Judge Edward J. Devitt Papers, 1927-1992

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Series 3: Civil Cases

Box 32

Folder 1: Charges to the Jury - Civil Cases, 1955-57 #1

Folder 2: Charges to the Jury - Civil Cases, 1955-57 #2

Folder 3: Charges to the Jury - Civil Cases, 1959-62

Folder 4: Charges to the Jury - Civil Cases, 1964-66

Folder 5: Charges to the Jury - Civil Cases, 1967-70

Folder 6: AMOCO Canada Petroleum Co., etc. v. Lakehead Pipe Line Co., etc., et al, Civ. 6-76-439. At issue were damages for natural gas lost in a pipeline rupture accident. Summary judgement motion (granted), appeal (unsuccessful).

Folder 7: Archie's Kwik Shop v. United States, Civ. 4-78-23. A grocery store succeeded in reducing length of a suspension from the Food Stamp program for a series of minor violations. Records include Food Stamp program forms and contact reports, and signed petitions by grocery store patrons.

Folder 8: David L. Arneson v. Gary Gygax and TSR Hobbies, etc., Civ. 4-79-109. The original author of the game "Dungeons and Dragons" sued for unpaid royalties on later adapted versions.

Folder 9: Assoc. General Contractors, etc., et al v. Construction and General Laborers Local No. 563, etc., et al, Civ. 3-74-56. Suit for damages arising from picketing alleged to be an illegal secondary boycott. I

Folder 10: Assoc. General Contractors, etc., et al v. Construction and General Laborers Local No. 563, etc., et al II

Folder 11: Ernestine W. Belton v. Greater Minneapolis Day Care Assoc., et al, Civ. 4-75-349. Plaintiff alleged racial discrimination in her being fired from a day care position. Documents include a 28 page history of the origins of this publicly funded day care organization in years 1967-73.

Folder 12: In Re Grand Jury Proceedings Involving Berkley and Company, et al, Misc. 3-79-3. The general manager of Berkley and Co., an importer of fishing tackle, was under investigation for obstruction of justice in attempting to evade grand jury subpoenas relating to bribery of Taiwanese officials, company-paid tours to "notorious brothels" in Taiwan, and customs violations. I

Folder 13: In Re Grand Jury Proceedings Involving Berkley and Company, et al II

Folder 14: In Re Grand Jury Proceedings Involving Berkley and Company, et al III This case continues in Box 35 folders 3 through 7.

Box 33

Folder 1: Bio-Medicus, Inc., et al v. Shareholders' Committee in Opposition, etc., et al, Civ. 4-77-298. Two former directors of Bio-Medicus sought unsuccessfully to enjoin the convening of the 1979 annual shareholders' meeting, as part of an ongoing proxy fight.

Folder 2: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al, Civ. 3-83-1070. Several Twin Cities printing firms sought to recover multimillion dollar losses resulting from a major strike marred by violence. Unions contested that plaintiffs provoked the strike through a hard-line "union busting" position which would have "radically reduced" wage scales and benefits built up over the previous sixty years. Documents include detailed transcripts of union-management negotiating sessions. This folder consists of correspondence and memoranda which outline the case.

