  and  G re e n ,  h e r e b y  d e s i g n a t e  

t h e  p a r t s  o f  t h e  r e c o r d  w h ich  t h e y  i n t e n d  t o  i n c l u d e  i n  t h e  

A ppend ix  a n d  s e t  f o r t h  t h e  s t a t e m e n t  o f  i s s u e s  w h ich  th e y  i n t e n d  

t o  p r e s e n t  f o r  r e v i e w .

The p l e a d i n g s  t o  be i n c l u d e d  i n  t h e  A pp en d ix  by t h e s e  

p e t i t i o n e r s  a r e  s e t  f o r t h  b e lo w .  The d e s c r i p t i o n  o f  e a c h  

p l e a d i n g  i s  t h e  same a s  t h a t  c o n t a i n e d  i n  Volume I  A i v ,  e t  s e q ,  

o f  t h e  J o i n t  A pp en d ix  p r e v i o u s l y  f i l e d  i n  t h e  S i x t h  C i r c u i t  C o u r t  

o f  A p p e a l s .  The m a t e r i a l  c o n t a i n e d  i n  t h e  A p p en d ix  p r e v i o u s l y  

f i l e d  w i t h  t h e  Supreme C o u r t  i n  c o n j u n c t i o n  w i t h  t h e  p e t i t i o n s  

f o r  c e r t i o r a r i  w i l l  n o t  be d u p l i c a t e d  i n  t h i s  A p p e n d ix .  However, 

t h e s e  p e t i t i o n e r s  w i l l  r e l y  on t h e  A pp en d ix  a l r e a d y  f i l e d  w i t h  

t h e  Supreme C o u r t  f o r  r e f e r e n c e  t o  t h e  m a t e r i a l  c o n t a i n e d  t h e r e i n .



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PLEADINGS

R e l e v a n t  D o c k e t  E n t r i e s

R u l i n g s  on: A p p l i c a t i o n  f o r  P r e l i m i n a r y  I n j u n c t i o n ;
M otion  t o  I n t e r v e n e ;  M otion  t o  D is m is s  a s  t o  D e f e n d a n t s  
M i l l i k e n  and  K e l l e y

O r d e r  D eny ing  P l a i n t i f f s '  A p p l i c a t i o n  f o r  P r e l i m i n a r y  
I n j u n c t i o n  and  G r a n t i n g  D e f e n d a n t s ' M otion  t o  D is m is s  
a s  t o  D e f e n d a n t s  M i l l i k e n  and  K e l l e y

Answer t o  C o m p la in t  on B e h a l f  o f  D e f e n d a n t s ,  W i l l i a m  G. 
M i l l i k e n ,  G o v e rn o r  o f  t h e  S t a t e  o f  M ic h ig a n ,  F ra n k  J .  
K e l l e y ,  A t t o r n e y  G e n e r a l  o f  t h e  S t a t e  o f  M ic h ig a n ,
M ic h ig a n  S t a t e  B o a rd  o f  E d u c a t i o n  and Jo h n  W. P o r t e r ,  
A c t i n g  S u p e r i n t e n d e n t  o f  P u b l i c  I n s t r u c t i o n

O rd e r  G r a n t i n g  M o tio n  o f  D e t r o i t  F e d e r a t i o n  o f  T e a c h e r s  
L o c a l  2 3 1 ,  AFT, AFL-CIO, t o  I n t e r v e n e  a s  P a r t y  D e f e n d a n t

O rd e r  o f  J u d g e  R o t h - - I m p l e m e n t a t i o n

P r e - T r i a l  S t a t e m e n t  o f  I n t e r v e n i n g  D e f e n d a n t

P r e - T r i a l  S t a t e m e n t  o f  S t a t e  D e f e n d a n t s

P r e - T r i a l  S t a t e m e n t  o f  P l a i n t i f f s

P r e - T r i a l  S t a t e m e n t  o f  B o a rd  o f  E d u c a t i o n  o f  C i t y  o f  D e t r o i t

