Beryl N. Jones, United States of America, Intervenor v. Caddo Parish School Board, Jerry Adams, Movants-Appellants

Plaintiffs brought this class action originally in 1965 to desegregate the public schools of Caddo Parish, Louisiana. The matter has been before us several times, most recently in 1973 (see 487 F.2d 1275) and in 1970 (see 421 F.2d 313). 1 Appellants have brought this appeal because they were denied the right to intervene in these proceedings by the District Judge.

On March 20, 1973, the United States, as plaintiff-intervenor, filed a response to plaintiffs’ amended motion for further relief and, among other things, a recommendation was made that the District Court establish a biracial…