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plaintiffs as they appear of record, 24 in number. Each of the persons was listed as “next friend" of minor children whose enrollment had been sought in Dallas public schook, No addresses appeared in the records. Records of the United States District Court Pen Se CURE following Aattormevs“af record for nlaintiffa wW WRHAM., ressw 28 eton Bo ev a Expresenay: - 3531 Perot oer Me UL SIMPSON TATE, 2600 -° Flora; J, 2 .TURNER, JR., 1723 Routh Street, all Dallas; Perr AA ATICTITAT T IAT inate Abn ab Maur Vawlr 4 faze STV Ae » +UE_ NoDY 43rd street, Hen Lwa City; ROBERT Lp CARTER, New York City. Attorney of record for Gerendants was shown as A, J. THUSS, JR., 1122 Davis Building, Dallas. On October 2, 1956, —_— btained from ~ THURGOOD MARSHALL, Speci ounsel, a Association for the Advancement of Colored People, at 2600 Flora Street, Dallas, a purported list of addresses of above-mentioned plaintiffs and none had been deleted, He stated the individuals named in United States District Court records as attorneys for plaintiffs is complete. 76 MARSHALL furnished a photostatic copy of what purports to be the transcript of proceedings before the Court of Inquiry in the office of Justice of the Peace W, E, BILL RICHBURG, Dallas, on September 29, 1956. A photostatic copy of said eocunent is provided as an enclosure to each copy of this report. THURGOOD MARSHALL volunteered that he could find, from his review of statutes and decisions, no support for possible contempt action against State officials but said that he feels that activities of State officials constitute probable viola- tions or Cbstruction of wustice Statutes. Tn this connection, he stated he feels that based on ODUM versus U.S.; 116 Fed. 2nd 996, Texas, 1941, it is immaterial that persons questioned by State officials were not under Federal subpeenas at the time of questioning. He further volunteered that he is considering possible Federal subpoenas for all persons, including plaintiffs, who may possibly testify in the Federal suit which action he considered might deter State officials from interrogating such persons. The following signed statements were obtained from plaintiffs in the Federal suit from whom testimony was taken in the Court of Inquiry on September 29, 1956: “« Pas, -3- Qe