R u l i n g  on S c h o o l  P l a n s  S u b m i t t e d

O r d e r  o f  December 3, 1970

C l a s s  A c t i o n  O rd e r

J o i n t  P r e - T r i a l  S t a t e m e n t

M otion  t o  D is m is s  on B e h a l f  o f  D e f e n d a n t s  W i l l i a m  G. 
M i l l i k e n ,  G o v e rn o r  o f  t h e  S t a t e  o f  M ic h ig a n ,  and  
F ra n k  J .  K e l l e y ,  A t t o r n e y  G e n e r a l  o f  t h e  S t a t e  o f  
M ic h ig a n

M otion  t o  D is m is s  on B e h a l f  o f  D e f e n d a n t s  M ic h ig a n  S t a t e  
B o a rd  o f  E d u c a t i o n  and  Jo h n  W. P o r t e r ,  S u p e r i n t e n d e n t  
o f  P u b l i c  I n s t r u c t i o n

M otion  t o  J o i n  A d d i t i o n a l  P a r t i e s  D e f e n d a n t

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P l e a d i n g s  ( c o n t ' d )

O r d e r  D eny ing  M otion

N o t i c e  t o  C o u n s e l

R u l i n g  an d  O r d e r  on P e t i t i o n s  f o r  I n t e r v e n t i o n

O b j e c t i o n s  t o  C o n d i t i o n s  P l a c e d  on I n t e r v e n o r s  by R u l i n g  
an d  O rd e r  on P e t i t i o n s  f o r  I n t e r v e n t i o n ,  March 1 5 ,  1972

O b j e c t i o n s  o f  G ro s s e  P o i n t e  S c h o o l s  t o  C o n d i t i o n s  on 
I n t e r v e n t i o n  by R u l i n g  and  O r d e r  D a ted  March 1 5 ,  1972

O b j e c t i o n s  o f  S o u t h f i e l d  P u b l i c  S c h o o l s  t o  C o n d i t i o n s  
on I n t e r v e n t i o n

A p p l i c a t i o n  f o r  Leave t o  I n t e r v e n e

O f f e r  o f  P r o o f  by S o u t h f i e l d  P u b l i c  S c h o o l s

C i v i l  S u b p o en a  t o  C h a r l e s  W e l l s ,  d a t e d  A p r i l  10, 1972

S u rv e y  and  E v a l u a t i o n  o f  E x i s t i n g  S c h o o l  T r a n s p o r t a t i o n  
F a c i l i t i e s

A f f i d a v i t  o f  G ro s s e  P o i n t e  S c h o o l s  Re: S c h o o l  D i s t r i c t
B ou n d ary  L i n e s  and  T r a n s p o r t a t i o n  F a c i l i t i e s

R ecom m endat ions  o f  D e s e g r e g a t i o n  P a n e l  R e g a r d in g  A d d i t i o n a l  
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n  E q u ip m e n t  N eeded  f o r  t h e  I m p l e m e n t a t i o n  o f  an 
I n t e r i m  D e s e g r e g a t i o n  P l a n

O r d e r  A dding  D e f e n d a n t  A l l i s o n  G reen

O rd e r  o f  D i s t r i c t  C o u r t

R ecom m endat ions  o f  S u p e r i n t e n d e n t  o f  P u b l i c  I n s t r u c t i o n ,  
I n t e r i m  P l a n

Recom m endat ions  o f  D e s e g r e g a t i o n  P a n e l

R ecom m endat ions  o f  S u p e r i n t e n d e n t  o f  P u b l i c  I n s t r u c t i o n ,
F i n a l  P l a n

P l a i n t i f f s '  M otion  t o  Add S c h o o l  D i s t r i c t  P a r t i e s  D e f e n d a n t

O r d e r  o f  t h e  D i s t r i c t  C o u r t  G r a n t i n g  P l a i n t i f f s '  M o tion  t o  
Add S c h o o l  D i s t r i c t  P a r t i e s  D e f e n d a n t

P l a i n t i f f s '  Amended C o m p la in t

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S e t  f o r t h  be low  a r e  t h e  e x c e r p t s  f rom  t h e  T r a n s c r i p t  

o f  T e s t im o n y  t h a t  p e t i t i o n e r s  d e s i g n a t e  f o r  i n c l u s i o n  i n  t h e  

A p p e n d ix .  To t h e  e x t e n t  t h a t  s u c h  m a t e r i a l  h a s  a l r e a d y  b e e n  

i n c l u d e d  i n  t h e  J o i n t  A p p e n d ix  h e r e i n  f i l e d  i n  t h e  C o u r t  o f  

A p p e a ls  f o r  t h e  S i x t h  C i r c u i t ,  t h e  p a g e  num bers  w i l l  be t h o s e  

c o n t a i n e d  i n  s u c h  J o i n t  A p p e n d ix .  A d d i t i o n a l  m a t e r i a l  n o t  

p r e v i o u s l y  i n c l u d e d  i n  t h e  J o i n t  A pp en d ix  w i l l  b e  r e f e r r e d  t o  

by t h e  p a g e  num bers  o f  t h e  T r a n s c r i p t  o f  T e s t im o n y  i n  t h i s  c a u s e .

TESTIMONY

V o l . I I a l 8  B e g i n n i n g  w i t h  l i n e  8 t o  e n d  o f  p a g e .

I I a l 9  F i r s t  3 l i n e s .

I I a 4 1  L a s t  3 l i n e s .

I I a 4 2  F i r s t  22 l i n e s .

I I a 5 2  L a s t  9 l i n e s .
I I a 5 3  E n t i r e  p a g e .
I I a 5 4  F i r s t  8 l i n e s .

I I a 5 6  L a s t  18 l i n e s

I I a 5 8  L in e  16 t o  l i n e  21 .

I I a 5 9  L in e  20 t o  l i n e  33 .

H a 6 1 L in e  6 t o  l i n e  14; l i n e  28 t o  l i n e  30 .

I I a 6 2  L in e  11 t o  e n d  o f  p a g e .

I I a 6 3  E n t i r e  p a g e .

I I a 6 4  F i r s t  21 l i n e s .

I I a 7 4  L a s t  13 l i n e s

I I a 7 5  E n t i r e  p a g e .

I I a 7 6  F i r s t  13 l i n e s .

I I a l 0 7  L a s t  5 l i n e s .

I I a l 0 8  F i r s t  7 l i n e s .

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I I I a 9 5

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L in e  5 t o  l i n e 11.

I I I a 9 9 L a s t  4 l i n e s .

I l l a l O O
t o

I I I a l 0 7 E n t i r e  p a g e s .

I l l a l O  8 F i r s t  5 l i n e s .

I I I a l 2 0 L a s t  7 l i n e s .

I I I a l 2 1 F i r s t  l i n e .

I I I a l 2 7 L a s t  2 l i n e s .

I I I a l 2  8 F i r s t  l i n e .

I I I a l 8 7 L a s t  17 l i n e s .

I I I a l 8 8
t o

I I I a l 9 0 E n t i r e  p a g e s .

I I I a l 9 1 F i r s t  10 l i n e s .

I I I a 2 9  7 L a s t  9 l i n e s .

I I I a 2 9  8 A l l  e x c e p t  l a s t 6 l i n e s

I I I a 3 2 6 L a s t  2 l i n e s .

I I I a 3 2 7 F i r s t  19 l i n e s .

I I I a 3 3 9 L in e  13 t o  e n d o f  p a g e .

I I I a 3 4 0 F i r s t  9 l i n e s .

I I I a 3 6 0 L in e  21 t o  l i n e 34 .

IVa51 L in e  27 t o  l i n e 33 .

IV a 7 1 L a s t  8 l i n e s .

IVa72 F i r s t  16 l i n e s .

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Va61 L in e  11 t o  l i n e 2 2 .

Va66 L in e  28 t o  l i n e 30 .

Va69 L a s t  19 l i n e s .

Va70 E n t i r e  p a g e . ■ t

V al74 L in e  10 t o  e n d  <o f  p a g e .

V al75 F i r s t  19 l i n e s .

V al84 L in e  8 t o  e n d  o f  p a g e .

V al85 F i r s t  14 l i n e s .

Va200 L a s t  5 l i n e s .

V a201 -  •

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Va20 3 E n t i r e  p a g e s .

Va2 0 4 F i r s t  4 l i n e s .

Va209 L a s t  l i n e .

Va210 F i r s t  8 l i n e s .

