UNITED STATES v. STATE OF GEORGIA

No. 30338.

445 F.2d 303 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. The STATE OF GEORGIA, et al., Defendants-Appellees, v. Charlie RIDLEY, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 17, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Stokes, Jr., U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., Jerris Leonard, Civil Rights Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for the United States.

Stephen J. Pollak, Richard M. Sharp, David Rubin, Washington, D. C., amicus curiae for the National Education Association.

Alfred L. Evans, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for State of Georgia.

J. Lee Perry, Peter E. Rindskopf, Howard Moore, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., for Charlie Ridley, Jr., and others.

E. Freeman Leverett, Elberton, Ga., amicus curiae for Elbert County Board of Education.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.


BY THE COURT:

This school desegregation case is before us the second time. See our initial opinion, 1970, 428 F.2d 377, rehearing en banc denied, Id. at 379.

There are presently appeals before us by the United States of America, plaintiff, and Ridley, et al., plaintiffs-intervenors.

The motion of the State of Georgia to dismiss the appeal of Ridley, et al., plaintiffs-intervenors, for failure to file same within the...

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