Legal Opinion
3 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1153, 4 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7559 Patricia Ann Horton v. The Lawrence County Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 19, 1971No. 71-1581PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal appellants seek to recover back pay for a demoted black school principal and reasonable attorneys’ fees arising out of a suit to integrate the public school system of Lawrence County, Alabama. Since we hold that additional findings are necessary on both issues, we remand for consideration on the merits by the district judge.
Appellants, representing the black citizens of Lawrence County, filed an action to integrate the county’s public schools on July 9, 1966. Initially, a freedom-of-choice plan was put into effect by the district court, but on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- 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
- Johnnie Ray Lee v. Southern Home Sites CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Linda Williams, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. George Kimbrough, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Johnson v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Nazareth Gates, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. John Collier, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Shirley Gaines v. Dougherty County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Miller v. CarsonDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1975
- Princess Ranola Johnson, Etc. v. M. Browning Combs, Superintendent, Grand Prairie Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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