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McNEESE v. BOARD OF EDUCATION, ETC.

No. 13615.

305 F.2d 783 (1962)

Louis McNEESE, Jr., a minor, by Mabel McNeese, his mother and next friend, and Elouise Dickerson, a minor, by Charles Dickerson, her father and next friend, and Betty Wade and Judith Wade, minors, by Thelma Wade, their mother and next friend, and For these and all others similarly situated and who may become parties to this action, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 187, CAHOKIA, ILLINOIS, and Clarence D. Blair, County Superintendent of Schools for St. Clair County, Illinois, and Robert F. Catlett, Superintendent of Schools for Community Unit School District Number 187, Cahokia, Illinois, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

July 5, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond E. Harth, Clayton R. Williams, Alton, Ill., Charles H. Jones, Jr., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants, Rogers, Rogers, Strayhorn & Harth, Chicago, Ill., of counsel.

Reuben L. Hedlund, Chicago, Ill., for amicus curiae.

Howard F. Boman, Wm. C. Dunham, East St. Louis, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Thomas M. Thomas, of Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz & Masters, Chicago, Ill., for the Bd. of Education of the City of Chicago.

Before SCHNACKENBERG, CASTLE and KILEY, Circuit Judges.

KILEY, Circuit Judge.

This is a class suit on behalf of minor plaintiffs, and all others similarly situated, for redress of alleged deprivation, under color of Illinois law, of their rights to non-segregated public educational facilities in Community Unit School District No. 187, St. Clair County, Illinois.1 The District Court dismissed the suit on defendants' motion. Plaintiffs have appealed.2

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