Legal Opinion
Karr v. Schmidt
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided November 19, 1970No. EP-70-CA-229PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
SUTTLE, District Judge.
On August 12, 1970, plaintiff Chesley Karr, aged 16, was told he could not register as a Junior Student in Coronado High School until he conformed to that portion of the student “dress code” governing length of hair for boys. Principal Clifford Schmidt’s action was approved by the Board of Trustees for the El Paso Independent School District after full hearing. Chesley Karr and his father John Karr, individually and as next friend and guardian ad litem, then brought this action on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated against the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- 2 Fair empl.prac.cas. 926, 2 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,235 Mildred Harkless v. The Sweeny Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- L. W. Ferrell and Jo Ferrell, Next Friends of Phillip Ferrell v. Dallas Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Gunn v. University Committee to End the War in Viet NamSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- George Stevenson v. The Board of Education of Wheeler County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Michael Jackson v. C. R. DorrierCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Olff v. East Side Union High School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Karr v. SchmidtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Gerald Brent Fagan v. National Cash Register CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Marin Ex Rel. Meléndez v. University of Puerto RicoDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1972
- Depperman v. University of KentuckyDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1974
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