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Gaines v. Dougherty County Board of Education

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jun 7, 1971
442 F.2d 1344 (5th Cir. 1971)

Opinion

No. 30290.

June 7, 1971.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia; J. Robert Elliott, Judge.

C.B. King, Elliot Holden, Albany, Ga., Jack Greenberg, Charles S. Ralston, Henry M. Aronson, Norman J. Chachkin, James M. Nabrit, III, New York City, for appellants.

J.W. Walters, Albany, Ga., for appellees.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH, and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.


BY THE COURT:

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, 1971, 402 U.S. 1, 91 S.Ct. 1267, 28 L.Ed.2d 554, insofar as they relate to the issues presented in this case.

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, 5 Cir., 1970, 433 F.2d 611, at 618-619.

The mandate shall issue forthwith.

Vacated and remanded with direction.


Summaries of

Gaines v. Dougherty County Board of Education

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jun 7, 1971
442 F.2d 1344 (5th Cir. 1971)
Case details for

Gaines v. Dougherty County Board of Education

Case Details

Full title:Shirley GAINES et al., Plaintiff-Appellants, v. DOUGHERTY COUNTY BOARD OF…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jun 7, 1971

Citations

442 F.2d 1344 (5th Cir. 1971)

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