Legal Opinion
Earl Panior and William M. Johnson, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. The Iberville Parish School Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1976No. 75-2381PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court approving, without a hearing, a plan for the reapportionment of the Iberville Parish School Board. We affirm.
Pursuant to a mandate from the Louisiana legislature, the Iberville Parish School Board, in the spring of 1971, undertook to reapportion itself. On February 24, 1972, the Board submitted its reapportionment plan to the Attorney General under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. He did not interpose any objection.
Appellants, who had filed a class action suit challenging the old plan, amended their suit to attack…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- East Carroll Parish School Board v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Beer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- WRIGHT Et Al. v. ROCKEFELLER, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Nevett v. SidesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Earl Panior v. The Iberville Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Seamon v. UphamDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1982
- Nevett v. SidesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Castay v. St. John the Baptist Parish Police JuryDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1980
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