Proposed Order Denying Defendant's Emergency Motion with Cover Letter

    S T A T E  O F  M IC H IG AN

D E P A R T M E N T  O F

A T T O R N E Y  G E N E R A L
L A N S I N G .  M I C H I G A N

December 13, 1972

nk  onorab le Robert E. DeMascio 
Honorable Fred W. Kaess 

r-Honorable C o rn e lia  G. Kennedy 
U  jfjn ited  S ta tes  D is t r ic t  Court Judges 

^ —-"'united S ta tes  Courthouse 
D e t r o it ,  M ichigan 48226

Re:

fo u r  Honors:

B rad ley , e t  a l  v  Mi.ll ik e n , e t  a l

Enclosed herew ith  p lea se  fin d  a proposed o rder denying 
defendant D e tr o it  Board o f  E d u ca tion 's  emergency motion to  

rd cr the s ta te  defendants to  p ro v id e  the funds fo r  180 days 
f  in s tru c t io n  in  the D e t r o it  p u b lic  s ch oo ls . Th is o rder is

Submitted on b e h a lf o f  the s ta te  defendants fo r  en try  by th is  
Court.

1 have n o t sought to  ob ta in  approval as to  form from 
o th er counsel fo r  the reason th a t c ir c u la t in g  the proposed order 
frould e n t a i l  a su b s ta n tia l p e r io d  o f  time in * l i g h t  of^ the number 
o f  counsel in  th is  cause and th e ir  r e s p e c t iv e  lo c a t io n s . However 
a copy o f  the proposed order and th is  l e t t e r  have been sen t th is  
date to  a l l  counsel o f  reco rd  so th a t they may communicate to  th i 
Court any o b je c t io n s  they m ight have to  the proposed o rd e r .

Upon en try  o f  the o rd e r , I  requ est th a t  a tru e  copy be 
retu rned  to  our o f f i c e  so th a t I  may p rov id e  o th er counsel w ith  
a copy o f  the o rd e r .

Very t ru ly  yours,

FRANK J. KELLEY
A tto rn ey  General

GFY:hb
Enc.
cc: Counsel o f  Record

G era ld  F. Young 
A ss is ta n t A tto rn ey  General



UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN 

SOUTHERN DIVISION

RONALD BRADLEY, e t  a l ,

P l a i n t i f f s ,

v s . C iv i l  A ction

WILLIAM G. MILLIKEN, e t  a l ,

D efendants,

No. 35257

and

DETROIT FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, LOCAL 
231, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, 
AFL-CIO,

D e fen d an t-In terven o r ,

and

DENISE MAGDOWSKI, e t  a l ,

D e fen d an ts -In te rven o r.

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ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT DETROIT BOARD OF 
EDUCATION’ S EMERGENCY MOTION TO ORDER THE 
STATE DEFENDANTS TO PROVIDE THE FUNDS FOR 
180 DAYS OF INSTRUCTION IN THE DETROIT 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

At a sess ion  o f  the United S ta tes  D is t r ic t  Court, he ld  

in  the Courthouse, F ed era l B u ild in g , in  the C ity  o f  D e tr o it ,  

M ichigan, on the ___  day o f  December, 1972.

PRESENT; HONORABLE ROBERT E. DeMASCIO 
HONORABLE FRED W. KAESS 
HONORABLE CORNELIA  G. KENNEDY 
United S ta tes  D ls T r lc t  Court Judges

The D e tro it  Board o f  Education having f i l e d  an emergency 

motion to  order the s ta te  defendan ts, Governor, A tto rn ey  General 

T reasu rer, Superin tendent o f  P u b lic  In s tru c t io n  and S ta te  Board o f



Education o f the S ta te  o f  M ichigan, to  p rov id e  the funds fo r  180 

days o f  in s tru c t io n  in  the D e tr o it  p u b lic  sch oo ls ; the s ta te  

defendants and o th er p a r t ie s  h e re to  having f i l e d  th e ir  answers 

and supporting b r ie fs  in  response to  such m otion; the Court having 

heard o r a l  argument on such motion on December 11, 1972; the Court 

having made i t s  fin d in g s  and having rendered i t s  op in ion  from the 

bench on December 11, 1972 denying such m otion; the op in ion  o f  

the Court con ta in in g  i t s  f in d in g s , rendered on December 11, 1972 

be in g  ex p res s ly  in co rp o ra ted  h ere in  by re fe ren c e  and made a p a r t  

o f  th is  Order as though s e t  fo r th  in  i t s  e n t ir e t y  and verbatim ; 

and the Court be ing fu l l y  advised  in  the prem ises;

IT  IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED th a t the emergency motion o f  

defendant D e t r o it  Board o f  Education to  o rder the s ta te  defendants 

to  p ro v id e  the funds fo r  180 days o f  in s tru c t io n  in  the D e t r o it  

p u b lic  schools should be and the same is  hereby DENIED.

Robert-^  UcMascTo

Fred W. Kaess

C o rn e lia  G. Kennedy

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