Legal Opinion

Fort Bend Independent School District v. City of Stafford

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided May 12, 1980No. Civ. A. No. H-77-1752Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND PINAL ORDER

SINGLETON, Chief Judge.

The Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD), students of FBISD, and parents of students of FBISD brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the fourteenth amendment to permanently enjoin the City of Stafford from breaking away from FBISD to operate a municipal school district independent of FBISD. A trial occurred and judgment was entered by this court enjoining Stafford from breaking away from FBISD.1 Stafford appealed. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed this court’s decision and remanded the case.2 The fifth…

2Cases cited20 opinions

Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
Keyes v. School Dist. No. 1, DenverSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
Columbus Board of Education v. PenickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
Dayton Board of Education v. BrinkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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