Motion for Hearing on Plans for Desegregation of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools

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February 4, 1970

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Topic
- Educational Equity
LDF Attorneys
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Matter
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Case
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
U.S. state
- North Carolina
Collection
- Case Files
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- 34fc781f-2e34-f111-88b4-7c1e527f53b4

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Case Files, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hardbacks. Motion for Hearing on Plans for Desegregation of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools, 1970. 34fc781f-2e34-f111-88b4-7c1e527f53b4. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/e52160fb-b66b-4c6c-a812-970ecc574989/motion-for-hearing-on-plans-for-desegregation-of-charlotte-mecklenburg-public-schools. Accessed June 02, 2026.

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     [||ea527267-f002-4f80-a327-e6cc26430e7e||] IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA 

CHARLOTTE DIVISION 

JAMES E. SWANN, et al, 

Plaintiffs, 

VS. Civil Action No. 1974 

CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG BOARD OF 
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MOTION FOR HEARING ON PLANS FOR DESEGREGATION OF CHARLOTTE- 
MECKLENBURG PUBLIC. SCHOOLS 

The Defendants, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education and the 

individual Board members, respectfully move the Court that: 

1. Before issuing any ardes in response to the Plaintiffs' "Motion for 

Immediate Desegregation of the Public Schools in Charlotte and Mecklenburg 

County" (dated January 19, 1970) a hearing be held at a time to be fixed by 

the Court regarding the "Plan for Desegregation of Schools" filed by the 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education on February 2, 1970, and the Plan 

filed or to be filed by Dr. John A. Finger, Jr. in response to the December 1, 

1969 Order of the Court. 

2. At said hearing the Pefendants be heard and permitted to introduce 

evidence relating to the "Board Plan" and the "Finger Plan" and the implement- 

ation of these Plans. 

3. Dr. John A. Finger, Jr. be present at said Yearing and available 

for examination by the Defendants regarding each of the aboverrenitonsd Plans. 

4. In the alternative, if said hearing is not held as requested in this 

Motion, the Defendants be permitted to tender pertinent evidence regarding the 

two Plans and related matters. 

  

  
  
 



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In support of this Motion the Defendants show the Court that the hearing 

and evidence referred to herein is necessary for a full explanation and evalu- 

ation of each of the two Plans and with reference to the implementation 

requested in the above-mentioned Motion heretofore filed by the Plaintiffs. 

WHEREFORE, the Defendants respectfully pray the Court that it grant 

the request of the Defendants as set forth in the foregoing Motion. 

This 4 day of February, 1970. 

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William J. Waggoner 
Weinstein, Waggoner, Sl Odom & Bigger 
1100 Barringer Office Tower ; 
Charlotte, North Carolina 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
  

The undersigned hereby certifies that copies of the foregoing Motion 

were served upon counsel for Plaintiffs by depositing copies of same in the 

United States Mail, postage prepaid, addressed to: 

Conrad O. Pearson 
203 1/2 East Chapel Hill Street 
Durham, North Carolina 

Chambers, Stein, Ferguson & Lanning 
216 West Tenth Street 
Charlotte, North Carolina 

Jack Greenberg 
James M. Nabrit, III 
Norman Chachkin 
10 Columbus Circle 

New York, New York 

This 4 day of February, 1970. 

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William J. Waggoner 
Weinstein, Waggoner, Sturges, Odom & Bigger 
1100 Barringer Office Tower: 
Charlotte, North Carolina 

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Benj. S. Norack 
Ervin, Horack & McCartha 
400 Attorneys Building 
Charlotte, North Carolina 

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Brock Barkley . \ 
Law Building 
Charlotte, North Carolina 

  

  

  

  

Attorneys for Defendant, Charlotte-Mecklenburg 
Board of Education [||ea527267-f002-4f80-a327-e6cc26430e7e||]

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