Legal Opinion
Hereford v. Huntsville Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1978No. 76-4437PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge.
The case on appeal arises in the context of the desegregation of the Huntsville, Alabama school system. Eight plaintiffs, present and former black employees of the school system, allege that the defendants have unlawfully discriminated against them and against other similarly situated persons.1 Of the eight plaintiffs, six claim that the defendants unconstitutionally denied them and other similarly situated persons promotions because of their race. The other two plaintiffs claim that the defendants demoted them in contravention of this court’s decision in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Singleton v. Jackson Municipal Separate School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Lee v. Macon County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- George Pickens, Vsv. Okolona Municipal Separate School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Ayers v. Western Line Consolidated School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Ether L. Barnes v. Jones County School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Castaneda v. PickardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Donald Price and Melvin E. Price, Minors v. The Denison Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Hardy v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Allison v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Lee v. Conecuh County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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