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Square D Co. V. Niagara Frontier Tariff Bureau, Inc. (1985)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 85-21
Case Term: 1985

Justices Involved

Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.
Justice Thurgood Marshall
Justice Lewis F. Powell
Justice John Paul Stevens
Justice Sanda Day O'Connor
Justice William H. Rehnquist
Justice Byron R. White
Justice Harry A. Blackmun
Justice Warren E. Burger

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Document 1

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Thurgood Marshall, Lewis F. Powell
Copied: None
On: March 11th, 1986
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: John Paul Stevens
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 12th, 1986
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 3

From: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: May 12th, 1986
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 4

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: May 12th, 1986
Action: Await Dissent
Justice indicates that he or she awaits a dissenting opinion, including opinions that dissent in part

Document 5

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: May 13th, 1986
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 6

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: May 13th, 1986
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: John Paul Stevens
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 14th, 1986
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 8

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: May 14th, 1986
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: Byron R. White
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: May 14th, 1986
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 10

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 15th, 1986
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 11

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: May 16th, 1986
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: Warren E. Burger
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: May 21st, 1986
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: John Paul Stevens
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 27th, 1986
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