Legal Opinion
Marilyn Marie Monteilh v. St. Landry Parish School Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1988No. 87-4224, 87-4651PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
These two consolidated cases present challenges to desegregation efforts of the St. Landry Parish School Board. In one case, appellants attack the district court’s dismissal of their action after finding that the school system previously had been declared unitary. In the other, appellants challenge the Board’s adoption of a high school construction and consolidation plan. We reverse the dismissal because the district court erred in deciding that the school system already had been declared unitary. We affirm the district court’s approval of the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Marian Fontenot, Etc. v. The Upjohn CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Perry County Board of Education, Joann Parsons, Movants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Delores Ross v. Houston Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Hall v. St. Helena Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Anderson v. School Board of Madison CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- Brown v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Thomas Ex Rel. D.M.T. v. School Board St. Martin ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
- Hull v. Quitman County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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