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Almeida-sanchez V. United States (1972)

 

Document 1

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 11th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: April 11th, 1973
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: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: April 12th, 1973
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: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 13th, 1973
Action: Will Write Dissenting Opinion
A memo where a justice states that he or she will circulate a dissenting opinion draft, including that a dissenting opinion will be out soon or that a revised draft of the dissenting opinion will be circulated; this also applies to statements responding to dissent assignments like will be glad to write dissent, self-assignment of dissent (e.g., we are in dissent and I will write it), or requesting permission to write dissent (e.g., is it ok if I write a dissent)

Document 5

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 17th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 6

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: April 19th, 1973
Action: Await Dissent
Justice indicates that he or she awaits a dissenting opinion, including opinions that dissent in part

Document 7

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 3rd, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 8

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 3rd, 1973
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: Thurgood Marshall
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 3rd, 1973
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 10

From: William O. Douglas
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 4th, 1973
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 11

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: May 9th, 1973
Action: May Write Concurring Opinion
A memo where a justice states that he or she may (or will likely) write a concurring opinion; this also applies to opinions that concur in part, concurrences in judgment, or concurrences at foot.
Action: Join Majority If...
Justice sends memo to majority opinion author that states that the conditions under which the justice can or will not join the majority opinion; this includes memos with language like will join if..., will join the majority opinion if author makes changes suggested by another justice, or will join part of majority opinion if...; these memos may also state that a justice cannot join majority opinion if..., or could not join an opinion with a particular point, will withdraw join if...

Document 12

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 9th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 13

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 10th, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion Author's Response
May be a response to a suggestion, majority opinion, or 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 14

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Potter Stewart, Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: May 11th, 1973
Action: Undecided
Justice states that he or she is undecided, including phrases like not ready to commit, need more time, not at rest, or to consider further
Action: May Write Concurring Opinion
A memo where a justice states that he or she may (or will likely) write a concurring opinion; this also applies to opinions that concur in part, concurrences in judgment, or concurrences at foot.

Document 15

From: William O. Douglas
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 11th, 1973
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 16

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 11th, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 17

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 16th, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 18

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 16th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 19

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 17th, 1973
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 20

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: May 30th, 1973
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: Withdraw Concurring Opinion
This includes withdrawn concurrences in part, concurrence in judgment, and concurrence at foot

Document 21

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Potter Stewart, Byron R. White
Copied: None
On: June 8th, 1973
Action: Cover Memo to Separate Opinion
This indicates a cover memo to any separate opinion, including concurring, dissenting, or any other type of separate opinion

Document 22

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 11th, 1973
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 23

From: Byron R. White
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: June 11th, 1973
Action: Cover Memo to Separate Opinion
This indicates a cover memo to any separate opinion, including concurring, dissenting, or any other type of separate opinion

Document 24

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 11th, 1973
Action: Cover Memo to Separate Opinion
This indicates a cover memo to any separate opinion, including concurring, dissenting, or any other type of separate opinion

Document 25

From: Potter Stewart
To: William O. Douglas, William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall
Copied: None
On: June 11th, 1973
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 26

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 11th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 27

From: Byron R. White
To: Warren E. Burger, Harry A. Blackmun, William H. Rehnquist
Copied: William O. Douglas, William J. Brennan, Jr., Potter Stewart
On: June 11th, 1973
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 28

From: William O. Douglas
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall
On: June 11th, 1973
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 29

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 11th, 1973
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 30

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: June 11th, 1973
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 31

From: Byron R. White
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: June 12th, 1973
Action: Suggestion to Separate Opinion
Memo states includes a justice's suggestion for a separate opinion (e.g., don't agree with reasoning of separate opinion; comment on separate opinion; will join separate opinion if; cannot join separate opinion; will be making suggestion to separate opinion). The identity of the separate opinion author who receives suggestion is located in the JOINED variable.
Action: May Write Dissenting Opinion
A memo where a justice states that he or she may (or will likely) write a dissenting opinion (e.g., considering a dissent, expects to write dissent, will probably write dissent, may write dissent in part, inclined to dissent, shall likely be in dissent, may not write dissent, and hope not to write dissent)

Document 32

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Warren E. Burger, Harry A. Blackmun, Lewis F. Powell
On: June 12th, 1973
Action: Disagree with Another Justice's Suggestion
Memo states that the justice disagrees with another justice's suggestion to the majority opinion author. The identity of the justice whose suggestion is countered is located in the JOINED variable.
Action: May Join Dissent
Memos where a justice expresses the inclination to join a dissenting opinion, including joining the dissent in part; memos may also state a justice’s intention to join a dissent if another justice writes or circulates one; memos may also state that a justice expects to join or tentatively joins a dissent

Document 33

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: June 12th, 1973
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 34

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: June 12th, 1973
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 35

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 14th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 36

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 14th, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 37

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: June 15th, 1973
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 38

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: June 15th, 1973
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 39

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 18th, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 40

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 19th, 1973
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

Document 41

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 19th, 1973
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