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New England Power Co. V. New Hampshire (1981)

 

Document 1

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 6th, 1981
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 2

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 6th, 1981
Action: Order
This refers to a draft order

Document 3

From: Byron R. White
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: October 6th, 1981
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 4

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: October 6th, 1981
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: Warren E. Burger
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: October 7th, 1981
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: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: October 7th, 1981
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: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: October 7th, 1981
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 8

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: October 7th, 1981
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 9

From: John Paul Stevens
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: October 8th, 1981
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: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 2nd, 1982
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 11

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: February 3rd, 1982
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 12

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: February 3rd, 1982
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 13

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: February 4th, 1982
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 14

From: Byron R. White
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: February 8th, 1982
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 15

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: February 8th, 1982
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 16

From: John Paul Stevens
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: February 8th, 1982
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: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: February 9th, 1982
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: John Paul Stevens
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: February 12th, 1982
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 19

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: February 17th, 1982
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: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 22nd, 1982
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 21

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 1st, 1982
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