Correspondence from Berman to Pugh

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September 23, 1988

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    U.S. Departilt of Justice 

Civil Rights Division 

166-32-63 

Robert G. Pugh, Esq. 
Suite 1200 
330 Marshall Place 
Shreveport, Louisiana 71101 

Voting Section 

P.O. Box 66128 

Washington, D.C. 20035-6128 

SEP 2 3 1988 

Re: Chisom & United States v. Roemer, 
Civil Action No. 86-4076 (E.D. La.) (Sec.A)  

Dear Mr. Pugh: 

This is in reference to our telephone conversation of 
September 23, 1988, in which you agreed to produce, without a 
formal discovery request, the election data identified below. 

1. Election returns, by precinct, for each of the following 
elections within 

A. the First 
1. 1974 
2. 1974 
3. 1980 
4. 1980 
5. 1984 
6. 1987 
7. 1988 

Supreme Court District 
primary election for state supreme court 
general election for state supreme court 
primary election for state supreme court 
general election for state supreme court 
presidential preference primary 
primary election for secretary of state 
presidential preference primary 

B. Orleans Parish 

1. September 16, 1978 -- criminal magistrate 
2. March 3, 1979 -- civil dist. ct. H 
3. April 7, 1979 -- civil dist. ct H 
4. February 6, 1982 -- civil dist. ct. I 
5. March 20, 1982 -- civil dist. ct. I 
6. June 18, 1983 -- civil dist. ct. D 
7. September 29, 1984 -- civil dist. ct. B 

-- civil dist. ct. I 
-- civil dist. ct. F 
-- juvenile ct. div. A 
-- juvenile ct. div. C 

8. November 6, 1984 -- civil dist. ct. B 
-- juvenile ct. div. C 

9. February 1, 1986 -- civil dist. ct. F 
10. March 1, 1986 -- civil dist. ct. F 



11. September 26, 1986 

12. November 4, 1986 --
13. October 24, 1987 --

-- municipal court 
-- juvenile ct. div. D 
municipal court 
4th cir. ct of appeals, 
dist. 1 

14. March 8, 1988 -- civil dist. ct. G 
15. April 16, 1988 -- civil dist. ct. G 

2. The number of registered voters, by precinct, by race, 
eligible to vote in each of the elections identified in Item 1. 

3. The number of persons, by precinct, by race, who present-
ed themselves at the polls to vote in each of the elections 
identified in Item 1. 

I will contact you during the week of October 3, 1988, after 
you have made the necessary arrangements with the appropriate 
state officials. To facilitate the copying of this material the 
United States will furnish the necessary blank computer tape. 

cerely yours, 

ROBERT S. BERMAN 
Attorney, Voting Section 

Civil Rights Division 

cc: Counsel of record

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