SCARNATO v. PARKER

Civ. A. No. 76-45.

415 F.Supp. 272 (1976)

SCARNATO, Samuel A., Individually and for and on Behalf of his minor children, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PARKER, Honorable Mrs. Mary Evelyn, Treasurer of the State of Louisiana, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, M. D. Louisiana.

June 16, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel I. Rosenberg, Polack, Rosenberg, Rittenberg & Endom, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs.

Jack A. Grant, Gretna, La., for Jefferson Parish School Bd.

John F. Ward, Jr., Baton Rouge, La., for amicus curiae intervenor, Louisiana School Boards Association.

Thomas S. Halligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., for all defendants.

Before AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge, and WEST and RUBIN, District Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This action seeks to enjoin the enforcement of, and challenges the constitutionality of, the statutory scheme under which general revenues of the State of Louisiana are allocated to parish and city school systems in Louisiana to insure a minimum foundation program of education (MFP) in all public elementary and secondary schools. Jurisdiction of this Court is properly invoked under Title 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343. Since plaintiffs seek to enjoin...

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