U. S. v. SOUTH PARK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST.

Nos. 76-3669, 77-2872.

566 F.2d 1221 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTH PARK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 23, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander C. Ross, Thomas M. Keeling, Daniel L. Jennings, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., John H. Hannah, Jr., U. S. Atty., Tyler, Tex., J. Stanley Pottinger, Brian K. Landsberg, William C. Graves, Mark L. Gross, Attys., Appellate Section, Civil Rights Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Daniel J. McNulty, Asst. U. S. Atty., Beaumont, Tex., Drew S. Days, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frank D. Allen, Jr., Atty., Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellant.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Pat Bailey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for Texas Educ. Agency et al.

Tanner T. Hunt, Jr., Beaumont, Tex., for South Park Ind. Sch. Dist.

Joe H. Tonahill, Jasper, Tex., for Parents & Students.

R. Leon Pettis, Beaumont, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before COLEMAN, TJOFLAT and FAY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 23, 1978.

FAY, Circuit Judge:

The questions before us today deal with the attempts of the South Park Independent School District (SPISD) to desegregate their school system. The government contends that a 1970 desegregation plan ordered by the district court and implemented by the SPISD is not having its intended results, and, consequently, further remedial steps should...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases