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Parham V. J. R. (1977)

 

Document 1

From: Byron R. White
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: December 12th, 1977
Action: Memo About Opinion Assignment
This excludes memos that assign the opinion (see Code 606), but includes memos where a justice expresses the view that a case should be reassigned or a response to a majority opinion assignment; justice may request that majority opinion not be assigned to that justice; a justice may question why the opinion was not assigned; a justice (perhaps the Chief Justice) may tell a justice to assign the opinion; a memo may discuss not assigning the opinion to any justice

Document 2

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 12th, 1977
Action: Vote Line-Up
This includes a copy of the suggested vote line-up in case (for final vote coalitions in case); this does not include memos about opinion writing, but only refers to how the vote will be reported on the final opinion
Action: Case Should be Reargued
Includes statement that maybe case should be reargued