TASBY v. ESTES

Civ. A. No. 3-4211-C.

342 F.Supp. 945 (1971)

Eddie Mitchell TASBY and Philip Wayne Tasby, by their parent and next friend, Sam Tasby, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Dr. Nolan ESTES, General Superintendent of Dallas Independent School District, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Texas, Dallas Division.

Supplemental Order August 9, 1971.

Supplemental Memorandum August 17, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward B. Cloutman, III, Douglas R. Larson, Johnston, Polk & Larson, Rod Surratt, Sylvia M. Demarest, George Martinez, Dwight Moore, Walter Irvin, Cleophas Steele, Dallas Legal Services Project, Dallas, Tex., Melvyn Leventhal, Anderson, Banks, Nichols & Leventhal, Jackson, Miss., Ed Idar, Jr., Mario Obledo, Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund, San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiffs.

Spafford, Gay & Whitham by Franklin Spafford, and Warren Whitham, Dallas, Tex., for defendants.

W. Ted Minick, Atwell, Malouf, Musslewhite & Bynum, Dallas, Tex., for intervenor James T. Maxwell.

Smith, Smith, Dunlap & Canterbury by Lee Smith, Dallas, Tex., for intervenors Donald E. Curry, Gerald A. Van Winkle, Joe M. Gresham, Edmund S. Rouget and Robert A. Overton.

Woodruff, Kendall & Smith by David M. Kendall, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for intervenors Greater Dallas Council of Citizens for Neighborhood Schools.

Edwin L. Davis, Davey-Davis, Inc., Dallas, Tex., for intervenors, Herman Bond, et ux., Individually and as next friend for his minor son, Steven Bond, et al.

James G. Vetter, Jr., Brown, Elliott, Vetter & Denton, Dallas, Tex., for intervenors Citizens of Oak Cliff.

N. Alex Bickley, City Atty., Dallas, Tex., for intervenor City of Dallas.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

WILLIAM M. TAYLOR, Jr., District Judge.

It is difficult to believe in this day and time that anyone anywhere would be surprised, shocked or amazed at this case or at the pendency of this law suit. It would be difficult for me to believe that anyone anywhere would be surprised, shocked or amazed by what I am about to rule in this case at this time.

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