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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- Chishom v. Edwards (Chisom v. Roemer) (Perschall v. State of Louisiana)
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- Chisom v. Edwards
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- Louisiana
- Georgia
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- Case Files
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- f59ce8c7-f211-ef11-9f89-0022482f7547

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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 November 28, 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,

82-2276-P

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

RONALD CHISOM, et al.,

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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The "Committee of 100", a voluntary cooperative group of individuals, headed by Bishop
Paul Moore, Jr., has sponsored the appeal of the N.A.A.C.R Legal Defense and Educational
Fund, Inc. since 1943 to enable the Fund to put into operation a program designed to make
desegregation a reality throughout the United States.

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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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