Legal Opinion
Gregory-Portland Independent School District v. Texas Education Agency and J. W. Edgar, United States of America, Movant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1978No. 76-2926PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, the United States seeks review of the decision of the district court for the Southern District of Texas denying the government’s motion for intervention. Additionally, the government contends that *82the district court lacked jurisdiction. We hold that the district court should have declined jurisdiction over the case because jurisdiction more properly exists in the Eastern District of Texas.
A little background is necessary for analysis. The United States and the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the State “Board of Education,” are currently parties to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Smuck v. HobsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Mann Manufacturing, Inc. v. Hortex, Inc., and the B. F. Goodrich CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Carl C. Smuck, a Member of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia v. Julius W. Hobson, Carl F. Hansen, Superintendent of Schools of the District of Columbia v. Julius W. HobsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Pellegrino v. NesbitCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by23 opinions
- West Gulf Maritime Association v. Ila Deep Sea Local 24, South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District of the Ila Afl-Cio, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Ceres Gulf and Esis/ina v. Cleaster Cooper, Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (u.s. Department of Labor), Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Lulac, Gi Forum and Naacp, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Oliver Donovan Ulmet v. United States of America John O. Marsh, Jr., in His Capacity as Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- North Carolina v. Department of Health, Education & WelfareDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1979
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