United States v. Lawrence County District Order for Hearing

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April 8, 1970

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  • Case Files, Alexander v. Holmes Hardbacks. United States v. Lawrence County District Order for Hearing, 1970. 851129ff-d267-f011-bec2-6045bdffa665. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/0edf99e8-f187-4a0c-ad0c-9a38de158c62/united-states-v-lawrence-county-district-order-for-hearing. Accessed November 21, 2025.

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APR9 1970 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ERY C. THOMAS, cLeRk 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPP Dail” SEviry 
HATTIESBURG DIVISION ¢ 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF -APPELLANT 

VERSUS 

LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL, DEFENDANTS -APPELLEES 

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2216 
(CONSOLIDATED NOS. 28020 and 
28042 IN THE U. S. COURT OF 
APPEALS, FIFTH CIRCUIT) 

ORDER FOR HEARING 
  

On the 12th day of January 1970, an order was issued by 

the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ordering this Court to hold 

an evidentiary hearing on the substitute plan of desegregation 

- approved by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in its order of | 

November 26, 1969, in accordance with the procedure set out in | 

its order dated November 7, 1969; and further placing the burden | 

of proof upon the defendants to demonstrate that the substitute 

plan was devised and promulgated for educational purposes only. 

In accordance with such order of said Court, a hearing 

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is hereby ordered on the 20th day of April, 1970 in the Federal 

Building in Hattiesburg, Mississippi at 9 a.m. o'clock. 

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It is further ordered that plaintiff respond by filing 

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its response with the Clerk of the Court, Hattiesburg Division, 

no later than April 15, 1970, and by filing a copy directly ithe 

the Court, P.O. Box 1930, Gulfport, Mississippi, no later than 

said date. 

The Clerk of the Jackson Division is directed to mail a 

copy of this Order to all parties of record, including copies to 

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New York counsel, and to the Clerk of the Hatt esburg Division. 

SO ORDERED this the JS ge day of April, 1970. 

   

  

UNITED STATES DISTRICIJJ

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