Motion to Shorten Time to Respond to Plaintiffs' Third Discovery Requests; Plaintiffs' Third Discovery Requests to Etowah; Coffee; Calhoun; Pickens; Talladega; and Lawrence County Defendants

    BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

  

405 VAN ANTWERP BUILDING 

P.O. BOX 1051 

MOBILE, ALABAMA 36633-1051 

JAMES U. BLACKSHER June 13. 1986 TELEPHONE 

LARRY T. MENEFEE ; (205) 433-2000 

GREGORY B. STEIN 

WANDA J. COCHRAN 

Honorable Thomas C. Caver 

Clerk, United States District 
Court 

Middle District of Alabama 
P.O, Box 711 
Montgomery, AL 36101 

RE: Dillard, et al. v. Crenshaw County, Alabama, et al. 
Civil Action No. 85-T-1332-N 
  

Dear Mr. Caver.: 

Please file the enclosed "Motion to Shorten Time to Respond 
to Plaintiffs’ Third Discovery Requests'' along with attach- 
ments in connection with the above-enumeration action. 

Best regards. 

Sincerely, 
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ae & Stein, P.A. 

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AL / Das liton 

[J mes U. Blacksher 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

JOHN DILLARD, ET AL., * 

Plaintiffs, % 

vs. * CA NO. 85-T-1332-N 

CRENSHAW COUNTY, ALABAMA, ET AL. * 

Defendants. * 

MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME TO RESPOND TO 
PLAINTIFFS ' THIRD DISCOVERY REQUESTS 
  

Plaintiffs move the Court to shorten the time for 

defendant counties to respond to plaintiffs’ third discovery 

requests, copies of which are attached to this motion. As 

grounds for their motion, plaintiffs would show that this Court 

has scheduled the trial of this action for Wednesday, July 23, 

1986, with a pretrial conference on July 16 and discovery cutoff 

on July 16. The time should be shortened to enable plaintiffs to 

respond to the responses with Rule 37 motions, if necessary, or 

with additional discovery, such as depositions of expert 

witnesses. 

 



  

WHEREFORE, plaintiffs pray that the Court will shorten 

the time for responses to plaintiffs’ third discovery request to 

Pickens County, Lawrence County, Calhoun County, Talladega 

County, Etowah County and Coffee County to June 30, 19886. 

Respectfully submitted this 13 gay Of June, 19886. 

BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 
405 Van Antwerp Building 
P. O. Box 1081 
Mobile, AL 36633 
(205) 433-2000 

  

   
   

       BY: ” : 

MES U. BLACKSHER 

LARRY T. MENEFEE 

WANDA J. COCHRAN 

TERRY G. DAVIS 
SEAY & DAVIS 
732 Carter Hill Road 
P. OO. Box 86218 
Montgomery, AL 36106 

(205) 834-2000 

DEBORAH FINS 
JULIUS IL. CHAMBERS 
NAACP Legal Defense Fund 
09 Hudson Street, 16th Floor 

New York, New York 10013 

(212) 219-1900 

EDWARD STILL 
REEVES & STILL 
714 South 29th Street 
Birmingham, AL 35233-2810 
(205) 322-6631 

REO KIRKLAND, JR. 
307 Evergreen Avenue 
P,.0. Box 648 

 



  

Brewton, AL 36427 

(205) 887-5711 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

CERTIFICATE QF SERVICE 
  

I do hereby certify that on this JB day of June, 19886, 

a copy of the foregoing pleading was served upon the following 

counsel of record: 

H. R. Burnham, Esq. Warren Rowe, Esq. 
Burnham, Klinefelter, Halsey, Rowe & Sawyer 

Jones & Carter P. GC. Box 150 
P. O. Box 1818 Enterprise, AL 36331 
Anniston, AL 36202 (COFFEE COUNTY) 
(CALHOUN COUNTY) 

Jack Floyd, Esq. D. L. Martin, Esq. 
Floyd, Kenner & Cusimano 215 South Main Street 
816 Chestnut Street Moulton, AL 35650 
Gadesden, AL 35999 (LAWRENCE COUNTY, SMITH & LIGON) 
(ETOWAH COUNTY) 

