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Cruz V. Beto (1971)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 71-5552
Case Term: 1971

Justices Involved

Justice William O. Douglas
Justice Byron R. White
Justice William H. Rehnquist
Justice Thurgood Marshall
Justice Lewis F. Powell
Justice Harry A. Blackmun
Justice Warren E. Burger

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Document 1

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 22nd, 1972
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 2

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 23rd, 1972
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 3

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 23rd, 1972
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 4

From: Byron R. White
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: February 24th, 1972
Action: Join Dissent
Memos where a justice states that they join a dissenting opinion, including joining the dissent in part, joining a dissent from denial of cert, or joining a dissent at foot. The identity of the dissenting opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 5

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 25th, 1972
Action: Memorandum Opinion
This refers to a memorandum opinion draft

Document 6

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 26th, 1972
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 7

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 28th, 1972
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 8

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: February 28th, 1972
Action: Join Dissent
Memos where a justice states that they join a dissenting opinion, including joining the dissent in part, joining a dissent from denial of cert, or joining a dissent at foot. The identity of the dissenting opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 9

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: March 1st, 1972
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.
Action: Suggestion to Memorandum Opinion (Author is not Assigned Justice)
This includes memos with suggestions and specific or general reservations to a memorandum opinion (or per curiam) not written by assigned opinion author; memos expressing agreement with another justice’s suggestion to the memorandum opinion; statements that justice disagrees with a memorandum opinion. The identity of the memorandum opinion author who receives suggestion is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 10

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 2nd, 1972
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 11

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 3rd, 1972
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 12

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 6th, 1972
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 13

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 6th, 1972
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 14

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: March 8th, 1972
Action: Join Judgment of Court
Memos where a justice states that they join the judgment or result of the Court or where they join part of the judgment

Document 15

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 11th, 1972
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 16

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 16th, 1972
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 17

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 17th, 1972
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result