United States v. Hinds County Order

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January 6, 1970

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FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT 

  

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No. 28030 EDWARD W. WAD Ee 

  

BEATRICE ALEXANDER, et al., 
Plaintiffs~-Appellants, 

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HOLMES COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, et al., 
Defendants-Appellees. 

(Civil Action Nos. 3779(3), et al.) 

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No. 28042 

  

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
Plaintiff-Appellant, 

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HINDS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, et al., 
Defendants-Appellees. 

(Civil Action Nos. 4075(J), et al.) 

  

Appeals from the United States District Court for the 

Southern District of Mississippl 

  

ORDER 

  

Before BELL, THORNBERRY, and MORGAN, Circuit Judges. 

BY THE COURT: 

It appears to the Court that it is appropriate and necessar 

that the United States appear and participate in each of these 

thirty consolidated cases whenever necessary to protect and effectuate 

this Court's Order of November 7, 1969, and to initiate such further 

 



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proceedings as may be necessary. It further appears that the 

United States has not appeared as, or been previously designated 

as, a party in the cases involving the Anquilla, Enterprise, 

Holly Bluff, Holmes, Meridian, Quitman, Sharkey-Issaquena, 

Yazoo Clty and Yazoo County school districts, 

In accordance with the foregoing and for good cause, it 

is the order, judgment, and decree of this Court that the 

United States of America be and is hereby, designated as amicus 

curlae to appear and participate 1n the actions listed below, 

with the right as such to submit pleadings, evidence, arguments 

and briefs, to move for injunctive and other necessary and proper 

relief, and to initiate such further proceedings as may be 

necessary and appropriate: 

Beatrice Alexander, et al. v. Holmes County Board of Fducation, et al. 
{Civil Action No. 377/9tJ) )3 
  

  

Roy Lee Harris, et al, v., The Yazoo County Board of Education, et al, 
(Civii Action No, 1200 (WW) ); 
  

  

John Barnhardt, et al, v, Meridian Separate School District, et al. 
(Civil Action No, 1300); 
  

  

Jeremiah Blackwell, Jr,, et al. v. Issaquena County Board of Education, 
et al. (Civil Action No. 1096 (WY J: 
  

  

Charles Killingsworth, et al. v. The Enterprise Consolidated School 
District and Quitman Consolidated School District 
{Civil jection No. 1302 (TF) ) 

  
  

  

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