Answer in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion Requiring Defendants to Cooperate and Pay for a Desegregation Plan Prepared by Plaintiffs

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Answer in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for an Order Requiring State Defendants to Cooperate Fully and Openly and for State Defendants to Pay for the Reasonable Costs of a Plan of Metropolitan Desegregation Prepared by Plaintiffs

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- Education
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- School Desegregation
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- Milliken v. Bradley
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- Milliken v. Bradley
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- Michigan
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Case Files, Milliken Hardbacks. Answer in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion Requiring Defendants to Cooperate and Pay for a Desegregation Plan Prepared by Plaintiffs, 1972. b03ac90c-53e9-ef11-a730-7c1e5247dfc0. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/f4280ff6-db59-4463-8c0f-7969a66b6f1e/answer-in-opposition-to-plaintiffs-motion-requiring-defendants-to-cooperate-and-pay-for-a-desegregation-plan-prepared-by-plaintiffs. Accessed November 23, 2025.

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    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 .

WILLIAM G. MILLIKEN, e t  a l ,  C i v i l  A c t i o n

D e f e n d a n t s ,  N o .  3 5257

DETROIT FEDERATION OF TEACHERS,
LOCAL #2 3 1 ,  AMERICAN FEDERATION 
OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO,

D e f e n d a n t -  
I n t e r v e n o r ,

a n d

DENISE MAGDOWSKI, e t  a l ,

D e f e n d a n t s -  
I n t e r v e n o r s .

_______ ___________ /

ANSWER IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS'MOTION FOR AN 
ORDER REQUIRING STATE DEFENDANTS TO COOPERATE FULLY 
AND OPENLY AND FOR STATE DEFENDANTS TO PAY FOR THE 
REASONABLE COSTS OF A PLAN OF METROPOLITAN DESEGRE
GATION PREPARED BY PLAINTIFFS.

FRANK J .  KELLEY 
A t t o r n e y  G e n e r a l

E u g e n e  K r a s i c k y  
A s s i s t a n t  A t t o r n e y  G e n e r a l

A t t o r n e y s  f o r  S t a t e  D e f e n d a n t s

B u s i n e s s  A d d r e s s :
7 S t o r y  O f f i c e  B u i l d i n g  
525 W e s t  O t t a w a  S t r e e t  
L a n s i n g ,  M i c h i g a n  48913



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 .

WILLIAM G. MILLIKEN, e t  a l ,  C i v i l  A c t i o n

D e f e n d a n t s ,  No.  3 5257

DETROIT FEDERATION OF TEACHERS,
LOCAL #2 3 1 ,  AMERICAN FEDERATION 
OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO, '

D e f e n d a n t -  
I n t e r v e n o r ,  ■

a n d

DENISE MAGDOWSKI, e t  a l ,

. D e f e n d a n t s -
I n t e r v e n o r s .  '

____________________________ ___ __________________/

ANSWER IN OPPOSITION TO PLA IN TIF FS '  MOTION FOR AN 
ORDER REQUIRING STATE DEFENDANTS TO COOPERATE FULLY 
AND OPENLY AND FOR STATE DEFENDANTS TO PAY FOR THE 
REASONABLE COSTS OF A PLAN OF METROPOLITAN DESEGRE
GATION PREPARED BY P L A I N T I F F S . _________________________

Now come s t a t e  d e f e n d a n t s  W i l l i a m  G. M i l l i k e n ,  G o v e r n o r  

o f  t h e  S t a t e  o f  M i c h i g a n ,  F r a n k  J .  K e l l e y ,  A t t o r n e y  G e n e r a l  o f  t h e  

S t a t e  o f  M i c h i g a n ,  M i c h i g a n  S t a t e  B o a r d  o f  E d u c a t i o n  a n d  J o h n  W. 

P o r t e r ,  S u p e r i n t e n d e n t  o f  P u b l i c  I n s t r u c t i o n ,  by  t h e i r  a t t o r n e y s ,  

F r a n k  J .  K e l l e y ,  A t t o r n e y  G e n e r a l ,  a n d  E u g e n e  K r a s i c k y ,  A s s i s t a n t  

A t t o r n e y  G e n e r a l ,  a n d  make t h e i r  a n s w e r  i n  o p p o s i t i o n  t o  t h e  m o t i o n  

o f  p l a i n t i f f s ,  r e s p e c t f u l l y  r e p r e s e n t i n g  t o  t h i s  C o u r t  a s  f o l l o w s :  1

1 .  The o r d e r  o r  d i r e c t i v e  o f  t h i s  C o u r t  o f  N o v e m b e r  5 ,  

1971  c o n t e m p l a t e d  t h a t  p l a i n t i f f s  f i l e  a l t e r n a t i v e  m e t r o p o l i t a n  

p l a n s  a t  t h e i r  own e x p e n s e .



