Legal Opinion
United States v. Franklin Parish School Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 20, 1995No. 94-40770PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
Save Our Schools, an unincorporated association of parents, residents and taxpayers in Franklin Parish, appeals the district court’s denial of its petition to intervene as of right in a longstanding school desegregation suit. The district court denied the motion, finding that Save Our Schools’ claimed interest did not warrant intervention and that the association’s interest was adequately represented in the litigation by the existing parties. Because we find that Save Our Schools was not entitled to intervene as a matter of right, we dismiss for lack of appellate…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Freeman v. PittsSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- United States v. Perry County Board of Education, Joann Parsons, Movants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Cicero Eugene Hines, Etc. v. Rapides Parish School Board and Allen Nichols, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Herbert Pate v. Dade County School Board, Etc. v. Ethel Beckford, Movants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Kneeland v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Anderson Columbia Environmental, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1999
- Graham v. Evangeline Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
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