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Gutknecht V. United States (1969)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 71
Case Term: 1969

Justices Involved

Justice William O. Douglas
Justice Hugo. L. Black
Justice Thurgood Marshall
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.
Justice Byron R. White
Justice John M. Harlan
Justice Potter Stewart
Justice Warren E. Burger

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Document 1

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 19th, 1969
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: December 24th, 1969
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 3

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: December 30th, 1969
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 4

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: December 30th, 1969
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 5

From: Byron R. White
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: January 5th, 1970
Action: Concur at Foot
This refers to a letter where a justice asks that a concurrence (or a concurrence in part) be noted at the foot of an opinion

Document 6

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 8th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 7

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 8th, 1970
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 8

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 13th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 9

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 13th, 1970
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 10

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 15th, 1970
Action: Concur in Judgment at Foot
This refers to a letter where a justice asks that a concurrence in judgment or the result be noted at the foot of an opinion, including a concur in judgment or result in part at foot

Document 11

From: William O. Douglas
To:
Copied: None
On: January 16th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft