Correspondence from Menefee to Bowers; Notice of Deposition

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April 9, 1985

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- Lani Guinier
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- Major v. Treen
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- Major v. Treen
U.S. state
- Louisiana
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- Case Files
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BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

405 VAN ANTWERP BUILDING 

P. DO. BOX 1051 

MOBILE, ALABAMA 36633 

JAMES U. BLACKSHER 
TELEPHONE LARRY T. MENEFEE April 9, 1985 (205) 433-2000 GREGORY B. STEIN 

WANDA J. COCHRAN 

Patricia N. Bowers, Esq. 
Assistant Attorney General 
State of Louisiana 
Department of Justice 
234 Loyola Bldg., 7th Floor 
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2096 

Re: . Major v. Treen 
  

Dear Patricia: 

In addition to the three expert witnesses previously identified, 
this is to inform you we will also call 

Frank R. Parker, Esq. 
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights 

Under Law 
1400 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 400 
Washington, D.C. 20005 

as an expert witness. 

If you would like to take Mr. Parker's deposition while you 
are in Washington, I will make him available, pursuant to 
Our agreement. 

Sincerely, 

BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & 

Menefee 

LTM: pfm  



IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA 

BARBARA MAJOR, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

Civil Action No.82-1192 

Section (C 

DAVID C. VREEN, eftc., et al. 

Defendants. 

NOTICE OF DEPOSITION 

T0:. Patricia N. Bowers, Esq. 
Assistant Attorney General 
State of Louisiana 
Department of Justice 
234 Loyola Bldg., 7th Floor 
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2096 

Pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

plaintiffs in the above-styled cause will take the deposition of 

Gerald W. Jones, Chief, Voting Section, United States Department 

of Justice, or his designee knowledgeable of the subject matter 

described below. The deposition will be taken on Thursday, April 

25, 1985, at the offices of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, 806 

15th Street, N.W., Suite 940, Washington, D.C., commencing at 

12:00 Noon, before an officer duly autnorized to take 

depositions, and will continue from day to day until completed.  



Mr.Jones or his designee will be examined about the number of 

hours of attorney time, number of hours of paralegal time, number 

of attorneys and number of months in active litigation for each 

of the following three cases: 

Sumter County, South Car 

Smith v. Busbee 
State of South Carolina v. 

Under Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

the deponent is reminded of its duty to designate the person or 

persons who will testify to such matters. 

Respectfully submitted this </ ‘day of April, 1985. 
RR 

BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 
405 Van Antwerp Bldg. 
P. 0. Box 1051 
Mobile, Alabama 36633 
(205) 433-2000 

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TARRY AEC I A 

WILLIAM P. QUIGLEY 
STEVEN SCHECKMAN 
R. JAMES KELLOGG 
QUIGLEY & SCHECKMAN 

631 St. Charles Avenue 
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 
(504) 524-0016 

BY 

STANLEY HALPIN 
2206 W. St.Mary 
Lafayette, Louisiana 70506 
{318) 367-2207  



LANI GUINIER 
L EGAL ‘DEFENSE FUND 

99 Hudson Street 
6th Floor 
New York, New York 10013 
(212) 219-1900 

ARMAND DERFNER 
55620 33rd Street, N.VW. 
Washington, D.C. 20015 
(202) 244-3151 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

1 nereby certify that on this ¢ day of April, 1985, 

a copy of the foregoing NOTICE OF DEPOSITION was served 

upon the following counsel of record: 

Patricia N. Bowers, Esq. 
Assistant Attorney General 
State of Louisiana 
Department of Justice 
234 Loyola Bldg., 7th Fioor 
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2096 

and was properly addressed and deposited in the United 

Mail, postage prepaid. 

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