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Harkless v. Sweeny Independent School District

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided January 19, 1968No. Civ. A. 66-G-34PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

NOEL, District Judge.

Mildred Harkless and eleven other former teachers at the all negro George Washington Carver School, Sweeny, Texas, brought suit against the Sweeny Independent School District and the School Board pursuant to the provisions of Title 28, United States Code, Section 1343(3), alleging it to be a suit in equity authorized by Title 42, United States Code, Section 1983.

Plaintiff teachers allege in substance that they were not rehired for the school year 1966-67, when the School District completely integrated its school system, solely because they were…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. WestoverSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Dairy Queen, Inc. v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. Muscoda Local No. 123Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. Swofford v. B & W, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. 2 Fair empl.prac.cas. 926, 2 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,235 Mildred Harkless v. The Sweeny Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  2. Culpepper v. Reynolds Metals CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1969
  3. Cheatwood v. South Central Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 1969
  4. Harkless v. Sweeny Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  5. Hayes v. Seaboard Coast Line RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1968

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