Folder 3: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al II

Item 1: Judge Devitt's Orders

Folder 4: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al III

Item 1: Depositions - alphabetical by name #1

Folder 5: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al IV

Item 1: Depositions - alphabetical by name #2

Item 2: Pre-trial motions, 1983

Folder 6: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al V

Item 1: Pre-trial motions, 1984 #1

Folder 7: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al VI

Item 1: Pre-trial motions, 1984 #2

Folder 8: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al VII

Item 1: Pre-trial motions, 1984 #3

Folder 9: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al VIII

Item 1: Pre-trial motions, 1984 #4

Folder 10: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al IX

Item 1: Pre-trial motions, 1985 #1

Folder 11: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al X

Item 1: Pre-trial motions, 1985 #2

Folder 12: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al XI

Item 1: Pre-trial motions, 1985 #3

Box 34

Folder 1: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al XII

Item 1: Pre-trial motions, 1986

Folder 2: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al XIII

Item 1: Jury Selection

Item 2: Jury instructions #1

Folder 3: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al XIV

Item 1: Jury instructions #2

Folder 4: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al XV

Item 1: Jury instructions #3

Folder 5: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al XVI

Item 1: Witness Lists #1

Folder 6: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al XVII

Item 1: Witness Lists #2

Folder 7: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al XVIII

Item 1: Witness Lists #3

Folder 8: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al XIX

Item 1: Juror verdict forms

Folder 9: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al XX

Item 1: Trial notes

Item 2: Trial briefs

Folder 10: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al XXI

Item 1: Mid-trial motions #1

Folder 11: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al XXII

Item 1: Mid-trial motions #2

Folder 12: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al XXIII

Item 1: Exhibit Lists

Box 35

Folder 1: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al XXIV

Item 1: Exhibits - negotiating sessions and NLRB

Folder 2: Bolger Publications, et al v. Graphic Communications Int'l. Union, etc., et al XXV

Item 1: Exhibits - news clips and miscellaneous

Folder 3: In Re Grand Jury Proceedings Involving Berkley and Company, et al IV Continued from Box 32 folders 12 to 14.

Folder 4: In Re Grand Jury Proceedings Involving Berkley and Company, et al V

Folder 5: In Re Grand Jury Proceedings Involving Berkley and Company, et al VI

Folder 6: In Re Grand Jury Proceedings Involving Berkley and Company, et al VII

Folder 7: In Re Grand Jury Proceedings Involving Berkley and Company, et al VIII

Folder 8: William H. Black v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., Civ. 3- 77-205. Age discrimination suit, decided by jury in favor of a 58-year-old employee who was demoted to a lower paying position.

Folder 9: D.H. Blattner & Sons, Inc. v. Local No. 49, etc., Civ. 6-78-483. Judge Devitt upheld an arbitrator's award of higher wages claimed by the union, based on a question of map interpretation as to the location between two wage districts of a rural job site.

Folder 10: Homer A. Bonhiver, Trustee in Bankruptcy of New World Inns v. Johnson Bros. Wholesale Liquor Co., Civ. 4-79-309. A disputed amount of fifteen thousand dollars was collectible by New World Inns as part of a class action suit against Minnesota liquor wholesalers, but technicalities of the bankruptcy process prevented its being offset from Johnson Bros. share of the bankruptcy estate.

Folder 11: John Carroll v. Texaco, Inc., et al, Civ. 4-74-541. A service station owner was unsuccessful in a suit for damages against various firms and individuals connected with the repossession of his service station for unpaid debts.

Folder 12: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. Coratomic, Inc., Civ. 3-78-207. Suit and countersuit concerning patent and trademark rights to a particular heart pacemaker design. Exhibits include technical manuals and trade brochures. I

Folder 13: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. Coratomic, Inc. II

Folder 14: Robert Eugene Carter v. Jack G. Young, Commissioner of Corrections, et al, Civ. 3-79-176. Unsuccessful suit for damages by a prison inmate after a prison guard spat in his face.

Box 36

Folder 1: Chamfer Engineering v. Tapco Int'l., et al, Civ. 3-78-79. Plaintiff challenged several patents on devices used in the welding trade, alleging unfair competition on the part of defendants. I

Folder 2: Chamfer Engineering v. Tapco Int'l., et al II

Folder 3: John A. Cochrane v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc., et al, Civ. 3-79-304. A suit for damages from "abuse of process" in an earlier suit involving the Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union. I

Folder 4: John A. Cochrane v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc., et al II

Folder 5: George Deretich v. City of St. Francis, et al, Civ. 3-83-942. A local real estate developer was forced into foreclosure after refusing to pay city assessments for sewer and road services to his newly built shopping center. He later filed suit for damages, alleging that he was forced out of business by an anti-developer conspiracy running city government. His suit was dismissed by summary judgement, which judgement was upheld on appeal, and double attorney fees were assessed. This folder includes major hearing transcripts, orders, and appeals documents which best summarize the case. I