David R. Boyd, Esq. James G. Speake, Esq. 
Balch & Bingham Speake, Speake & Reich 
P. 0. Box 78 P. O. Box B 
Montgomery, AL 36101 Moulton, AL 35650 
(LAWRENCE COUNTY, SMITH & LIGON) (PROCTOR OF LAWRENCE COUNTY) 

Vv. O. KIRK, Jr., Esq. Barry D. Vaughn, Esq. 
Curry & Kirk Proctor & Vaughn 
P, O. Box A-B 121 North Norton Avenue 
Carrollton, AL 35447 Sylacauga, AL 35150 
(PICKENS COUNTY) (TALLADEGA COUNTY) 

by depositing same in the United States mail, postage prepaid. 

   



  

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

JOHN DILLARD, ET AL., X 

Plaintiffs, % 

vs. * CA NO. 85-T-1332-N 

CRENSHAW COUNTY, ALABAMA, ET AL. * 

Defendants. * 

PLAINTIFFS’ THIRD DISCOVERY REQUEST TO 
ETOWAH COUNTY DEFENDANTS   

Plaintiffs Nathan Carter, Spencer Thomas, and Wayne 

Rowe, through their undersigned counsel make the following 

additional discovery requests addressed to defendant Etowah 

County. 

1. Identify each person you expect to call as an expert 

witness at trial, and with respect to each such expert witness, 

state: 

a. The subject matter on which the expert is 

expected to testify, 

 



b. The substance of the facts and opinions to which 

the expert is expected to testify, and 

¢c. A summary of the grounds for each opinion. 

2. With respect to each expert witness identified in 

your answers to the preceding interrogatory, please state all of 

the facts, credentials, and other circumstances which you claim 

qualify the person as an expert witness. Please attach to your 

answers to this interrogatory an updated curriculum vita for each 

expert witness. 

3. Please produce for inspection and copying or attach 

to your answers to these interrogatories a map of the county 

showing both precinct lines, box lines (if the precincts are 

geographically subdivided), and the boundaries of any residency 

districts for county commissioners. The map (or maps if more 

than one is required) should be large enough and clear enough 

that it can be compared with U. S. census maps for the county. 

4. Please supplement your responses to plaintiffs’ 

first discovery request. 

5. Please supplement your responses to plaintiffs’ 

second discovery request.  



  

June 30, 

Please respond to this discovery request no later than 

1986. 

Respectfully submitted this /3 day of June, 1986. 

BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 
405 Van Antwerp Building 
P. 0. Box 1035] 
Mobile, AL 36633 
(205) 433-2000 

    
   

    
BY: = pe 4 / ~~ ; 

JAMES U. BLACKSHER 
ARRY T. MENEFEE 

WANDA J. COCHRAN 

  

TERRY G. DAVIS 
SEAY & DAVIS 
732 Carter Hill Road 
P.O. Box 8215 
Montgomery, AL 36106 
(205) 834-2000 

DEBORAH FINS 

JULIUS L. CHAMBERS 
NAACP Legal Defense Fund 
99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor 

New York, New York 10013 

(212) 219-1900 

EDWARD STILL 
REEVES & STILL 
714 South 29th Street 
Birmingham, AL 35233-2810 
(205) 322-6631 

REO KIRKLAND, JR. 
307 Evergreen Avenue 
P. 0. Box 6486 
Brewton, AL 36427 
(205) 867-5711 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 



  

CERTIFICATE QF SERVICE 
  

I do hereby certify that on this /3 day of June, 1986, 

a copy of the foregoing pleading was served upon the following 

counsel of record: 

H. R. Burnham, Esq. 

Burnham, Klinefelter, Halsey, 
Jones ¥ Carter 

P. O. Box 1618 
Anniston, AL 36202 
(CALHOUN COUNTY) 

Jack Floyd, Esq. 
Floyd, Kenner & Cusimano 
816 Chestnut Street 
Gadesden, AL 35999 
(ETOWAH COUNTY) 

David R. Boyd, Esq. 
Balch & Bingham 
P. OO. Box 78 

Montgomery, AL 36101 

(LAWRENCE COUNTY, SMITH & LIGON) 

¥. 0. KIRK, Jdr.. Esq. 

