Legal Opinion

Bradley v. School Board

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided May 26, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 3353-RPublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

MERHIGE, District Judge.

This class action, brought sixteen years ago in an effort to end racial discrimination in the operation of public schools in Richmond, Virginia, is before the Court on a motion for attorneys’ fees. An appropriate ruling on the pending motion requires an abridged review of events since March of 1970.

On March 10, 1970, a motion for further relief was filed in this case, and after extensive hearings this Court ordered into effect an interim desegregation plan prepared by the School Board for the school year 1970-71, Bradley v. School Board of City of Richmond,…

2Cases cited64 opinions

  1. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. D'AMICO v. Board of Medical ExaminersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Serrano v. PriestCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Daly v. HillCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
  4. Fairley v. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  5. Sims v. AmosDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1972

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