Folder 6: George Deretich v. City of St. Francis, et al II

Item 1: General correspondence

Item 2: Miscellaneous orders and briefs

Folder 7: George Deretich v. City of St. Francis, et al III

Item 1: Briefs concerning motion to dismiss

Folder 8: George Deretich v. City of St. Francis, et al IV

Item 1: Briefs concerning motion for summary judgement #1

Folder 9: George Deretich v. City of St. Francis, et al V

Item 1: Briefs concerning motion for summary judgement #2

Folder 10: George Deretich v. City of St. Francis, et al VI

Item 1: Affidavits

Item 2: Pre-trial briefs

Folder 11: George Deretich v. City of St. Francis, et al VII

Item 1: Trial briefs

Box 37

Folder 1: George Deretich v. City of St. Francis, et al VIII

Item 1: Exhibit and witness lists

Item 2: Exhibits #1

Folder 2: George Deretich v. City of St. Francis, et al IX

Item 1: Exhibits #2

Folder 3: George Deretich v. City of St. Francis, et al X

Item 1: Proposed jury instructions

Folder 4: George Deretich v. City of St. Francis, et al XI

Item 1: Motions concerning attorneys' fees #1

Folder 5: George Deretich v. City of St. Francis, et al XII

Item 1: Motions concerning attorneys' fees #2

Folder 6: District Lodge No. 77 of International Association of Machinists, etc. v. E. L. Murphy Trucking Co., Civ. 3-79-100. Suit to compel arbitration in a dispute concerning seniority issues in new hiring, as opposed to rehiring, to fill a foreman's position.

Folder 7: . Elbow Lake (Village of), Minnesota v. Otter Tail Power Co., Civ. 6-67- 244. Otter Tail Power Company filed briefs requesting Judge Devitt to remove himself from the case, on grounds that he had recently presided over a similar case against the defendant. Plaintiff opposed this request, but Judge Devitt issued an order to have the case reassigned.

Folder 8: Elwood Flick, et al v. Arthur Noot, et al, Civ. 4-78-359. A class action suit which resulted in expanded rights for institutionalized mentally retarded individuals in Minnesota. File includes letters from service organizations commenting on a stipulated agreement settling the suit.

Folder 9: Miscellaneous civil briefs and correspondence regarding plaintiffs whose last names begin with "A" through "G"

Folder 10: Marguerite Gamble v. University of Minnesota, et al, Civ. 4-76-223. Plaintiff alleged dismissal from University of Minnesota Medical School on racial grounds. Appeals Court affirmed Judge Devitt's decision that her dismissal was actually for nondiscriminatory academic reasons. Files include photocopied newspaper articles concerning the case, and also leaflets for protest meetings in support of plaintiff. I

Folder 11: Marguerite Gamble v. University of Minnesota, et al II

Folder 12: Katherine Hiduchenko v. Minneapolis Medical and Diagnostic Center, et al, Civ. 4-79-264. Suit by a female physician of Ukrainian descent, alleging that dismissal from employment was due to her sex and national origin.

Box 38

Folder 1: Jane E. Hodgson, M.D., et al v. Gary W. Flakne, et al, Civ. 4-76-293. A class action suit challenging newly enacted restrictions on second-trimester abortions was referred back to Minnesota state court by a three-judge panel of federal court judges which included Devitt. Exhibits include numerous affidavits and correspondence related to the viability for survival of 20-week-old fetuses. I Jane E. Hodgson, M.D., et al v. Gary W. Flakne, et al II

Folder 2: Jane E. Hodgson, M.D., et al v. Gary W. Flakne, et al II

Folder 3: Infilco Degremont, Inc. v. Beatrice Foods Co., Civ. 3-77-159. Suit for damages related to a defective water treatment plant.

Folder 4: Insurers Action Council, Inc., et al v. Michael Markman, Commissioner of Insurance, et al, Civ. 3-76-440. Notes and correspondence from a case in which Minnesota health insurance firms challenged new state regulations which required them to offer policies to residents who would not otherwise qualify for major medical coverage.

