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Huffman V. Pursue, Ltd. (1974)

 

Document 1

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 4th, 1974
Action: Propose Disposition in Case (Vote in a Case)
DIG (dismiss cert as improvidently granted); want to reach merits instead of DIG; would not DIG; affirm; reverse; remand; vacate; moot; court lacks jurisdiction; conference vote; withhold vote for now; defer vote; adhere to conference vote; initial vote in case; change conference vote; memo asking how others' vote on disposition

Document 2

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: October 11th, 1974
Action: Join Order
Memos where a justice joins an order if order is not on merits of case. If an order disposes of a case, a joinder is coded 300.

Document 3

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: October 11th, 1974
Action: Cover Memo to Order
This indicates a cover memo to a draft order that does not dispose of the case on its merits and does not dismiss the case

Document 4

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: October 11th, 1974
Action: Join Order
Memos where a justice joins an order if order is not on merits of case. If an order disposes of a case, a joinder is coded 300.

Document 5

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: October 11th, 1974
Action: Join Order
Memos where a justice joins an order if order is not on merits of case. If an order disposes of a case, a joinder is coded 300.

Document 6

From: Potter Stewart
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: October 11th, 1974
Action: Join Order
Memos where a justice joins an order if order is not on merits of case. If an order disposes of a case, a joinder is coded 300.

Document 7

From: William O. Douglas
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: October 11th, 1974
Action: Dissent at Foot
This refers to a letter where a justice asks that a dissent (or a dissent in part) be noted at the foot of an opinion; it also includes at foot opinions that indicates the justice wants the Court to hear arguments and decide rather than dismiss or decide summarily

Document 8

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: October 11th, 1974
Action: Order
This refers to a draft order

Document 9

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: October 14th, 1974
Action: Join Order
Memos where a justice joins an order if order is not on merits of case. If an order disposes of a case, a joinder is coded 300.

Document 10

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 17th, 1974
Action: Order
This refers to a draft order

Document 11

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 21st, 1975
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 12

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: None
On: January 25th, 1975
Action: Suggestion to Majority Opinion
This includes memo with broad statements including that a justice cannot join the opinion, cannot join a part of the opinion, does not agree with the opinion, or has continuing doubts with the opinion; memos that indicate that the author's change is not enough; memos that make suggestions for specific changes to majority opinion or that express reservations about some aspect of the majority opinion; this code is also given for suggestions to memorandum opinions by an assigned author

Document 13

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 30th, 1975
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 14

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: None
On: February 10th, 1975
Action: Suggestion to Majority Opinion
This includes memo with broad statements including that a justice cannot join the opinion, cannot join a part of the opinion, does not agree with the opinion, or has continuing doubts with the opinion; memos that indicate that the author's change is not enough; memos that make suggestions for specific changes to majority opinion or that express reservations about some aspect of the majority opinion; this code is also given for suggestions to memorandum opinions by an assigned author

Document 15

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 14th, 1975
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 16

From: Potter Stewart
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: February 18th, 1975
Action: Join Majority Opinion
Memos where a justice joins the majority opinion includes please join me; I agree; I am still with you; I acquiesce; I will go along; I dissent but will be silent; graveyard join or dissent. This code includes join of memorandum opinions if it is written by the assigned author, orders if it disposes of case, decrees, per curiam opinions. It also includes statements that the justice joins, but subject to what others might write.

Document 17

From: Byron R. White
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: February 18th, 1975
Action: Join Majority Opinion
Memos where a justice joins the majority opinion includes please join me; I agree; I am still with you; I acquiesce; I will go along; I dissent but will be silent; graveyard join or dissent. This code includes join of memorandum opinions if it is written by the assigned author, orders if it disposes of case, decrees, per curiam opinions. It also includes statements that the justice joins, but subject to what others might write.

Document 18

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 19th, 1975
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 19

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: February 20th, 1975
Action: Join Majority Opinion
Memos where a justice joins the majority opinion includes please join me; I agree; I am still with you; I acquiesce; I will go along; I dissent but will be silent; graveyard join or dissent. This code includes join of memorandum opinions if it is written by the assigned author, orders if it disposes of case, decrees, per curiam opinions. It also includes statements that the justice joins, but subject to what others might write.

Document 20

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 20th, 1975
Action: Will Write Dissenting Opinion
A memo where a justice states that he or she will circulate a dissenting opinion draft, including that a dissenting opinion will be out soon or that a revised draft of the dissenting opinion will be circulated; this also applies to statements responding to dissent assignments like will be glad to write dissent, self-assignment of dissent (e.g., we are in dissent and I will write it), or requesting permission to write dissent (e.g., is it ok if I write a dissent)

Document 21

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: None
On: February 20th, 1975
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 22

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: None
On: February 20th, 1975
Action: Thank You Notes
Justices circulate memos thanking another justice for making a change to an opinion or thanking an author for considering a justice's suggestions
Action: May Join Majority Opinion
Memos where a justice states the intent to join the majority opinion later (e.g., may join majority; will probably join majority; could join majority; agree tentatively; inclined to join; close to joining; agrees generally; agree with most of opinion; in basic agreement; intend to join; am prepared to join; expect to join; expect to join part of majority opinion; join unless someone else dissents; will join majority opinion if no majority exists; join unless someone else persuades me
Action: May Write Concurring Opinion
A memo where a justice states that he or she may (or will likely) write a concurring opinion; this also applies to opinions that concur in part, concurrences in judgment, or concurrences at foot.

Document 23

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: February 27th, 1975
Action: Join Majority Opinion
Memos where a justice joins the majority opinion includes please join me; I agree; I am still with you; I acquiesce; I will go along; I dissent but will be silent; graveyard join or dissent. This code includes join of memorandum opinions if it is written by the assigned author, orders if it disposes of case, decrees, per curiam opinions. It also includes statements that the justice joins, but subject to what others might write.

Document 24

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 3rd, 1975
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 25

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: March 4th, 1975
Action: Join Dissent
Memos where a justice states that they join a dissenting opinion, including joining the dissent in part, joining a dissent from denial of cert, or joining a dissent at foot. The identity of the dissenting opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 26

From: William O. Douglas
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: March 7th, 1975
Action: Join Dissent
Memos where a justice states that they join a dissenting opinion, including joining the dissent in part, joining a dissent from denial of cert, or joining a dissent at foot. The identity of the dissenting opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 27

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 10th, 1975
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 28

From: Warren E. Burger
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: March 14th, 1975
Action: Join Majority Opinion
Memos where a justice joins the majority opinion includes please join me; I agree; I am still with you; I acquiesce; I will go along; I dissent but will be silent; graveyard join or dissent. This code includes join of memorandum opinions if it is written by the assigned author, orders if it disposes of case, decrees, per curiam opinions. It also includes statements that the justice joins, but subject to what others might write.

Document 29

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 3rd, 1975
Action: Proposes Disposition of Held Cases
Memo lists cases held for an opinion and gives cert votes or votes on the merits for the held cases; justice may state that held cases should be discussed at conference

Document 30

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 3rd, 1975
Action: Proposes Disposition of Held Cases
Memo lists cases held for an opinion and gives cert votes or votes on the merits for the held cases; justice may state that held cases should be discussed at conference

Document 31

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 3rd, 1975
Action: Proposes Disposition of Held Cases
Memo lists cases held for an opinion and gives cert votes or votes on the merits for the held cases; justice may state that held cases should be discussed at conference

Document 32

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 8th, 1975
Action: Proposes Disposition of Held Cases
Memo lists cases held for an opinion and gives cert votes or votes on the merits for the held cases; justice may state that held cases should be discussed at conference