Curry & Kirk 
P. O. Box A-B 
Carrollton, AL 

(PICKENS COUNTY) 
35447 

Warren Rowe, Esq. 
Rowe & Sawyer 
P. GC. "Box 150 
Enterprise, AL 36331 
(COFFEE COUNTY) 

D. L. Martin, Esq. 

215 South Main Street 

Moulton, AL 35850 

(LAWRENCE COUNTY, SMITH & LIGON) 

James G. Speake, Esq. 
Speake, Speake & Reich 
P. 0. Box 5 

Moulton, AL 35650 
(PROCTOR OF LAWRENCE COUNTY) 

Barry D. Vaughn, Esq. 
Proctor & Vaughn 
121 North Norton Avenue 
Sylacauga, AL 35150 
(TALLADEGA COUNTY) 

by depositing same in the United States mail, postage prepaid. 

b 

A SY fF I LA 

bY, ANN 
  

TORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS 

 



  

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

JOHN DILLARD, ET AL., % 

Plaintiffs, * 

vs. * CA NO. 85-T-1332-N 

CRENSHAW COUNTY, ALABAMA, ET AL. * 

Defendants. * 

PLAINTIFFS’ THIRD DISCOVERY REQUEST TO 

COFFEE COUNTY DEFENDANTS 
  

Plaintiffs Damascus Crittenden, Jr., Rubin McKinnon, 

and William S. Rogers, through their undersigned counsel make the 

following additional discovery requests addressed to defendant 

Coffee County. 

1. Identify each person you expect to call as an expert 

witness at trial, and with respect to each such expert witness, 

state: 

a. The subject matter on which the expert is 

expected to testify, 

 



  

b. The substance of the facts and opinions to which 

the expert is expected to testify, and 

c. A summary of the grounds for each opinion. 

2. With respect to each expert witness identified in 

your answers to the preceding interrogatory, please state all of 

the facts, credentials, and other circumstances which you claim 

qualify the person as an expert witness. Please attach to your 

answers to this interrogatory an updated curriculum vita for each 

expert witness. 

3. Please produce for inspection and copying or attach 

to your answers to these interrogatories a map of the county 

showing both precinct lines, box lines (if the precincts are 

geographically subdivided), and the boundaries of any residency 

districts for county commissioners. The map (or maps if more 

than one is required) should be large enough and clear enough 

that it can be compared with U. S. census maps for the county. 

4. Please supplement your responses to plaintiffs’ 

first discovery request. 

5. Please supplement your responses to plaintiffs’ 

second discovery request. 

 



  

June 30, 

Please respond to this 

1986. 

Respectfully submitted 

discovery request no later than 

this 12 day of June, 19886. 

BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 
405 Van Antwerp Building 
P. 0. Box 1085) 
Mobile, AL 36633 
(205) 433-2000 

    BLACKSHER 
MENEFEE 
COCHRAN 

    
WANDA J. 

TERRY G. DAVIS 
SEAY & DAVIS 
732 Carter Hill Road 

P. O. Box 6218 
Montgomery, AL 36106 

(205) 834-2000 

DEBORAH FINS 
JULIUS IL. CHAMBERS 
NAACP Legal Defense Fund 
99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor 

New York, New York 10013 

(212) 219-1900 

EDWARD STILL 
REEVES & STILL 

714 South 29th Street 
Birmingham, AL 35233-2810 
(205) 322-6631 

REO KIRKLAND, JR. 