Folder 5: Joseph P. Hansen, Trustee of Local Union P-9 v. Lynn Huston, et al, Civ. 3-86-437, 3-86-490, and 3-86-960. A dispute concerning management and control of a United Food and Commercial Workers union local was fought out at length in court, with Judge Devitt's rulings in favor of the parent union being upheld on appeal. The dispute was triggered by Local P-9's decision to continue supporting a strike and boycott against Hormel even after the parent union ordered such support to stop. Secondary issues included motions for restraining orders against strike propaganda activities and against defacement of a pro-strike mural painted in the Austin, MN local P-9 office building. This folder includes appeals court decisions, major orders, and news clippings which provide an overview of the case. I

Folder 6: Joseph P. Hansen, Trustee of Local Union P-9 v. Lynn Huston, et al II

Folder 7: Joseph P. Hansen, Trustee of Local Union P-9 v. Lynn Huston, et al III

Folder 8: Joseph P. Hansen, Trustee of Local Union P-9 v. Lynn Huston, et al IV

Folder 9: Joseph P. Hansen, Trustee of Local Union P-9 v. Lynn Huston, et al V

Folder 10: Joseph P. Hansen, Trustee of Local Union P-9 v. Lynn Huston, et al VI

Folder 11: Joseph P. Hansen, Trustee of Local Union P-9 v. Lynn Huston, et al VII

Folder 12: Joseph P. Hansen, Trustee of Local Union P-9 v. Lynn Huston, et al VIII

Box 39

Folder 1: Joseph P. Hansen, Trustee of Local Union P-9 v. Lynn Huston, et al IX

Folder 2: Joseph P. Hansen, Trustee of Local Union P-9 v. Lynn Huston, et al X

Folder 3: Joseph P. Hansen, Trustee of Local Union P-9 v. Lynn Huston, et al XI

Folder 4: Joseph P. Hansen, Trustee of Local Union P-9 v. Lynn Huston, et al XII

Folder 5: Joseph P. Hansen, Trustee of Local Union P-9 v. Lynn Huston, et al XIII

Folder 6: Joseph P. Hansen, Trustee of Local Union P-9 v. Lynn Huston, et al XIV

Folder 7: Miscellaneous civil briefs and correspondence regarding plaintiffs whose last names begin with "H" through "J"

Folder 8: Klapperich v. Navistar v. Koch Refining, et al, Civ. 3-85-1237. Suit for damages arising from a tractor fire. Navistar (aka International Harvester) filed a third party suit alleging that the fire was not caused by a defect in the tractor but rather by an excessively volatile grade of gasoline. This folder includes general briefs and correspondence providing a full history of the case. I

Folder 9: Klapperich v. Navistar v. Koch Rfng., et al II

Item 1: Trial briefs and memoranda

Folder 10: Klapperich v. Navistar v. Koch Rfng., et al III

Item 1: Proposed jury instructions

Folder 11: Klapperich v. Navistar v. Koch Rfng., et al IV

Item 1: Exhibit and witness lists

Folder 12: Klapperich v. Navistar v. Koch Rfng., et al V

Item 1: Objections to exhibits

Folder 13: Klapperich v. Navistar v. Koch Rfng., et al VI

Item 1: Deposition exhibits, tractor manuals (Exhibits #1)

Box 40

Folder 1: Klapperich v. Navistar v. Koch Rfng., et al VII

Item 1: Exhibits #2

Folder 2: Klapperich v. Navistar v. Koch Rfng., et al VIII

Item 1: Exhibits #3

Folder 3: Klapperich v. Navistar v. Koch Rfng., et al IX

Item 1: Exhibits #4

Folder 4: Klapperich v. Navistar v. Koch Rfng., et al X

Item 1: Exhibits #5

Folder 5: Klapperich v. Navistar v. Koch Rfng., et al XI

Index Ledger 1: Exhibits #6

Folder 6: Klapperich v. Navistar v. Koch Rfng., et al XII

Item 1: Exhibits #7

Folder 7: Klapperich v. Navistar v. Koch Rfng., et al XIII

Item 1: Exhibits #8

Folder 8: Klapperich v. Navistar v. Koch Rfng., et al XIV

Item 1: Exhibits #9

Folder 9: Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co. v. Norton Co., Civ. 6-85-93. A manufacturer of windows based in Warroad, MN sued a supplier of sealants which turned out to be defective, resulting in massive failures of its products in the field. A settlement was eventually reached without going to trial. This folder contains general briefs, orders, and correspondence #1. I

