FLAX v. POTTS

No. 89-7006.

915 F.2d 155 (1990)

Arlene FLAX, Etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. W.S. POTTS, et al., Defendants, Fort Worth Independent School District, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 24, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon Haley, Jr., Ft. Worth, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

David B. Owen, Quillin, Owen & Thompson, Ft. Worth, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before REAVLEY, DUHE, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

In this school desegregation case, the Fort Worth Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) appeals the district court's order declaring the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) "unitary in every respect, except for the existence of a homogeneous student population." (Flax v. Potts, 725 F.Supp. 322, 330 (N.D.Tex.1989) Such a population is not constitutionally...

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