Va255 L in e  30 t o  l i n e 35 .

Va260 L in e  8 t o  l i n e 35.

V I a l7  4 L in e  22 t o  l i n e 32 .

V IIa2 0 9 L in e  13 t o  l i n e 30.

V I I a 2 12 L in e  5 t o  l i n e 19.

V I I a 2 13 L in e  22 t o  l i n e 31.

V I I a 2 17 L in e  12 t o  l i n e 31.

V I I a 2 18 L in e  11 t o  l i n e 19.

V IIa 2 2  4 L a s t  l i n e .

V IIa 2 2 5 F i r s t  11 l i n e s .

V IIa 2 2 7 L in e  2 t o  6 t h  l i n e  from  b o t to m

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V IIa 2 5 3 L in e  14 t o  e n d  o f  p a g e .

V IIa 2 5 4 E n t i r e  p a g e .

V IIa 2 5 5 E n t i r e  p a g e .

V IIa 2 5 6 L in e  18 t o  l i n e  2 7 .

V I Ia 2 7 1 L a s t  10 l i n e s .

V IIa 2 7 2 F i r s t  6 l i n e s .

V I I I a 2 L in e  10 t o  l i n e  14; l a s t  3 l i n e s

V I I I a 3 F i r s t  4 l i n e s .

V I I I a 7 L a s t  l i n e .

V I I I a 8 F i r s t  8 l i n e s .

V l l l a l l L a s t  2 p a r a g r a p h s .

V I I I a l 2 F i r s t  p a r a g r a p h .

V T IIa57 L a s t  5 l i n e s .

V T IIa58 F i r s t  14 l i n e s .

V I I I a l 0 4 L in e  6 t o  l i n e  27 .

V l l l a l l O L a s t  13 l i n e s .

V U I a l l l F i r s t  11 l i n e s .

TRANSCRIPT

P age

939 L a s t  6 l i n e s .

940 F i r s t  12 l i n e s .

993 L a s t  10 l i n e s .

994 F i r s t  9 l i n e s .

996 L in e  4 t o  e n d  o f  p a g e .

997 F i r s t  7 l i n e s .
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T r a n s c r i p t  ( c o n t ' d )

2399 L in e  15 t o  l i n e  23 .

2407 L in e  5 t o  e n d  o f  p a g e .

3304 L in e  12 t o  e n d  o f  p a g e .

3305 F i r s t  14 l i n e s .

3537 L in e  12 t o  l i n e  17 .

4003 L in e  5 ,  b e g i n n i n g  o f  new s e n t e n c e  t o  e n d  o f  p a g e .

4004 F i r s t  7 l i n e s .

The E x h i b i t s  o r  p a r t s  t h e r e o f  d e s i g n a t e d  f o r  i n c l u s i o n  

i n  t h e  A p p e n d ix  a r e  s e t  f o r t h  b e lo w .  To t h e  e x t e n t  s u c h  E x h i b i t s  

w ere  p r e v i o u s l y  c o n t a i n e d  i n  t h e  J o i n t  A p p en d ix  f i l e d  h e r e i n  i n  

t h e  S i x t h  C i r c u i t  C o u r t  o f  A p p e a l s ,  t h e  d e s i g n a t i o n s  a r e  t o  t h e  

volum e and  p a g e  number o f  t h e  J o i n t  A p p e n d ix .

EXHIBITS

V o l . IXAa 128 ,  179-180  

IXAa 2 7 2 -2 7 8

IXAa 2 7 9 - 2 8 0 .  P age  280 w i l l  c o n t a i n ,  i n s t e a d  o f  t h e
p a r a g r a p h  t h e r e o n ,  t h e  p r e c e d i n g  p a r a g r a p h  
o f  t h e  e x h i b i t .

IXAa 281 

IXAa 282 

IXBa 518 -535  

IXBa 5 8 0 -5 8 4  

IXBa 590-596  

D e f e n d a n t ' s  E x h i b i t  J J

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S e t  f o r t h  b e lo w  a r e  t h o s e  p o r t i o n s  o f  t h e  D e p o s i t i o n s  

i n  t h i s  c a u s e  t h a t  a r e  d e s i g n a t e d  f o r  i n c l u s i o n  i n  t h e  A p p e n d ix .

