Correspondence from Guinier to Quigley; Certification of Admission as Attorney and Notice of Appearance for Guinier; Correspondence from Guinier to Clerk's Office

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  • Case Files, Chisom Hardbacks. Correspondence from Guinier to Quigley; Certification of Admission as Attorney and Notice of Appearance for Guinier; Correspondence from Guinier to Clerk's Office, 1986. f59ce8c7-f211-ef11-9f89-0022482f7547. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/e5572ac5-9952-4568-a0ed-ff3cdbc63288/correspondence-from-guinier-to-quigley-certification-of-admission-as-attorney-and-notice-of-appearance-for-guinier-correspondence-from-guinier-to-clerks-office. Accessed April 06, 2025.

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    NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. 

efense und 99 Hudson Street, New York, N.Y. 10013 • (212) 219-1900 

October 16, 1986 

William Quigley, Esq. 
631 St. Charles Avenue 
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 

RE: Chisom, et al. v. Edwards  

Dear Bill: 

Enclosed for filing in the above case is my notice of appearance 
with certificate of good standing. Please send me a filed copy 
when you get a chance. How did the argument go yesterday? 

LG/r 
Enclosure 

Contributions are deductible for U.S. income tax purposes 

The NAACP Legal Defense 8. Educational Fund. Inc. (LDF) is not part of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) although 
LDF was founded by the NAACP and shares its commitment to equal rights. LDF has had for over 25 years a separate Board. program, statf, office and budget. 



• APPENDIX A 

Elistrid uf Tolumiiia (gaud of Appeals 

I, ALAN I. HERMAN, Clerk of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 

do hereby certify: 

That  CAROL LANI GUINIER  

was, on the  6th day of  JANUARY , A.D. 19 81, 

duly qualified and admitted as an attorney and counselor and entitled to prac-

tice before this Court and is, on the date indicated below, a member in good 

standing of this Bar. 

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereun-

to subscribed my name and affixed 

the seal of this Court, at the City 

8th 
of Washington, D.C., this  

October 6 day of   A.D. 198..... 

ALAN I. HERMAN, Clerk, 

B: 

82-2276-P 

Deputy Clerk 



UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA 

RONALD CHISOM, et al., 

V. 

EDWIN EDWARDS, et al. 

Civil Action 

No. 86-4075 
Section "A" 

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE 

1. I, Carol Lani Guinier, request permission to appear pro  

hac vice on behalf of plaintiffs herein. 

2. I hereby certify that I am an attorney associated with 

the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. 

3. I am a member in good standing of the bar of the 

District of Columbia (see Attachment). 

CAROL LANI GUINIER 
99 Hudson Street 
16th Floor 
New York, N.Y. 10013 
(212) 219-1900 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 



Illegal 
F il NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. 

efense nd 99 Hudson Street, New York, N.Y. 10013 • (212) 219-1900 

September 25, 1986 

Clerk's Office 
D.C. Court of Appeals 
Room 6000 
500 Indiana Avenue 
Washington, D.C. 20001 

To Whom It May Concern: 

Please send me two certificates of good standing. I have been an 
active member of the D.C. Bar since January 1981. Enclosed is a 
check for $4.00. 

Sincerely yours, 

Carol Lani Guinier 

CLG/r 
See enclosure 

Contributions are deductible for U.S. income tax purposes 

The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is not part of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) although 
LDF was founded by the NAACP and shares its commitment to equal rights. LDF has had for over 25 years a separate Board, program, staff, office and budget. 



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