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Pratt V. Westcott (1978)

 

Document 1

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: None
On: May 2nd, 1979
Action: Dissent Opinion Assignment
The memo may ask another justice to write a dissent; a justice may indicate that the dissent will not be assigned right now; memo responding to a dissent assignment (but not accepting assignment, which would be Code 204)

Document 2

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Potter Stewart, William H. Rehnquist
On: May 3rd, 1979
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)