GWINN AREA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS v. STATE OF MICH.

No. 83-1720.

741 F.2d 840 (1984)

GWINN AREA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE OF MICHIGAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Butch (Lead Counsel), Peter W. Strom (argued), Butch, Quinn, Rosemurgy, Jardis, Valkanoff, Escanaba, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John A. Smietanka, U.S. Atty., Grand Rapids, Mich., Edward R. Cohen (argued), Dept. of Justice, Civil Division, Robert S. Greenspan, Washington, D.C., Frank J. Kelley, Atty. Gen. of Mich., Louis J. Caruso, Paul J. Zimmer (argued), Asst. Attys. Gen., Lansing, Mich., for defendants-appellees.

Before LIVELY, Chief Judge, JONES, Circuit Judge, and TIMBERS, Senior Circuit Judge.


LIVELY, Chief Judge.

The questions which the plaintiffs raised in this case are whether the Michigan State School Aid Act of 1979, Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. (MCLA) §§ 388.1601-.1772 (Michigan Act) meets the requirements of 20 U.S.C. §§ 236-240 (1980) (Impact Aid Act) and whether the Michigan Act is unconstitutional under both federal and Michigan law. The plaintiffs-appellants are a school district, a taxpayer...

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