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Association Of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. V. Camp (1969)

 

Document 1

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To:
Copied: None
On: None provided.
Action: Concur in Part and Dissent in Part
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in part and dissents in part, including opinions that concur in judgment and dissent (or dissent in part), concur in judgment in part and dissent (or dissent in part), or dissent in one docket and concurs in another docket

Document 2

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To:
Copied: None
On: None provided.
Action: Concur in Part and Dissent in Part
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in part and dissents in part, including opinions that concur in judgment and dissent (or dissent in part), concur in judgment in part and dissent (or dissent in part), or dissent in one docket and concurs in another docket

Document 3

From: William O. Douglas
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: None
On: December 2nd, 1969
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 4

From: William O. Douglas
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: None
On: December 3rd, 1969
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 5

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 13th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 6

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: None
On: January 13th, 1970
Action: Suggestion to Majority Opinion
This includes memo with broad statements including that a justice cannot join the opinion, cannot join a part of the opinion, does not agree with the opinion, or has continuing doubts with the opinion; memos that indicate that the author's change is not enough; memos that make suggestions for specific changes to majority opinion or that express reservations about some aspect of the majority opinion; this code is also given for suggestions to memorandum opinions by an assigned author
Action: May Write Memorandum Opinion
A memo where a justice states that he or she may (or will likely) write a memorandum opinion

Document 7

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 20th, 1970
Action: Suggestion to Majority Opinion
This includes memo with broad statements including that a justice cannot join the opinion, cannot join a part of the opinion, does not agree with the opinion, or has continuing doubts with the opinion; memos that indicate that the author's change is not enough; memos that make suggestions for specific changes to majority opinion or that express reservations about some aspect of the majority opinion; this code is also given for suggestions to memorandum opinions by an assigned author

Document 8

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 21st, 1970
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 9

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 24th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 10

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 4th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 11

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: February 5th, 1970
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: Thurgood Marshall
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: February 6th, 1970
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: Potter Stewart
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: February 9th, 1970
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 14

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 17th, 1970
Action: Concur in Part and Dissent in Part
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in part and dissents in part, including opinions that concur in judgment and dissent (or dissent in part), concur in judgment in part and dissent (or dissent in part), or dissent in one docket and concurs in another docket

Document 15

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 18th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 16

From: Byron R. White
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: February 18th, 1970
Action: Join Concur in Part and Dissent in Part
Memos where justices state that they join an opinion that concurs in part and dissents in part; alternatively, the opinion that is joined might concur in judgment and dissent. The identity of the opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 17

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 19th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 18

From: Warren E. Burger
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: None
On: February 28th, 1970
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 Majority Opinion
This includes memo with broad statements including that a justice cannot join the opinion, cannot join a part of the opinion, does not agree with the opinion, or has continuing doubts with the opinion; memos that indicate that the author's change is not enough; memos that make suggestions for specific changes to majority opinion or that express reservations about some aspect of the majority opinion; this code is also given for suggestions to memorandum opinions by an assigned author

Document 19

From: William O. Douglas
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: None
On: February 28th, 1970
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 20

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 2nd, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft