Letter to Clerk From Richard Voorhees RE: Possible Summary Judgement, with Cover Letter

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January 19, 1982

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- Gingles
Case
- Thornburg v. Gingles
U.S. state
- North Carolina
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- Case Files
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- 08ef7ee6-d292-ee11-be37-00224827e97b

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Letter to Clerk From Richard Voorhees RE: Possible Summary Judgement, with Cover Letter, 1982. 08ef7ee6-d292-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/fb560599-a18e-435f-82bf-1850c396f980/letter-to-clerk-from-richard-voorhees-re-possible-summary-judgement-with-cover-letter. Accessed December 04, 2025.

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CHAMBERS, FERGUSON, WATT, WALLAS, ADKINS & FULLER, P.A
ATTORNEYS AT LAW

SUITE 73O EAST INDEPENDENCE PLAZA

95I SOUTH INOEPENOENCE BOULEVARD

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 2A2O2
TELEPHONE (704) 375-A46t

19 January L982

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JULIUS LEVONNE CHAMBEFIS

JAMES E. FERGUSON. II

MELVIN L. WATT

JONATHAN WALLAS

KARL AOKINS

JAMES C. FULLER, JR.

YVONNE MIMS EVANS

JOHN W. GRESHAM

RONALD L. GIBSON

GILDA F. GLAZER

LESLIE J. WINNER'

JOHN T. NOCKLEBY'

. OF O, C. BAR ONLY

The Honorable Carmon J. Stuart
Clerk of Court
United States District Court
Post Office Box V-1
Greensboro, North Carolina 21402

Re: UzzeLL v. Fridayffi
Dear Mr. Stuart:

ely possibility of surmary resolution, everyone would gain.
Ther-efore, we strongly concur in Dickis proirosed motion
and brie{i.g schedule. with that in mind, ," also concurthat a final-pr-etrial conference would aciually be

"or-rrrt.r-productive at this time. Best wishes.

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Elizabeth C. Br:nting,
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Napoleon Williams,
Legal Defense Fund

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Janaury 15, 1982,

The Honorable Carmon J. Stuart
Clerk of Court
United States Distriet Court
for the Middle Distr:iet of North Carolina

Post Office Box V-l
Greensboro, North Carolina 27 402

Re: Lawrenee A. UzzelT, et al v William C. Friday,
Individuall), and as President of Univ- of NC,
et al. No. C-74-178-D

Dear Mr. Stuart:

I have reeeived the notiee setting the above ease on for final pre-trial at g:30 a.m. on
January 28, 1982, in f)urham, North Carolina.

this action. We are of the opinion that this matter might be
motion for summary judgment, to be filed with supporting
days from January 28, L982, with aopropriate response or
g.tl,e. parties within thirty days thereafter, and a reply brief,
fifteen days.

disposed of by way of a plaintiffls
brief and affidavits within thirt5r
eross-motion and brief from the
if neeessary, within the following

I have already typed a preliminary draft of a brief on the subjeet, and I see no reason
why the matter could not be handled expeditiously in the manner set forth above, if the eourt
will approve of this manner of proeeeding.

Please let me lgo* if this proeedure is satisfaetorv. If so, I shall be glad to send you a
draft order to the effeet indieateC. I believe that would obviate the need'ior the sche-duted
final pre-trial hearing.

If there are any questions, please feel free to eall me eolleet or eonsult with the other
attorneys involved.

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Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

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Verv truly yours,

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ee: James C. Fuller, Erq. /
J. LeVonne Chambers, Esq.
951 South Independenee Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Elizabeth C. Bunting, Esq.
Andrew A. Vanore, Esq.

Post Offiee Box 629
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602

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