The r e f e r e n c e s  b e lo w  a r e  t o  t h e  p a g e  num bers  o f  t h e  J o i n t  A p p e n d ix  

p r e v i o u s l y  f i l e d  h e r e i n  i n  t h e  C o u r t  o f  A p p e a l s  f o r  t h e  S i x t h  

C i r c u i t .

DEPOSITIONS

V o l ,  Xa9 Only t h e  l a s t  q u e s t i o n  and  a n sw e r  on s u c h  p a g e .

Xa 38-39  Only t h e  l a s t  q u e s t i o n  and  a n s w e r  on p a g e  38
and  t h e  f i r s t  l i n e  on p ag e  39.

The i s s u e s  t h e s e  p e t i t i o n e r s  w i l l  p r e s e n t  f o r  r e v i e w
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a r e  s e t  f o r t h  b e lo w .

ISSUES PRESENTED FOR REVIEW

W h e t h e r , b a s e d  upon t h e  c o n t r o l l i n g  p r e c e d e n t s  o f  t h i s  

C o u r t ,  t h e  s t a t e  o f f i c e r  d e f e n d a n t s  h a v e  c o m m it te d  a c t s  o f  de j u r e  

s e g r e g a t i o n  w i t h  t h e  p u r p o s e  and  p r e s e n t  c a u s a l  e f f e c t  o f  s e p a r a t i n g  

s c h o o l  c h i l d r e n  by r a c e  e i t h e r  w i t h i n  t h e  S c h o o l  D i s t r i c t  o f  t h e  

C i t y  o f  D e t r o i t  o r  b e tw e e n  D e t r o i t  and  o t h e r  s c h o o l  d i s t r i c t s  i n  

t h e  1 ,9 5 2  s q u a r e  m i l e  t r i - c o u n t y  a r e a  o f  Wayne, O a k la n d  and  Macomb?

W h e th e r  t h e  D e t r o i t  S c h o o l  D i s t r i c t ,  a 63.8% b l a c k  

s c h o o l  d i s t r i c t ,  c o u l d  o p e r a t e  a u n i t a r y  s y s t e m  u n d e r  a D e t r o i t -  

o n ly  d e s e g r e g a t i o n  p l a n ,  t h u s  m e e t i n g  t h e  r e m e d i a l  r e q u i r e m e n t s  

o f  t h e  C o n s t i t u t i o n  and t h e  d e c i s i o n s  o f  t h i s  C o u r t ?

A b s e n t  any p l e a d e d  a l l e g a t i o n s ,  any p r o o f s  o r  any 

f i n d i n g s  e i t h e r  t h a t  t h e  b o u n d a r i e s  o f  any o f  t h e  86 i n d e p e n d e n t

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s c h o o l  d i s t r i c t s  w i t h i n  t h e  1 ,9 5 2  s q u a r e  m i l e  t r i - c o u n t y  a r e a  

o f  Wayne, O a k la n d  and  Macomb h a v e  e v e r  b e e n  e s t a b l i s h e d  and  

m a i n t a i n e d  w i t h  t h e  p u r p o s e  and p r e s e n t  c a u s a l  e f f e c t  o f  

s e p a r a t i n g  c h i l d r e n  by r a c e ,  o r  t h a t  any s u c h  s c h o o l  d i s t r i c t s ,  

w i t h  t h e  s o l e  e x c e p t i o n  o f  D e t r o i t ,  h a s  e v e r  c o m m i t te d  any a c t s  

o f  de j u r e  s e g r e g a t i o n ,  d o es  t h e  C o n s t i t u t i o n  o r  any d e c i s i o n  

o f  t h i s  C o u r t  p e r m i t  a m u l t i - s c h o o l  d i s t r i c t  rem edy?

R e s p e c t f u l l y  s u b m i t t e d

FRANK J .  KELLEY 
A t t o r n e y  G e n e r a l

S o l i c i t o r  G e n e r a l

A t t o r n e y s  f o r  P e t i t i o n e r s  
B u s i n e s s  A d d r e s s :

760 Law B u i l d i n g  
L a n s i n g ,  M ic h ig a n  48913

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