Legal Opinion
Fairfax Countywide Citizens Ass'n v. County of Fairfax
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1978No. Nos. 77-1190, 77-1248PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
The County of Fairfax, Virginia (County) appeals from an order of the district court directing County to perform its remaining obligations under a 1972 settlement agreement between it and Fairfax Countywide Citizens Association (Association). Because we conclude that the district court lacked jurisdiction to issue the order, we reverse.1
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In August 1971, several citizens associations located in Fairfax County, Virginia, and six individuals, filed suit in the district court alleging racial discrimination in the delivery of public services in violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MottleySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Moor v. County of AlamedaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- Gardiner v. A.H. Robins Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Larry McCall Cross-Appellant v. Gayle Franzen, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Gamewell Manufacturing, Inc., a Corporation v. Hvac Supply, Inc., and Aeronca, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Gilbert McClendon Bernadine F. McClendon Norman McDanel Connie R. McDanel v. United States of America Colorado River Indian Tribal CouncilCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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