307 Evergreen Avenue 
P. O. Box 646 

Brewton, AL 36427 

(205) 867-5711 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 



  

CERTIFICATE QF SERVICE 
  

I do hereby certify that on this !3 day Of June, 1986, 

a copy of the foregoing pleading was served upon the following 

counsel of record: 

H. R. Burnham, Esq. 

Burnham, Klinefelter, Halsey, 
Jones & Carter 

P. 0. Box 1618 

Anniston, AL 36202 

(CALHOUN COUNTY) 

Jack Floyd, Esq. 
Floyd, Kenner & Cusimano 
816 Chestnut Street 
Gadesden, AL 35999 
(ETOWAH COUNTY) 

David R. Boyd, Esq. 
Balch & Bingham 
P. 0. Box 78 
Montgomery, AL 36101 
(LAWRENCE COUNTY, SMITH & LIGON) 

¥. 0. RIRR, dr., Bsq. 
Curry & Kirk 
P. O. Box A-B 

Carrollton, AL 35447 

(PICKENS COUNTY) 

Warren Rowe, Esq. 
Rowe & Sawyer 
P.O. Box 150 
Enterprise, AL 
(COFFEE COUNTY) 

36331 

D. L. Martin, Esq. 
215 South Main Street 

Moulton, AL 35650 

(LAWRENCE COUNTY, SMITH & LIGON) 

James G. Speake, Esq. 
Speake, Speake & Reich 
P. O. Box B 
Moulton, AL 35650 
(PROCTOR OF LAWRENCE COUNTY) 

Barry D. Vaughn, Esq. 
Proctor & Vaughn 
121 North Norton Avenue 
Sylacauga, AL 35150 
(TALLADEGA COUNTY) 

by depositing same in the United States mail, postage prepaid. 

   



IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

JOHN DILLARD, ET AL., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. CA NO. 85-T-1332-N 

CRENSHAW COUNTY, ALABAMA, ET AL. 

Defendants. 

PLAINTIFFS’ THIRD DISCOVERY REQUEST TO 
CALHOUN COUNTY DEFENDANTS 

Plaintiffs Earwen Ferrell, Ralph Bradford, and Clarence 

J. dalrrels, through thelr undersigned counsel make the following 

additional discovery requests addressed to defendant Calhoun 

County. 

1. Identify each person you expect to call as an expert 

witness at trial, and with respect to each such expert witness, 

state: 

a. The subject matter on which the expert is 

expected to testify,  



  

b. The substance of the facts and opinions to which 

the expert ls expected to testify, and 

Cc. ‘A summary Of the grounds for each opinion. 

2. With respect to each expert witness identified in 

your answers to the preceding interrogatory, please state all of 

the facts, credentials, and other circumstances which you claim 

qualily the person as an expert witness. Please attach to your 

answers to this interrogatory an updated curriculum vita for each 

expert witness. 

3. Please produce for inspection and copying or attach 

to your answers to these interrogatories a map of the county 

showing both precinct lines, box lines (if the precincts are 

geographically subdivided), and the boundaries of any residency 

districts for county commissioners. The map (or maps if more 

than one is required) should be large enough and clear enough 

that it can be compared with U. S. census maps for the county. 

4. Please supplement your responses to plaintiffs’ 

first discovery request. 

5. Please supplement your responses to plaintiffs’ 

second discovery request. 

 



  

Please respond to this discovery request no later than 

June 30, 1986. 

Respectfully submitted this /3 day of June, 1986. 

BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 
405 Van Antwerp Building 
P. O. Box 1081 
Mobile, AL 36633 
(205) 433-2000    

    
BY: , 

JAMES U. BLACKSHER 
/ARRY T. MENEFEE 
WANDA J. COCHRAN 

TERRY G. DAVIS 
SEAY & DAVIS 
732 Carter Hill Road 

P..O. Box 6215 
Montgomery, AL 36106 
(205) 834-2000 

DEBORAH FINS 
JULIUS L. CHAMBERS 
NAACP Legal Defense Fund 
99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor 

New York, New York 10013 

(212) 219-1900 

EDWARD STILL 
REEVES & STILL 
714 South 29th Street 
Birmingham, AL 35233-2810 
(205) 322-6631 

REO KIRKLAND, JR. 
307 Evergreen Avenue 
P.O. Box 648 

Brewton, AL 36427 

(205) 887-5711 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 



  

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I do hereby certify that on this /.3 day of June, 1986, 

a copy of the foregoing pleading was served upon the following 

counsel of record: 

H. R. Burnham, Esq. 

Burnham, Klinefelter, Halsey, 
Jones & Carter 

P. OO. Box 161858 
Anniston, AL 36202 

(CALHOUN COUNTY) 

Jack Floyd, Esq. 

Floyd, Kenner & Cusimano 
816 Chestnut Street 
Gadesden, AL 3590099 
(ETOWAH COUNTY) 

David BR. Boyd, Esq. 
Balch & Bingham 
P. O. Box 78 

Montgomery, AL 36101 

(LAWRENCE COUNTY, SMITH & LIGON) 

¥v. O. KIBK, J»., Esq. 
Curry ¥ Kirk 
P. OO, Box A-B 
Carrollton, AL 35447 
(PICKENS COUNTY) 

Warren Rowe, Esq. 
Rowe & Sawyer 
P. O. Box 150 
Enterprise, AL 36331 
(COFFEE COUNTY) 

D. L. Martin, Esq. 
215 South Main Street 

Moulton, AL 35650 

(LAWRENCE COUNTY, SMITH & LIGON) 

James G. Speake, Esq. 
Speake, Speake & Reich 
P. OO: Box 5 

Moulton, AL 35650 
(PROCTOR OF LAWRENCE COUNTY) 

Barry D. Vaughn, Esq. 
Proctor & Vaughn 
121 North Norton Avenue 

Sylacauga, AL 35150 
(TALLADEGA COUNTY) 

by depositing same in the United States mail, postage prepaid. 

   



  

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

JOHN DILLARD, ET AL., % 

Plaintiffs, % 

vs. * CA NO. 85-T-1332-N 

CRENSHAW COUNTY, ALABAMA, ET AL. * 

Defendants. * 

PLAINTIFFS’ THIRD DISCOVERY REQUEST TO 

PICKENS COUNTY DEFENDANTS 
  

Plaintiffs Maggie Bozeman, Julia Wilder, Bernard 

Jackson, and Willie Davis, through their undersigned counsel make 

the following additional discovery requests addressed to 

defendant Pickens County. 

1. Identify each person you expect to call as an expert 

witness at trial, and with respect to each such expert witness, 

state: 

a. The subject matter on which the expert is 

expected to testify, 

 



  

b. The substance of the facts and opinions to which 

the expert is expected to testify, and 

Cc. A summary of the grounds for each opinion. 

2. With respect to each expert witness identified in 

your answers to the preceding interrogatory, please state all of 

the facts, credentials, and other circumstances which you claim 

qualify the person as an expert witness. Please attach to your 

answers to this interrogatory an updated curriculum vita for each 

expert witness. 

3. Please produce for inspection and copying or attach 

to your answers to these interrogatories a map of the county 

showing both precinct lines, box lines (if the precincts are 

geographically subdivided), and the boundaries of any residency 

districts for county commissioners. The map (or maps if more 

than one is required) should be large enough and clear enough 

that it can be compared with U. S. census maps for the county. 

4. Please supplement your responses to plaintiffs’ 

first discovery request. 

5. Please supplement your responses to plaintiffs’ 

second discovery request. 

 



  

June 30, 

Please respond to this discovery request no later than 

1086. 

Respectfully submitted this /3 day of June, 1986. 

BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 
405 Van Antwerp Building 
P.O. Box 1081 
Mobile, AL 36633 

(205) 433-2000 

    

    

3 

RY ( Al Lf 
B® > . a i / / ; J 5 

(7 MES U. BLACKSHER 
ARRY T. MENEFEE 

WANDA J. COCHRAN 

TERRY G. DAVIS 

SEAY & DAVIS 

732 Carter Hill Road 

P. OO. Box 6218 

Montgomery, AL 36106 
(205) 834-2000 

DEBORAH FINS 
JULIUS IL. CHAMBERS 
NAACP Legal Defense Fund 
99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor 

New York, New York 10013 

(212) 219-1900 

EDWARD STILL 
REEVES & STILL 
714 South 29th Street 

Birmingham, AL 35233-2810 
(205) 322-6631 

REO KIRKLAND, JR. 

