United States v. Hinds County School Board, No. 28030
| Court | United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (5th Circuit) |
| Writing for the Court | PER CURIAM |
| Citation | 417 F.2d 852 |
| Parties | UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HINDS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 4075(J)) Buford A. LEE et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant, v. Milton EVANS, Third-Party Defendant-Appellee, (Civil Action No. 2034(H)) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KEMPER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1373(E)) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTH PIKE COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 3807(J)) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATCHEZ SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1120(W)) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 2178(H)) Joan ANDERSON et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant, v. The CANTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT et al. and the Madison County School District et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 3700(J)) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTH PIKE COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 3984(J)) Beatrice ALEXANDER et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HOLMES COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 3779(J)) Roy Lee HARRIS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The YAZOO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1209(W)) John BARNHARDT et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MERIDIAN SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees, (Civil Action No. 1300(E)) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NESHOBA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1396(E)) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NOXUBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1372(E)) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAUDERDALE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1367(E)) Dian HUDSON et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant, v. LEAKE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 3382(J)) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COLUMBIA MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL et al., Plaintiff-Appellant, (Civil Action No. 2199(H)) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 3983(J)) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COVINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 2148(H)) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 2216(H)) Jeremiah BLACKWELL, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ISSAQUENA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1096(W)) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WILKINSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1160(W)) Charles KILLINGSWORTH et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The ENTERPRISE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT and Quitman Consolidated School District, Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1302(E)) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 4294(J)) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1368(E)) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 4256(J)) |
| Docket Number | 28042.,No. 28030 |
| Decision Date | 14 January 1970 |
417 F.2d 852 (1969)
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
HINDS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 4075(J))
Buford A. LEE et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant,
v.
Milton EVANS, Third-Party Defendant-Appellee, (Civil Action No. 2034(H))
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
KEMPER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1373(E))
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
NORTH PIKE COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 3807(J))
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
NATCHEZ SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1120(W))
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MARION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 2178(H))
Joan ANDERSON et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant,
v.
The CANTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT et al. and the Madison County School District et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 3700(J))
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
SOUTH PIKE COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 3984(J))
Beatrice ALEXANDER et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
HOLMES COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 3779(J))
Roy Lee HARRIS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
The YAZOO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1209(W))
John BARNHARDT et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
MERIDIAN SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees, (Civil Action No. 1300(E))
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
NESHOBA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1396(E))
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
NOXUBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1372(E))
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1367(E))
Dian HUDSON et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant,
v.
LEAKE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 3382(J))
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
COLUMBIA MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL et al., Plaintiff-Appellant, (Civil Action No. 2199(H))
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 3983(J))
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
COVINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 2148(H))
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 2216(H))
Jeremiah BLACKWELL, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
ISSAQUENA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1096(W))
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
WILKINSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1160(W))
Charles KILLINGSWORTH et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
The ENTERPRISE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT and Quitman Consolidated School District, Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1302(E))
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 4294(J))
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 1368(E))
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees. (Civil Action No. 4256(J))
Nos. 28030, 28042.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
July 3, 1969.
Rehearing Denied and Rehearing Denied October 9, 1969.
Certiorari Denied January 14, 1970.
David D. Gregory, Atty., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Robert Hauberg, U. S. Atty., Jackson, Miss., David L. Norman, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert T. Moore, Robert A. Murphy, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Div., Washington, D. C., Reuben V. Anderson, Fred L. Banks, Jr., Melvyn Leventhal, Jackson, Miss., Norman Chachkin, Jack Greenberg, Jonathan Shapiro, New York City, for appellant.
Robert C. Cannada, John M. Putnam, Jackson, Miss., M. M. Roberts, James H. C. Thomas, Jr., Howard L. Patterson, Jr., Hattiesburg, Miss., Thomas H. Watkins, Jackson, Miss., L. P. Spinks, Jr., DeKalb, Miss., John Gordon Roach, McComb, Miss., R. Brent Forman, Natchez, Miss., Richard D. Foxworth, Philip Singley, Columbia, Miss., Robert Goza, W. S. Cain, Joe R. Fancher, Jr., Canton, Miss., Aubrey A. Calhoun, Mt. Olive, Miss., Robert S. Reeves, McComb, Miss., Thad Leggett, III, Magnolia, Miss., William B. Compton, Robert B. Deen, Jr., Meridian, Miss., Herman Alford, Laurel G. Weir, Philadelphia, Miss., Ernest L. Brown, Macon, Miss., Harold W. Davidson, Carthage, Miss., Maurice Dantin and Wm. C. Callender, Columbia, Miss., J. D. Gordon, Liberty, Miss., William D. Adams, John K. Keyes, Collins, Miss., Cary C. Bass, Jr., Monticello, Miss., A. F. Summer, Atty. Gen. of Miss., Jackson, Miss., Charles Clark, Cox, Dunn & Clark, Reuben Anderson, Jackson, Miss., Herman C. Glazier, Jr., J. Wesley Miller, Rolling Fork, Miss., Richard T. Watson, Woodville, Miss., Henry W. Hobbs, Jr., Brookhaven, Miss., Charles H. Herring, Meadville, Miss., Calvin R. King, Durant, Miss., G. Milton Case, Canton, Miss., Thomas H. Campbell, Jr., Walter R. Bridgforth, John C. Satterfield, Yazoo City, Miss., James S. George, Monticello, Miss., Will S. Wells, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., J. E. Smith, Carthage, Miss., Helen McDade, DeKalb, Miss., Robert E. Covington, Tally D. Riddell, Quitman, Miss., W. W. Hewitt, Meadville, Miss., for appellees.
Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge and THORNBERRY and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.
Rehearing Denied and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 9, 1969.
Certiorari Denied January 14, 1970. See 90 S.Ct. 612.
PER CURIAM:
As questions of time present such urgency as we approach the beginning of the new school year September 1969-70, the court requested in advance of argument that the parties submit proposed opinion-orders modeled after some of our recent school desegregation cases. We have drawn freely upon these proposed opinion-orders.
These are twenty-five school desegregation cases in a consolidated appeal from an en banc decision of the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. These cases present a common issue: whether the District Court erred in approving the continued use by these school districts of freedom of choice plans as a method for the disestablishment of the dual school systems.
The plaintiffs' position is that the District Court erred in failing to apply the principles announced in recent decisions of the Supreme Court and of this Court.
These same school districts, along with others, were before this Court last year in Adams v. Mathews, 403 F.2d 181 (5th Cir., 1968). The cases were there remanded with instructions that the district courts determine:
(1) whether the school board\'s existing plan of desegregation is adequate "to convert the dual system to a unitary system...
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