Legal Opinion
Cavalier Ex Rel. Cavalier v. Caddo Parish School Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2005No. 03-30395PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants Kevin Paul Cavalier and Julie Ann Cavalier (the Cavaliers), on behalf of their minor son, Hunter Cavalier, appeal the summary judgment dismissal of their lawsuit against defendant-appellee Caddo Parish School Board (School Board) complaining that the School Board illegally discriminated against Hunter Cavalier on the basis of his race when he was denied admission to Caddo Middle Magnet School.1 We reverse and remand.
Facts and Proceedings Below
In 2002, Hunter Cavalier (Hunter), who is white, applied for admission to the sixth grade at Caddo Middle…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Regents of the University of California v. BakkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. PenaSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Cowan ex rel. Johnson v. Bolivar County Board of EducationDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2012
- Cowan ex rel. Johnson v. Bolivar County Board of EducationDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2013
- Anderson v. School Board of Madison CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- Beryl N. Jones, et al. v. Caddo Parish School Board, et al.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2026
- Cavalier v. Caddo ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
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