MAJOR v. SOWERS

Civ. A. No. 69-543.

297 F.Supp. 664 (1969)

Hedy MAJOR, individually and on behalf of her child, I. J. Major, Jr. and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Louis SOWERS, individually, and in his capacity as Director of Institutions, Department of Institutions; Dallas B. Mattews, individually, and in his capacity as Superintendent of the State Industrial School for Colored Youth; A. L. Swanson, individually and in his capacity as Superintendent of the Louisiana Training Institute; and Jack M. Pearce, individually and as Superintendent of the Louisiana State Industrial School for Girls, Defendants, Honorables: Leo Blessing, James P. O'Connor, James Gulotta, Individually and in their capacity as judges of the Juvenile Court, Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, Defendants.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

March 25, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luke Fontana, New Orleans, for plaintiffs.

Harry H. Howard, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendants.


RUBIN, District Judge:

In this class action, plaintiff, Hedy Major, seeks to eliminate segregation in the Louisiana state reform schools1 and to declare the state statutes that require segregation at these institutions unconstitutional.2 Plaintiff has requested appointment of a three judge court to hear the matter on its merits, but seeks immediate relief by means of a temporary restraining order. She urges...

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