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Burnett V. Grattan (1983)

 

Document 1

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 6th, 1984
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: John Paul Stevens
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: June 6th, 1984
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: William H. Rehnquist
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: June 7th, 1984
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 4

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: June 7th, 1984
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: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: June 7th, 1984
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
Action: Await Dissent
Justice indicates that he or she awaits a dissenting opinion, including opinions that dissent in part

Document 6

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: June 7th, 1984
Action: Await Dissent
Justice indicates that he or she awaits a dissenting opinion, including opinions that dissent in part

Document 7

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: June 11th, 1984
Action: Await Dissent
Justice indicates that he or she awaits a dissenting opinion, including opinions that dissent in part

Document 8

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 14th, 1984
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 9

From: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: June 14th, 1984
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 10

From: Byron R. White
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: June 15th, 1984
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: Lewis F. Powell
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 18th, 1984
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 12

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: June 18th, 1984
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: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 20th, 1984
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 14

From: Warren E. Burger
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: June 20th, 1984
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 15

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 22nd, 1984
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 16

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 26th, 1984
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