PAXMAN v. CAMPBELL

Nos. 75-1506-75-1508, 75-1678, 75-1679, 75-1751, 75-1792, 75-1948, 75-1951, 75-1963, 75-1973, 75-1989 and 75-1990.

612 F.2d 848 (1980)

Susan PAXMAN and Leslie Gough, Appellees, v. Dr. W. E. CAMPBELL, Division Superintendent, Henrico County Public Schools; Mrs. John Decesebio, Member, Henrico County School Board; Cecil Childress, Member, Henrico County School Board; Mrs. Betty McMullin, Member, Henrico County School Board; Cecil F. Jones, Member, Henrico County School Board; Oliver J. Sands, Jr., Member, Henrico County School Board; Rev. Walter Whitt, Member, Henrico County School Board, Appellants. Susan PAXMAN et al., Appellees, v. SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CITY OF STAUNTON, VIRGINIA, Appellant. Susan PAXMAN et al., Appellees, v. Clarence S. McCLURE, Division Superintendent, Albemarle County Public Schools; Comer Smith, Member, Albemarle County School Board; Douglas White, Member, Albemarle County School Board; Allen Kindrick, Member, Albemarle County School Board; Carl M. Van Fossen, Member, Albemarle County School Board; H. Edward Chapman, Member, Albemarle County School Board; Rodger Rinehart, Jr., Member, Albemarle County School Board, Appellants. Susan PAXMAN et al., Appellees, v. Dr. W. E. CAMPBELL, Henrico Division Superintendent; Mrs. John Deusebio, Member, Henrico County School Board; Cecil Childress, Member, Henrico County School Board; Mrs. Betty McMullin, Member, Henrico County School Board; Cecil F. Jones, Member, Henrico County School Board; Oliver J. Sands, Jr., Member, Henrico County School Board; Rev. Walter Whitt, Member, Henrico County School Board, Appellants. Susan PAXMAN et al., Appellees, v. Clarence S. McCLURE, Division Superintendent, Albemarle County Public Schools; Comer Smith, Member, Albemarle County School Board; Douglas White, Member, Albemarle County School Board; Allen Kindrick, Member, Albemarle County School Board; Carl M. Van Fossen, Member, Albemarle County School Board; H. Edward Chapman, Member, Albemarle County School Board; Rodger Rinehart, Jr., Member, Albemarle County School Board, Appellants. Susan PAXMAN et al., Appellees, v. SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CITY OF STAUNTON, VIRGINIA, Appellant, Virginia School Board Association, Amicus. Susan PAXMAN et al., Appellees, v. Mary Anne LECOS, Anthony T. Lane, Mona Blake, John A. Christians, Ruth H. Dell, Samuel L. Eure, Jr., Alfred S. Hodgson, Robert G. Hunt, Ann Kahn, Rodney F. Page, and Marie B. Travensky, individual members of the Fairfax County School Board, Appellants, Virginia School Board Association, Amicus. Susan PAXMAN et al., Appellees, v. VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia City School Board and their constituent members, Appellants. Susan PAXMAN et al., Appellees, v. Mary Anne LECOS, Anthony T. Lane, Mona Blake, John A. Christians, Ruth H. Dell, Samuel L. Eure, Jr., Alfred S. Hodgson, Robert G. Hunt, John A. Goldsmith, William E. Perklik, William S. Hoofnagle, Walter Kurylo, Nathanial J. Orleans, David J. Pattison, John F. Pearson, Lenora Plissner, Jeffery O. Wellborn, William B. Wrench, Rufus W. Wright, Gene S. Bergoffen, Daniel R. Ross, Thomas Bradley Shipp, and Paul Freeman, Appellants. Susan PAXMAN et al., Appellees, v. VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia City School Board, and the Chesapeake, Virginia City School Board and their constituent members, Appellants. Susan PAXMAN et al., Appellees, v. Clarence S. McCLURE, Comer Smith, Douglas White, Allen Kindrick, Carl M. Van Fossen, H. Edward Chapman, and Rodger Rinehart, Jr., Appellants. Susan PAXMAN et al., Appellees, v. Robert C. BEAM, Jr., Gerald L. Biehn, Thomas W. Dixon, George A. LaCas, William B. Obenschain, C. S. Peeler, D. W. Pemberton, Virginia G. Shipplett, John Chiles, A. Erskine Sproul, and Robert H. Truxell, being persons who were or are, during the period December 6, 1969 to June 25, 1975, members of the Staunton, Virginia City School Board, in their individual and official capacities, and the School Board of the City of Staunton, Virginia, Appellants. Susan PAXMAN et al., Appellees, v. Dr. W. E. CAMPBELL, Mrs. John Deusebio, Cecil Childress, Mrs. Betty McMullin, Cecil F. Jones, Jr., Rev. Walter Whitt, and Oliver J. Sands, Jr., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided January 2, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Sanderlin, Richmond, Va. (Warren E. Zirkle, McGuire, Woods & Battle, Richmond, Va., on brief), Thomas J. Cawley, Fairfax, Va. (McCandlish, Lillard, Church & Best, Fairfax, Va., on brief), Richard C. Hotvedt and Harry A. Rissetto, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Washington, D. C.; Andrew J. Ellis, Jr., Mays, Valentine, Davenport & Moore, Richmond, Va.; Benham M. Black, City Atty., Staunton, Va.; William G. Broaddus, County Atty., for Henrico County, John L. Knight and Michael K. Jackson, Asst. County Attys.; George B. Little, James K. Cluverius, John S. Graham, III, Browder, Russell, Little, Morris & Butcher, Richmond, Va., on brief, for appellants.

Philip J. Hirschkop, Alexandria, Va. (John B. Mann, Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellees.

Frederick T. Gray, Walter E. Rogers, Robert L. Musick, Jr., Williams, Mullen & Christian, Richmond, Va., on brief, for amicus curiae Virginia School Boards Ass'n.

Martin J. Flynn, Richard M. Sharp, Frederick C. Schafrick, Shea & Gardner, David Rubin, Washington, D. C., Michael W. Smith, Richmond, Va., on brief, for amici curiae Nat. Ed. Ass'n and the Virginia Ed. Ass'n.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, WINTER, BUTZNER, RUSSELL, WIDENER, HALL and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

I

All of the members of the court except Judge Phillips concur in parts I, II, III, and IV of Judge Widener's opinion. Judge Phillips concurs in parts I, III, and IV of that opinion and concurs in the result in part II thereof, but for reasons expressed in his separate opinion.

II

Four judges would deny monetary relief.

As to Mrs. Gough, Judges Russell and Widener concur in...

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