Doe et al v. Arkansas Department of Education et al

Filing 86

ORDER: To complete the record, the Court attaches to this Order all the letters mentioned in docket entry 85 . Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 11/3/2016. (jak)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION
PLAINTIFFS

LAKESHA DOE, Parent, et al.
No. 4:15-cv-623-DPM

v.

MI CHA EL POORE, in his Official
Capacity as Superintendent of the
Little Rock School District

DEFENDANT

ORDER
To complete the record, the Court attaches to this Order all the letters
mentioned in Ng 85.
So Ordered.

D .P. Marshall Jr.
United States District Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
Richard Sheppard Arnold lJnltcd States Courthouse
600 West Capitol, Room B 149

Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3325

O.P. MARSHALL JR.

(50 l) 604-5410
FAX: [phone]

U.S. District Judge

21October2016

Austin Porter, Jr.
Porter Law Firm
323 Center Street, Suite 1035
Little Rock, AR 72201

Robert Peter Press1nan
Attorney at Law
22 Locust A venue
Lexington, MA 02421

John W. Walker
Shawn Garrick Childs
John W. Walker, P.A.
1723 Broadway
Little Rock, AR 72206-1220

Christopher J. Heller
Khayyam Marice Eddings
Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP
Regions Center
400 West Capitol Ave., Suite 2000
Little Rock, AR 72201-3522

Rosalyn L. Middleton
Lee Rudofsky
Patrick E. Hollingsworth
Arkansas Attorney General's
Office
Catlett-Prien Tower Building
323 Center Street, Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72201-2610

Gale Booth Stewart
Attorney at Law
1 River Oaks Circle
Little Rock, AR 72207

Re:

Doe, et al. v. Poore,

No. 4:15-cv-623-DPM
Colleagues,
I'm enclosing a copy of a letter I got this week and my response. Mrs.
Appleton and my deceased Mother were close friends. I don't know for sure,
but my educated guess is that Mrs. Appleton is in her nineties. I do not see
her often anyn1ore. I am disregarding what was said about the case. Please

let me know if you wish to respond or believe I need to take any step beyond
my response. Code of Judicial Conduct for United States Judges, Canon 3(A)(4).

Best regards.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
Richard Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse
600 West Capitol, Room 8149
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3325
[phone]
f'AX: [phone]

D.P. MARSHALL JR.
U.S. District Judge

21 October 2016

Mrs. W.S. Appleton
2103 Harrisburg Road
Jonesboro, Arkansas 72401

Dear Marystel,
I did receive your October 17th letter. It was good to hear from you. I
hope you're doing well. Polly is fine, as are our girls, who've grown up and
gone off to school.

You're kind to be keeping up with my court work through the
newspaper. And I appreciate your thoughtfulness in writing to me. I can't
discuss my cases, though, or get any information about them outside the
courthouse. I must put your e-mail exchange with Ms. Saviers out of my
mind so I can stay impartial in the case. I thank you for your understanding
in all this.

I hope to see you around Jonesboro soon. My best personal regards.
Very truly yours,
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