Legal Opinion
Beryl N. Jones v. Caddo Parish School Board v. June Phillips, Movant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1984No. 81-3439PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by June Phillips from the denial of her motion to intervene, individually and on behalf of a class of black parents and children, in this long-pending litigation concerning the desegregation ■ of the Caddo Parish school system. We sustain the district court’s ruling, holding that it did not abuse its discretion in determining that Ms. Phillips’ motion was untimely.
This litigation began in 1965 when seven black school children and their parents filed a complaint against the Caddo Parish School Board alleging the school system was operated on a biracial…
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