United States v. Hinds County Order
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January 6, 1970
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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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