2 . The o r a l  o r d e r  o r  d i r e c t i v e  a n d  w r i t t e n  o r d e r  o r

d i r e c t i v e  o f  t h i s  C o u r t  c o n t e m p l a t e d  t h a t  t h e  S t a t e  B o a r d  o f  

E d u c a t i o n , ,  a s  t h e  s t a t e  a u t h o r i t y  w i t h  t h e  p r i m a r y ,  b a s i c  a n d  

f u n d a m e n t a l  r e s p o n s i b i l i t y  i n  t h i s  f i e l d ,  s u b m i t  a  m e t r o p o l i t a n  

p l a n  a n d  d e f i n e  i t s  p e r i m e t e r s ;  t h a t  d e f e n d a n t  S t a t e  B o a r d  o f  

E d u c a t i o n  h a s  c o m p l i e d  w i t h  t h e  o r d e r  o r  d i r e c t i v e  o f  t h e  C o u r t  

a n d  h a s  s u b m i t t e d  m e t r o p o l i t a n  p l a n s ,  w i t h o u t  r e c o m m e n d a t i o n ,  i n  

s k e l e t a l  f o r m ,  w h i c h  d e f i n e  t h e  p e r i m e t e r s  o f  t h e  m e t r o p o l i t a n  

p l a n  a n d  d e s e g r e g a t e  t h e  D e t r o i t  p u b l i c  s c h o o l  s y s t e m .  S i n c e  

t h e  C o u r t ' s  N o v e m b er  5 ,  1971  o r d e r  o r  d i r e c t i v e  h a s  b e e n  f u l l y  

c o m p l i e d  w i t h ,  a n d  b e c a u s e  t h e  p l a i n t i f f s  f a i l e d ,  w i t h i n  t h e  

t i m e  a l l o t t e d  by  t h a t  o r d e r  o r  d i r e c t i v e ,  t o  p r o v i d e  a l t e r n a t e  

p l a n s  a t  t h e i r  own e x p e n s e ,  t h e  p l a i n t i f f s  a r e  e n t i t l e d  t o  n o  

f u r t h e r  r e l i e f  a s  s e t  f o r t h  i n  t h e i r  m o t i o n .

WHEREFORE, t h e  s t a t e  d e f e n d a n t s  r e s p e c t f u l l y  r e q u e s t  t h a t  

p l a i n t i f f s 1 m o t i o n  b e  d e n i e d .

FRANK J .  KELLEY 
A t t o r n e y  G e n e r a l  _

A s s i s t a n t  A t t o r n e y  G e n e r a l  

A t t o r n e y s  f o r  S t a t e  D e f e n d a n t s

B u s i n e s s  A d d r e s s :
7 S t o r y  O f f i c e  B u i l d i n g  
525 W e s t  O t t a w a  S t r e e t  
L a n s i n g ,  M i c h i g a n  48913

D a t e d :  A p r i l  6 ,  1972

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r e c o r d ,  b y  m a i l i n g  t h e  same t o  h im  b y  f i r s t  c l a s s  m a i l ,  p o s t a g e  

f u l l y  p r e p a i d ,  a d d r e s s e d  t o  h i s  l a s t  known a d d r e s s :

M e s s r s .  L o u i s  R. L u c a s  '
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Mr. N a t h a n i e l  R. J o n e s

M e s s r s .  J .  H a r o l d  F l a n n e r y
P a u l  R. Dimond a n d  R o b e r t  P r e s s m a n

Mr.  E .  W i n t h e r  McCroom

M e s s r s .  J a c k  G r e e n b e r g  a n d  
Norman J . C h a c h k i n

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R o b e r t  B .  W e b s t e r

Mr. R o b e r t  J .  L o r d

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Answer in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion Requiring Defendants to Cooperate and Pay for a Desegregation Plan Prepared by Plaintiffs

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