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Hayes V. Florida (1984)

 

Document 1

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 28th, 1985
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: John Paul Stevens
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: February 28th, 1985
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: Lewis F. Powell
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: March 1st, 1985
Action: Not Participating
These memos inform the Court whether a justice is "out" for a case; the memo may ask the opinion author to note the justice took no part in consideration of a case; memos may inform the Court that a justice is participating (e.g., not out; not recuse); memos may concern whether a justice should recuse himself or herself (e.g., may recuse self; have not decided whether to participate; do not think I should recuse); memos written by other justices about a colleague's recusal

Document 4

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 6th, 1985
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 5

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: March 7th, 1985
Action: Concurring Opinion Author's Response
May be response to a suggestion, the majority opinion, another separate opinion; it may say the author made changes and see the attached opinion; it may indicate the opinion has been changed although not prompted by someone else

Document 6

From: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: March 8th, 1985
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 7

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: March 8th, 1985
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: Warren E. Burger
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: March 8th, 1985
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: Thurgood Marshall
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: March 11th, 1985
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: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: March 12th, 1985
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: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 14th, 1985
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 12

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 14th, 1985
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 13

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 15th, 1985
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 14

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 21st, 1985
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