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Marilyn Marie Montheilh v. St. Landry Parish School Board, United States of America, Amicus Curiae, 30315 (1971)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 30315 Visitors: 23
Filed: Jun. 16, 1971
Latest Update: Feb. 22, 2020
Summary: 443 F.2d 1182 Marilyn Marie MONTHEILH et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ST. LANDRY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD et al., Defendants-Appellees, United States of America, Amicus Curiae. No. 30315. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. June 16, 1971. Marion Overton White, Opelousas, La., Jack Greenberg, Margarett Ford, Norman J. Chachkin, New York City, A. P. Tureaud, New Orleans, La., Jerris Leonard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Civil Rights Div., Dept. of Justice, washington, D.C., for appellants. Frank Voel
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443 F.2d 1182

Marilyn Marie MONTHEILH et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
ST. LANDRY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD et al., Defendants-Appellees,
United States of America, Amicus Curiae.

No. 30315.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 16, 1971.

Marion Overton White, Opelousas, La., Jack Greenberg, Margarett Ford, Norman J. Chachkin, New York City, A. P. Tureaud, New Orleans, La., Jerris Leonard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Civil Rights Div., Dept. of Justice, washington, D.C., for appellants.

Frank Voelker, Jr., Lake Providence, La., Harry Kron, Jr., Thibodaux, La., J. Y. Fontenot, Dist. Atty., Opelousas, La., for appellees.

Before THORNBERRY, MORGAN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

ORDER

BY THE COURT:

1

The judgment of the district court as it relates to student assignment is vacated and the cause is remanded with direction that the district court require the school board forthwith to constitute and implement a student assignment plan that complies with the principles established in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 402 U.S. 1, 91 S. Ct. 1267, 28 L. Ed. 2d 554 (1971), insofar as they relate to the issues presented in this case.

2

The district court shall require the school boards to file semi-annual reports during the school year similar to those required in United States v. Hinds County School Board, 433 F.2d 611, 618-619 (5th Cir. 1970).

3

Vacated and remanded with direction.

Source:  CourtListener

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