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Mitchell V. W.t. Grant Co. (1972)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 72-6160
Case Term: 1972

Justices Involved

Justice Potter Stewart
Justice Byron R. White
Justice Thurgood Marshall
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.
Justice William O. Douglas
Justice Lewis F. Powell
Justice Harry A. Blackmun
Justice Warren E. Burger
Justice William H. Rehnquist

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Document 1

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 25th, 1973
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 2

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 26th, 1973
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 3

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: April 26th, 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: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: April 26th, 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 5

From: William O. Douglas
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: April 28th, 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 6

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 3rd, 1973
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 7

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 3rd, 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: 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 8

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: May 3rd, 1973
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.
Action: Await Dissent
Justice indicates that he or she awaits a dissenting opinion, including opinions that dissent in part

Document 9

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 4th, 1973
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: William H. Rehnquist
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 10th, 1973
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.