Folder 10: Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co. v. Norton Co. II

Item 1: General briefs, orders, and correspondence #2

Folder 11: Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co. v. Norton Co. III

Item 1: General briefs, orders, and correspondence #3

Box 41

Folder 1: Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co. v. Norton Co. IV

Item 1: Proposed jury instructions

Folder 2: Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co. v. Norton Co. V

Item 1: Trial briefs

Folder 3: Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co. v. Norton Co. VI

Item 1: Witness lists

Folder 4: Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co. v. Norton Co. VII

Item 1: Exhibit lists #1

Folder 5: Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co. v. Norton Co. VIII

Item 1: Exhibit lists #2

Folder 6: Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co. v. Norton Co. IX

Item 1: Exhibit lists #3

Folder 7: Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co. v. Norton Co. X

Item 1: Affidavit of Darron C. Knutson, with exhibits

Folder 8: Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co. v. Norton Co. XI

Item 1: Marvin exhibits book: volume 1

Folder 9: Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co. v. Norton Co. XII

Item 1: Marvin exhibits book: volume 2

Folder 10: Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co. v. Norton Co. XIII

Item 1: Marvin exhibits book: volume 3

Box 42

Folder 1: Minneapolis Community Development Agency, et al v. HUD, Civ. 3-86- 1046 and 3-87-65. A lawsuit, settled without trial, to prevent HUD from selling a large public housing development to the highest bidder. This folder contains briefs, orders, and correspondence. I

Folder 2: Minneapolis Community Development Agency, et al v. HUD. Exhibits #1. II

Folder 3: Minneapolis Community Development Agency, et al v. HUD. Exhibits #2. III

Folder 4: Minneapolis Community Development Agency, et al v. HUD. Exhibits #3. IV.

Folder 5: United States v. Walter Moorhouse, et al, Civ. 6-84-853. Suit to compel the firm "Armageddon, Inc." and related parties to produce for the IRS all business records pertaining to corporate trusts apparently set up to facilitate tax evasion, and to order an end to their marketing of business trusts as fraudulent tax shelters. I

Folder 6: United States v. Walter Moorhouse, et al. II

Folder 7: United States v. Walter Moorhouse, et al. III

Folder 8: United States v. Walter Moorhouse, et al. IV

Folder 9: United States v. Walter Moorhouse, et al. V

Folder 10: United States v. Walter Moorhouse, et al. VI

Folder 11: United States v. Walter Moorhouse, et al. VII

Box 43

Folder 1: Virginia Pikop v. Burlington Northern Railroad Co., et al, Civ. 3-84-351. Suit for damages arising from alleged sexual and emotional harassment of the plaintiff by her male supervisor and other male employees who resented her holding a "man's job" on a section crew and her refusal to assist in rodent control activities as part of this job. Jury found against the plaintiff. Exhibits include case histories of other sexual harassment proceedings filed earlier by other BN employees, all of which were ruled inadmissible and therefore not seen by the jury. This folder includes briefs, memoranda and orders. I

Folder 2: Virginia Pikop v. Burlington Northern Railroad Co., et al. Briefs, memoranda, and orders #2. II

Folder 3: Virginia Pikop v. Burlington Northern Railroad Co., et al. Briefs, memoranda, and orders #3. III

Folder 4: Virginia Pikop v. Burlington Northern Railroad Co., et al. Briefs, memoranda, and orders #4. IV

Folder 5: Virginia Pikop v. Burlington Northern Railroad Co., et al. Briefs, memoranda, and orders #5. V

Folder 6: Virginia Pikop v. Burlington Northern Railroad Co., et al. Jury instructions #1. VI

Folder 7: Virginia Pikop v. Burlington Northern Railroad Co., et al. Jury instructions #2, witness lists. VII

Folder 8: Virginia Pikop v. Burlington Northern Railroad Co., et al. Affidavits. VIII

Folder 9: Virginia Pikop v. Burlington Northern Railroad Co., et al. News clips, exhibits #1. IX

