Letter from Pottinger to Higgins RE: Receipt of Notice for Oral Argument

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February 6, 1973

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  • Case Files, Milliken Hardbacks. Letter from Pottinger to Higgins RE: Receipt of Notice for Oral Argument, 1973. c2f92826-54e9-ef11-a730-7c1e5247dfc0. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/fa2fe140-2cd4-4004-9e27-e24300485de8/letter-from-pottinger-to-higgins-re-receipt-of-notice-for-oral-argument. Accessed November 03, 2025.

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Mr. James A. Higgins 
Clerk
United States Court of Appeals 

for the Sixth Circuit 
U.S. Post Office 6s Court House 
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Re: Bradley v. Milliken, No. 72-1809 - 72-1814
.4) .................... ........................................ ............... ........................................

Dear Mr. Riggins:

This is to acknowledge receipt of your notice 
that oral arguments will be heard on February 8, 1973, 
at 2 p.m. in the rehearing in banc of the above appeal.

Mr. David L. Norman, Special Assistant to the 
Attorney General, will be present to represent the United 
States at the oral arguments in order to address the 
Court briefly on the question of inclusion of school 
districts other than Detroit in the relief order of the 
district court. Ten minutes should be a sufficient 
amount of time for his presentation.

Pursuant to an order of this Court, we partici­
pated in the previous arguments on the question of the 
affect of Section 803 of Pub. L. 92-318 and would 
appreciate the allowance of some time to present our 
views at the in banc hearing. In view of the govern­
ment's position as an intervenor pursuant to an order 
of this Court, however, perhaps it would be more appro­
priate to allot time for the government's presentation 
outside the time allotted, for the principal parties.



Should the Court consider such an allowance 
of time infeasible, we will, in any event, be present 
at the hearing in case the Court has any questions to 
direct to us.

Thank you for your consideration of this matter

Sincerely,

cc:

J. STANLEY POTTINGER 
Assistant Attorney General 

Civil Rights Division

All Counsel

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