307 Evergreen Avenue 
P. O. Box 646 

Brewton, AL 36427 

(205) 867-5711 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 



  

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
  

I do hereby certify that on this 13% day of June, 1986, 

a copy of the foregoing pleading was served upon the following 

counsel of record: 

H. BR. Burnham, Esq. Warren Rowe, Esq. 
Burnham, Klinefelter, Halsey, Rowe & Sawyer 

Jones & Carter P.O. ‘Box 150 
P, 0. Box 1818 Enterprise, AL 36331 
Anniston, AL 36202 (COFFEE COUNTY) 
(CALHOUN COUNTY) 

Jack Floyd, Esq. D. L. Martin, Esq. 
Floyd, Kenner & Cusimano 215 South Main Street 
816 Chestnut Street Moulton, AL 35650 
Gadesden, AL 359009 (LAWRENCE COUNTY, SMITH & LIGON) 
(ETOWAH COUNTY) 

David R. Boyd, Esq. James G. Speake, Esq. 
Balch & Bingham speake, Speake & Reich 
P. O. Box 78 P.O. Box 5 

Montgomery, AL 36101 Moulton, AL 35650 
(LAWRENCE COUNTY, SMITH & LIGON) (PROCTOR OF LAWRENCE COUNTY) 

¥. O. EIRR, Jr., Bsqg. Barry D. Vaughn, Esq. 
Curry & Kirk Proctor & Vaughn 
P. O. Box A-B 121 North Norton Avenue 
Carrollton, AL 35447 Sylacauga, AL 35150 
(PICKENS COUNTY) (TALLADEGA COUNTY) 

by depositing same in the United States mail, postage prepaid. 

AL lhl 
  

JATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS 

 



  

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

JOHN DILLARD, ET AL., * 

Plaintiffs, X 

vs. * CA NO. 85-T-1332-N 

CRENSHAW COUNTY, ALABAMA, ET AL. * 

Defendants. * 

PLAINTIFFS' THIRD DISCOVERY REQUEST TO 
TALLADEGA COUNTY DEFENDANTS 

Plaintiffs Louis Hall, Jr., Ernest Easley, and Byrd 

Thomas, through their undersigned counsel make the following 

additional discovery requests addressed to defendant Talladega 

County. 

1. Identify each person you expect to call as an expert 

witness at trial, and with respect to each such expert witness, 

state: 

a. The subject matter on which the expert is 

expected to testify, 

 



  

b. The substance of the facts and opinions to which 

the expert 1s expected to testify, and 

c. A summary of the grounds for each opinion. 

2. With respect to each expert witness identified in 

your answers to the preceding interrogatory, please state all of 

the facts, credentials, and other circumstances which you claim 

qualify the person as an expert witness. Please attach to your 

answers to this interrogatory an updated curriculum vita for each 

expert witness. 

3. Please produce for inspection and copying or attach 

to your answers to these interrogatories a map of the county 

showing both precinct lines, box lines (if the precincts are 

geographically subdivided), and the boundaries of any residency 

districts for county commissioners. The map (or maps if more 

than one is required) should be large enough and clear enough 

that it can be compared with U. S. census maps for the county. 

4. Please supplement your responses to plaintiffs’ 

first discovery request. 

5. Please supplement your responses to plaintiffs’ 

second discovery request. 

 



  

Please respond to this discovery request no later than 

June 30, 1986. 

Respectfully submitted this {3 day of June, 1088. 

BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 
405 Van Antwerp Building 
P. O. Box 1051 
Mobile, AL 36633 
(205) 433-2000    

    
BY: 

/ JAMES U. BLACKSHER 
\(WARRY T. MENEFEE 
WANDA J. COCHRAN 

TERRY G. DAVIS 

SEAY & DAVIS 
732 Carter Hill Road 

P.O. Box 62158 
Montgomery, AL 36106 
(205) 834-2000 

DEBORAH FINS 

JULIUS L. CHAMBERS 

NAACP Legal Defense Fund 
99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor 

New York, New York 10013 

(212) 219-1900 

EDWARD STILL 
REEVES & STILL 
714 South 29th Street 

Birmingham, AL 35233-2810 

(205) 322-6631 

REO KIRKLAND, JR. 
307 Evergreen Avenue 
P. O. Box 646 
Brewton, AL 36427 
(205) 867-5711 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 



  

Please respond to this discovery request no later than 

June 30, 1986. 

Respectfully submitted this /3 day of June, 1986. 

BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 

405 Van Antwerp Building 

P.O. Box 1081 
Mobile, AL 36633 

(205) 433-2000 

   
      

BY: 
BLACKSHER 

MENEFEE 

WANDA J. COCHRAN 

TERRY G. DAVIS 
SEAY & DAVIS 

732 Carter Hill Road 

P. OO. Box 6215 

Montgomery, AL 36106 

(205) 834-2000 

DEBORAH FINS 

JULIUS L. CHAMBERS 

NAACP Legal Defense Fund 

09 Hudson Street, 16th Floor 

New York, New York 10013 

(212) 219-1900 

EDWARD STILL 
REEVES & STILL 

714 South 29th Street 

Birmingham, AL 35233-2810 

(205) 322-6631 

REO KIRKLAND, JR. 

307 Evergreen Avenue 

P. OO. Box 648 

Brewton, AL 36427 

(205) 867-5711 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 



  

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
  

I do hereby certify that on this /3 day of June, 1986, 

a copy of the foregoing pleading was served upon the following 

counsel of record: 

KE. R. Burnham, Esq. 
Burnham, Klinefelter, Halsey, 

Jones & Carter 
P. O. Box 1618 
Anniston, AL 36202 

(CALHOUN COUNTY) 

Jack Floyd, Esq. 
Floyd, Kenner & Cusimano 
816 Chestnut Street 
Gadesden, AL 35999 
(ETOWAH COUNTY) 

David R. Boyd, Esq. 
Balch & Bingham 
P. OO. Box 78 

Montgomery, AL 36101 
(LAWRENCE COUNTY, SMITH & LIGON) 

¥. O. KIRK, Jr., Esq. 
Curry & Kirk 
P. O. Box A-B 

Carrollton, AL 35447 

(PICKENS COUNTY) 

Warren Rowe, Esq. 
Rowe & Sawyer 
P. O. Box 1580 
Enterprise, AL 36331 
(COFFEE COUNTY) 

D. L. Martin, Esq. 
215 South Main Street 
Moulton, AL 35650 

(LAWRENCE COUNTY, SMITH & LIGON) 

James G. Speake, Esq. 
Speake, Speake &¥ Reich 
P. O. Box B 

Moulton, AL 388680 
(PROCTOR OF LAWRENCE COUNTY) 

Barry D. Vaughn, Esq. 
Proctor & Vaughn 
121 North Norton Avenue 
Sylacauga, AL 35180 
(TALLADEGA COUNTY) 

by depositing same in the United States mail, postage prepaid. 

  

ATTOENEY FOR PLAINTIFFS 

    

/ J 

 



  

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

JOHN DILLARD, ET AL., * 

Plaintiffs, * 

VS. * (CA NO. 85-T-1332-N 

CRENSHAW COUNTY, ALABAMA, ET AL. * 

Defendants. * 

PLAINTIFFS’ THIRD DISCOVERY REQUEST TO 
LAWRENCE COUNTY DEFENDANTS 
  

Plaintiffs Hoover White, Moses Jones, Jr., and Arthur 

Turner, through their undersigned counsel make the following 

additional discovery requests addressed to defendant Lawrence 

County. 

1. Identify each person you expect to call as an expert 

witness at trial, and with respect to each such expert witness, 

state: 

a. The subject matter on which the expert is 

expected to testify, 

 



  

b. The substance of the facts and opinions to which 

the expert is expected to testify, and 

c. A summary of the grounds for each opinion. 

2. With respect to each expert witness identified in 

your answers to the preceding interrogatory, please state all of 

the facts, credentials, and other circumstances which you claim 

qualify the person as an expert witness. Please attach to your 

answers to this interrogatory an updated curriculum vita for each 

expert witness. 

