Letter From Amaker to Judges Brown, Thornberry, Morgan and Wadsworth

    October 30, 196° 

Hon. John R. Brown, Chief Judge 

United States Court of Appeals 

for the Fifth Circuit 

United States Courthouse 

515 Rusk Avenue 

Houston, Texas 77002 

Hon. Homer Thornberry, Circuit Judge 

United States Court of Appeals 

for the Fifth Circuit 

"200 West Eighth Street 

Austin, Texas 78701 

Hon. Lewis R. Morgan, Circuit Judge 

United States Court of Appeals 

for the Fifth Circuit 

P.O. Box 759 

Newnan, Georgia 30263 

Hon. Edward W. Wadsworth, Clerk 

United States Court of Appeals 

for the Fifth Circuit 

400 Royal Street — Room 408 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 

Dear Sirs: 

Re: Beatrice Alexander V. Holmes County 

Board of Education, No. 28030 and 

U.S.A. Vv, Hinds County school Board, 

No. 28042 

  

  

  

As you know, yesterday the Supreme Court of the 

United States vacated this Court's order of August 28, 

1969 in the above-referenced cases. 

Tn its order, the Supreme Court stated: 

The Court of Appeals may in its ¢ 3m 

cretion direct the schools here involved 

to accept all or any part of the August 

11, 1969, recommendation of the Department 

of Health, Education and Welfare, ~ith 

any modifications which that court deems 

proper insofar as those recommendations 

    

  

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John R. Brown 
Homer Thornber 

Lewis R. 

Edward W. 

Hon. 

Hon. 

Hon. 

Hon. 

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October 30, ry 1969 
Morgan 

Wadsworth 

totally unitary school system for 

all eligible pupils without regard to race 

or Color. 

The Cour t of Appeals may make its deter- 

mination and enter its order without further 

arguments 

Since, so far 

do not now have in 

plans in question, 

plans prepared for 

the private plainti 

These plans were OXY 

1969 pursuant to this Co on August 11, 

3, 1969 and were part O 

or submissions. 

as I know, the members of the Court 

their possession copies of the HEW 

T am enclosing a complete set of the 

the 14 school districts against which 

ffs who we represent brought suit. 

jginally filed in the district court 

urt's order of July 

f the record before the Supreme 

Court. 

IT am also enclosing copies of the Brief for Appel- 

lants filed in the Supreme Court. I direct your attention 

to Argument II beginning at page 26 and particularly to 

the relief suggested with respect to Holmes and Meridian 

Counties at page 27. 

since the order of the Supreme Court contemplates 

that the court of appeals will act "without further 

arguments or submissions,” appellants submit these docu- 

ments for the information of the Court so that it may 

be aided in its prompt disposition of these cases. 

A copy of this letter is being forwarded to counsel 

for all parties. 

Yours sincerely, 

Crna. C. frma len. 

Norman C. Amaker 

Attorney for Appell! -nts 

NCA : nm 

Encs. 

  

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Hon. 

Hon. 

Hon. 

Hon. 

CC 

John R. Brown 

Homer Thornberry -3- October 

Lewis R. Morgan 

Edward W. Wadsworth 

Hon. Erwin N. Griswold 

Hon. William A. Allain 

Walter R. Bridgforth, Esq. 

Thomas H. Campbell, Jr., Esq. 

John C. Satterfield, Esq. 

Hon. A. F. Summer 

Robert L. Goza, Esq. 

calvin R. King, Esq. 

Joe R. Fancher, Jr., Esd. 

Harold Davidson, Esd. 

Tally D. Riddell, Esd. : 

Herman C. Glazier, Jr., Esd. 

Robert E. Covington, Esd. 

Thomas H. Watkins, Esd. 

Hon. Jerris Leonard 

robert T. Moore, Esq. 

Melvin Leventhal, Esd. 

30, 1969 

  
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