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Warren G. Cousin, Cross-Appellant v. Board of Trustees of Houston Municipal Separate School District, Cross-Appellees

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 9, 1984No. 83-4089PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge.

Fourteen years and six federal court appearances after the Houston Municipal Separate School District (HMSSD) voluntarily desegregated its schools in 1970, it finds itself yet again in federal court. In this proceeding, the school district appeals a decision by the district court granting Warren G. Cousin, former principal of the black high school in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, injunctive relief and back pay pursuant to this court’s decision in Singleton v. Jackson Municipal Separate School District, 419 F.2d 1211 (5th Cir.1969) (en banc), cert, denied, 396…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Singleton v. Jackson Municipal Separate School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. United States v. Jefferson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  4. 16 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1637, 12 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 11,048 Witt Campbell, Cross v. Gadsden County District School Board, Etc., CrossappelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  5. 14 Fair empl.prac.cas. 171, 8 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9472 Bennie G. Thompson, Evelyn Thomas, Etc. v. Madison County Board of Education, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Blackwell v. Wallace (In Re Wallace)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · 1986
  2. Joe L. Lujan v. Franklin County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
  3. Kiper v. Louisiana State Board of Elementary & Secondary EducationDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1984
  4. Cousin v. Board of Trustees of Houston Mun. Separate School DistCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  5. United States v. MississippiDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1989

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