Legal Opinion
Hardy v. Porter
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1980No. 78-1528PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Joseph Hardy was the principal of an all-black high school in Clarksdale, Mississippi. In 1970, pursuant to a desegregation order, the school was consolidated with an all-white high school. Hardy accepted the post of assistant principal of the new school, and served in that capacity until he voluntarily resigned in June of 1971. In 1972 and again in 1974 a vacancy occurred in the principalship of the consolidated high school. Hardy applied for the post on both occasions but was not hired.
In 1974 Hardy commenced this suit against various officials of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Keyes v. School Dist. No. 1, DenverSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Singleton v. Jackson Municipal Separate School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Joseph HARDY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Leon L. PORTER, Jr., Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Hereford v. Huntsville Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Hardy v. PorterDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1977
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Familias Unidas, an Unincorporated Association, and Irma Torrez v. Dolph BriscoeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Robert Lee Wilson v. Irvin T. Taylor, as Acting Chairman and Examiner, Civil Service BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Robinson v. KimbroughCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Richard Franklin Miller v. Dale Carson, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Rufus Harris, Jr., Bobby Minard, George C. Moore v. Birmingham Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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