UNITED STATES v. STATE OF TEXAS

Civ. A. No. 1424.

321 F.Supp. 1043 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America v. STATE OF TEXAS, Texas Education Agency, Dr. J. W. Edgar, Commissioner of Education, Cason Independent School District, et al.

United States District Court, E. D. Texas, Marshall Division.

November 24, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roby Hadden, U. S. Atty., Tyler, Tex., David Vanderhoof, Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Div., Washington, D. C., Alexandra Polyzoides, Atty., Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen., James C. McCoy and Pat Bailey, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., Henry Harbour, Longview, Tex., Harold Nix, Daingerfield, Tex., Hugh D. Reid, Jr., Fair-field, Tex., J. B. Sallas, Crockett, Tex., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

JUSTICE, District Judge.

[Procedural Background]

The original complaint in this action was filed on March 6, 1970. On June 26, 1970, an amended complaint was filed joining additional defendants. The matter came to trial in Marshall, Texas, on September 14, 1970.

[Summary of Facts]

The complaint in this action charges the defendants with acts and practices which have denied black children equal...

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