Legal Opinion
United States v. The State of Texas (San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District)
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 19, 1975No. 74--3942PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
Acting sua sponte, the District Court dismissed this school desegregation case from its docket. The United States appeals. Because the dismissal was not in compliance with the standards prescribed by Youngblood v. Board of Public Instruction, 5 Cir. 1971, 448 F.2d 770 we vacate and remand.
The facts are not in dispute. In March, 1970, the United States commenced an action in the District Court for Eastern Texas to consolidate and desegregate the San Felipe and Del Rio Independent School Districts. Consolidation and desegregation were ordered, United States v. State of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Texas Education Agency (Austin Independent School District)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Jose Cisneros v. Corpus Christi Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Hinds County School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Jean Carolyn Youngblood v. Board of Public Instruction of Bay County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Delores Ross v. Houston Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Lulac, Gi Forum and Naacp, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Texas Education Agency (South Park Independent School District)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States of America, Sheanda Bryant, Intervenors-Appellants, Cross-Appellees v. Lawrence County School District, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Anthony T. Lee v. MacOn County Board of Education, Baldwin County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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