Folder 10: Virginia Pikop v. Burlington Northern Railroad Co., et al. Exhibits #2. X

Box 44

Folder 1: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al, Civ. 5-72-19. A suit filed in 1972 led to Judge Devitt's 1976 decision to order Reserve Mining Co. to cease discharge of taconite tailings into Lake Superior. At issue were both public health concerns related to asbestos exposure in drinking water, and general environmental concerns. Judge Devitt entered into the case in January 1976 after Judge Miles Lord was ordered dismissed by a panel of Appeals Court judges who decided that he was not impartial but had been acting as an advocate for the prosecution. The case drew extensive public commentary, including numerous letters to Judges Lord and Devitt applauding their decisions to curtail a "notorious polluter." This file contains Judge's orders. I

Folder 2: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al Appeals briefs and decisions. II

Folder 3: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Minnesota State Court orders, Judge Devitt's general notes and correspondence #1. III

Folder 4: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Judge Devitt's general notes and correspondence #2. IV

Folder 5: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Judge Devitt's general notes and correspondence #3. V

Folder 6: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Judge Devitt's general notes and correspondence #4. VI

Folder 7: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Judge Devitt's general notes and correspondence #5. VII

Folder 8: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: News articles, correspondence from the general public #1. VIII

Folder 9: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: News articles, correspondence from the general public #2. IX

Folder 10: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Motions, briefs and legal memoranda #1. X

Folder 11: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Motions, briefs and legal memoranda #2. XI

Folder 12: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Motions, briefs and legal memoranda #3. XII

Folder 13: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Motions, briefs and legal memoranda #4. XIII

Folder 14: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Transcripts of federal court hearings #1. XIV

Box 45

Folder 1: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Transcripts of federal court hearings #2. XV

Folder 2: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Transcripts of federal court hearings #3. XVI

Folder 3: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Transcripts of federal court hearings #4. XVII

Folder 4: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Transcripts of federal court hearings #5.

Item 2: Affidavits #1. XVIII

Folder 5: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Affidavits #2. XIX

Folder 6: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Exhibits #1. XX

Folder 7: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Exhibits #2. XXI

Folder 8: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Exhibits #3. XXII

Folder 9: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Minutes: Emergency Water Supply Monitoring Committee XXIII

Folder 10: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Reports: Reserve Mining Construction Activity; Corps of Engineers XXIV

Folder 11: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Minnesota State agency documents #1. XXV

Folder 12: United States, et al v. Reserve Mining Co., et al

Item 1: Minnesota State agency documents #2. XXVI

Box 46

Folder 1: Jeffrey and Gene Schermerhorn v. Clayton H. Shrout, et al, Civ. 6-82- 1834/1835. Suit to collect on unpaid award of some $700,000 in damages arising from attorney malpractice which had resulted in plaintiffs losing their farm. This folder includes trial notes, orders, general memoranda, and correspondence. I

Folder 2: Jeffrey and Gene Schermerhorn v. Clayton H. Shrout, et al

Item 1: Legal briefs and memoranda #1. II

Folder 3: Jeffrey and Gene Schermerhorn v. Clayton H. Shrout, et al

Item 1: Legal briefs and memoranda #2. III

Folder 4: Jeffrey and Gene Schermerhorn v. Clayton H. Shrout, et al

Item 1: Legal briefs and memoranda #3. IV

Folder 5: Jeffrey and Gene Schermerhorn v. Clayton H. Shrout, et al

Item 1: Exhibits and affidavits #1. V

Folder 6: Jeffrey and Gene Schermerhorn v. Clayton H. Shrout, et al

Item 1: Exhibits and affidavits #2. VI

Folder 7: Miscellaneous civil briefs and correspondence regarding plaintiffs whose last names begin with "M" through "Z"

Folder 8: United States v. Jerome J. Schoenborn, Civ. 3-84-1662. A farmer who purchased land with easements to preserve wetlands was ordered to restore several basins and drainage ditches to their original condition, a decision largely upheld on appeal. I

Folder 9: United States v. Jerome J. Schoenborn. II

Folder 10: United States v. Jerome J. Schoenborn. III

Folder 11: United States v. Jerome J. Schoenborn. IV