Legal Opinion

Major v. Nederland Independent School District

District Court, E.D. Texas

Decided May 20, 1991No. 1:91-cv-00026Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

COBB, District Judge.

The plaintiffs, Billie Carl Major and her daughter, Naomi Lyn Lyons (Plaintiffs), and the defendants, the Nederland Independent School District and Lee Robinson, in his official capacity as Superintendent of Schools, Nederland Independent School District (NISD), have each filed motions for summary judgment. As is fully set forth below, the Plaintiffs’ motion is granted and the NISD’s motion is denied.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs filed suit on January 4, 1991 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the NISD maintains an admissions policy that violates…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  4. San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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