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Ins V. Phinpathya (1983)

 

Document 1

From: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: None
On: October 17th, 1983
Action: Majority Opinion Author's Response
May be response to a suggestion, reservation, or a separate opinion; may also say that author will respond to another opinion; may state majority opinion author's change to opinion that was not prompted by another justice; may indicate that the opinion is different from the conference discussion; may be a circulation of a portion of the opinion (a footnote, multiple pages without circulating the whole opinion); may be a suggestion from the majority opinion author regarding several options for changing majority opinion; may be a suggestion from the author for a change that could be made to opinion

Document 2

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Sanda Day O'Connor
Copied: None
On: October 17th, 1983
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 3

From: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: Harry A. Blackmun
Copied: None
On: October 18th, 1983
Action: Majority Opinion Author's Response
May be response to a suggestion, reservation, or a separate opinion; may also say that author will respond to another opinion; may state majority opinion author's change to opinion that was not prompted by another justice; may indicate that the opinion is different from the conference discussion; may be a circulation of a portion of the opinion (a footnote, multiple pages without circulating the whole opinion); may be a suggestion from the majority opinion author regarding several options for changing majority opinion; may be a suggestion from the author for a change that could be made to opinion

Document 4

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Sanda Day O'Connor
Copied: None
On: October 18th, 1983
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 5

From: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 19th, 1983
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 6

From: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 19th, 1983
Action: Cover Memo to Majority Opinion or Per Curiam Opinion
This includes a cover memo to memorandum opinion if written by the assigned author; cover memo to changes to majority opinion

Document 7

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Sanda Day O'Connor
Copied: Conference
On: October 19th, 1983
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 8

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Sanda Day O'Connor
Copied: Conference
On: October 19th, 1983
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 9

From: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 19th, 1983
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 10

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Sanda Day O'Connor
Copied: Conference
On: October 20th, 1983
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 11

From: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 20th, 1983
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 12

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Sanda Day O'Connor
Copied: Conference
On: October 21st, 1983
Action: Will Write "Separate Opinion"
A memo where a justice states that he or she will circulate a "separate opinion" draft, including that a "separate opinion" will be out soon or that a revised draft of the "separate opinion" will be circulated
Action: May Join Judgment
Memos where a justice states the inclination to join a judgment of the Court

Document 13

From: Byron R. White
To: Sanda Day O'Connor
Copied: Conference
On: October 22nd, 1983
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: William H. Rehnquist
To: Sanda Day O'Connor
Copied: Conference
On: October 24th, 1983
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: Sanda Day O'Connor
Copied: Conference
On: October 24th, 1983
Action: Await Dissent
Justice indicates that he or she awaits a dissenting opinion, including opinions that dissent in part

Document 16

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Sanda Day O'Connor
Copied: Conference
On: October 28th, 1983
Action: Will Write "Separate Opinion"
A memo where a justice states that he or she will circulate a "separate opinion" draft, including that a "separate opinion" will be out soon or that a revised draft of the "separate opinion" will be circulated

Document 17

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Sanda Day O'Connor
Copied: Conference
On: December 6th, 1983
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 18

From: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: December 8th, 1983
Action: Majority Opinion Author's Response
May be response to a suggestion, reservation, or a separate opinion; may also say that author will respond to another opinion; may state majority opinion author's change to opinion that was not prompted by another justice; may indicate that the opinion is different from the conference discussion; may be a circulation of a portion of the opinion (a footnote, multiple pages without circulating the whole opinion); may be a suggestion from the majority opinion author regarding several options for changing majority opinion; may be a suggestion from the author for a change that could be made to opinion

Document 19

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: December 21st, 1983
Action: Join Concurrence
Memos where a justice states that they join a concurring opinion, including joining a concurrence in part, joining a concurrence in judgment or result, or joining a concurrence at foot. The identity of the concurring opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 20

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 21st, 1983
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 21

From: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 22nd, 1983
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 22

From: John Paul Stevens
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: December 23rd, 1983
Action: Join Concurrence
Memos where a justice states that they join a concurring opinion, including joining a concurrence in part, joining a concurrence in judgment or result, or joining a concurrence at foot. The identity of the concurring opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 23

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 28th, 1983
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 24

From: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 4th, 1984
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft