Legal Opinion
United States v. Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 4, 1994No. 93-8274PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Robert Dorman, Coleman Bass and Ron Jackson appeal the order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia denying their motion to intervene as 'a matter of right in this ongoing school desegregation case. For the reasons stated below, we hold that the district court was correct in denying the motion and dismiss the appeal.
I. BACKGROUND
This case commenced on August 1, 1969, when the United States filed suit against the State of Georgia and eighty-one public school districts within the State, including the Meri-wether .County School District, seeking to desegregate…
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