Legal Opinion

Chinyere Jenkins v. State of Missouri

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 1, 1997No. 97-1968, 97-2078PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

The Jenkins Class presents an application for fees for the appeals that resulted in our affirmance of the district court’s decision denying unitary status and approving the set tlement between the State of Missouri and the Kansas City, Missouri School District. The Jenkins Class appealed the order approving the settlement, and the State appealed the district court’s order denying unitary status. Our decision on these appeals is Jenkins v. State of Missouri, 122 F.3d 588 (8th Cir.1997) (Jenkins XIV).

The State objects to the request for a fee because the Jenkins…

2Cases cited6 opinions

Missouri v. Jenkins Ex Rel. AgyeiSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
Jenkins v. MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
Jenkins v. State Of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
Jenkins v. MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by1 opinion

Chinyere Jenkins, by Her Next Friend, Joi Jenkins Nicholas Paul Winchester-Rabelier, by His Next Friend, Paula Winchester Margo Vaughn-Bey, by Her Next Friend, Franklin Vaughn-Bey Nicholas C. Light, by His Next Friend, Marian Light Stephon D. Jackson, by His Next Friend, B.J. Jones Travis N. Peter, by His Next Friend, Debora Chadd-Peter Leland Guess, by His Next Friend, Sharon Guess, American Federation of Teachers, Local 691, Intervenor Below-Appellee v. State of Missouri Mel Carnahan, Governor of the State of Missouri Bob Holden, Treasurer of the State of Missouri Missouri State Board of Education Peter Herschend, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education Thomas R. Davis, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education Robert E. Bartman, Commissioner of Education of the State of Missouri Gary D. Cunningham, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education Rice Pete Burns, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education Sharon M. Williams, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education Betty Preston, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education Jacquelline Wellington, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education Russell Thompson, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education School District of Kansas City Dr. Henry D. Williams, Superintendent Thereof Terry M. Riley, Member of the Board of Directors Lance Loewenstein, Member of the Board of Directors Marilyn Simmons, Member of the Board of Directors Sandy Aguire Mayer, Member of the Board of Directors John A. Rios, Member of the Board of Directors Darwin Curls, Member of the Board of Directors Patricia Kurtz, Member of the Board of Directors Edward J. Newsome, Member of the Board of Directors Dr. Julia H. Hill, Member of the Board of Directors John W. Still, Member of the Board of Directors, Chinyere Jenkins, by Her Next Friend, Joi Jenkins Nicholas Paul Winchester-Rabelier, by His Next Friend, Paula Winchester Margo Vaughn-Bey, by Her Next Friend, Franklin Vaughn-Bey Nicholas C. Light, by His Next Friend, Marian Light Stephon D. Jackson, by His Next Friend, B.J. Jones Travis N. Peter, by His Next Friend, Debora Chadd-Peter Leland Guess, by His Next Friend, Sharon Guess American Federation of Teachers, Local 691, Intervenor Below-Appellee v. State of Missouri Mel Carnahan, Governor of the State of Missouri Bob Holden, Treasurer of the State of Missouri Missouri State Board of Education Peter Herschend, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education Thomas R. Davis, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education Robert E. Bartman, Commissioner of Education of the State of Missouri Gary D. Cunningham, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education Rice Pete Burns, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education Sharon M. Williams, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education Betty Preston, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education Jacquelline Wellington, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education Russell Thompson, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education School District of Kansas City Dr. Henry D. Williams, Superintendent Thereof Terry M. Riley, Member of the Board of Directors Lance Loewenstein, Member of the Board of Directors Marilyn Simmons, Member of the Board of Directors Sandy Aguire Mayer, Member of the Board of Directors John A. Rios, Member of the Board of Directors Darwin Curls, Member of the Board of Directors Patricia Kurtz, Member of the Board of Directors Edward J. Newsome, Member of the Board of Directors Dr. Julia H. Hill, Member of the Board of Directors John W. Still, Member of the Board of DirectorsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997