3. Please produce for inspection and copying or attach 

to your answers to these interrogatories a map of the county 

showing both precinct lines, box lines (if the precincts are 

geographically subdivided), and the boundaries of any residency 

districts for county commissioners. The map (or maps if more 

than one is required) should be large enough and clear enough 

that it can be compared with U. S. census maps for the county. 

4. Please supplement your responses to plaintiffs’ 

first discovery request. 

5. Please supplement your responses to plaintiffs’ 

second discovery request. 

 



  

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b. The substance of the facts and opinions to which 

the expert 1s expected to testify, and 

Cc. A summary of the grounds for each opinion. 

2. With respect to each expert witness identified in 

your answers to the preceding interrogatory, please state all of 

the facts, credentials, and other circumstances which you claim 

qualify the person as an expert witness. Please attach to your 

answers to this interrogatory an updated curriculum vita for each 

expert witness. 

3. Please produce for inspection and copying or attach 

to your answers to these interrogatories a map of the county 

showing both precinct lines, box lines (if the precincts are 

geographically subdivided), and the boundaries of any residency 

districts for county commissioners. The map (or maps if more 

than one is required) should be large enough and clear enough 

that it can be compared with U. S. census maps for the county. 

4. Please supplement your responses to plaintiffs’ 

first discovery request. 

5. Please supplement your responses to plaintiffs’ 

second discovery request. 

 



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Please respond to this discovery request no later than 

dune 30, 10886. 

Respectfully submitted this /.3 day of June, 1986. 

BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 
405 Van Antwerp Building 
P.O. Box 10851 
Mobile, AL 36633 
(205) 433-2000 

   

  

JAMES U. BLACGKSHER 
YARRY T. MENEFEE 
WANDA J. COCHRAN 

BY: 

TERRY G. DAVIS 

SEAY & DAVIS 
732 Carter Hill Road 

P. O. Box 6215 
Montgomery, AL 36106 
(205) 834-2000 

DEBORAH FINS 
JULIUS IL. CHAMBERS 
NAACP Legal Defense Fund 
99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor 

New York, New York 10013 

(212) 218-1900 

EDWARD STILL 
REEVES & STILL 
714 South 29th Street 
Birmingham, AL 35233-2810 

(205) 322-6631 

REO KIRKLAND, JR. 
307 Evergreen Avenue 
P. O. Box 646 

Brewton, AL 3086427 

(205) 867-5711 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 



  

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
  

I do hereby certify that on this /3 day of June, 1986, 

a copy of the foregoing pleading was served upon the following 

counsel of record: 

H. R. Burnham, Esq. 
Burnham, Klinefelter, Halsey, 

Jones & Carter 

P. O. Box 1818 

Anniston, AL 36202 

(CALHOUN COUNTY) 

Jack Floyd, Esq. 
Floyd, Kenner & Cusimano 
816 Chestnut Street 
Gadesden, AL 35999 
(ETOWAH COUNTY) 

David R. Boyd, Esq. 
Balch & Bingham 
P. 0. Box 78 
Montgomery, AL 36101 

(LAWRENCE COUNTY, SMITH & LIGON) 

¥. 0. RIRK, Jr., Esq. 
Curry & Kirk 
P. O. Box A-B 

Carrollton, AL 35447 

(PICKENS COUNTY) 

Warren Rowe, Esq. 
Rowe & Sawyer 
P.-0. Box 180 
Enterprise, AL 36331 
(COFFEE COUNTY) 

DD. L. Martin, Esq. 

215 South Main Street 

Moulton, AL 358650 

(LAWRENCE COUNTY, SMITH & LIGON) 

James G. Speake, Esq. 
Speake, Speake & Reich 
P. OO. Box'S 
Moulton, AL 35650 
(PROCTOR OF LAWRENCE COUNTY) 

Barry D. Vaughn, Esq. 
Proctor & Vaughn 
121 North Norton Avenue 

Sylacauga, AL 35150 
(TALLADEGA COUNTY) 

by depositing same in the United States mail, postage prepaid.