Jerry Lockett v. Board of Education of Muscogee County

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jerry Lockett v. Board of Education of Muscogee County, 442 F.2d 1336 (5th Cir. 1971)
1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 9935

Jerry Lockett v. Board of Education of Muscogee County

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

The issue presented on this appeal having been mooted, the cause is remanded with direction that the district court require the school board forthwith to constitute and implement a student and faculty assignment plan that complies with the principles established in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 1971, 402 U.S. 1, 91 S.Ct. 1267, 28 L.Ed.2d 554. As to faculty assignment, see also Singleton v. Jackson Municipal School District, 5 Cir., 1970, 419 F.2d 1211; Carter v. West Feliciana Parish School Board, 5 Cir., 1970, 432 F.2d 875.

The district court shall require the school board to file semi-annual reports during the school year similar to those required in United States v. Hinds County School Board, 5 Cir., 1970, 433 F.2d 619.

The mandate shall issue forthwith.

Remanded with direction.

Reference

Full Case Name
Jerry LOCKETT Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF MUSCOGEE COUNTY Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
Cited By
5 cases
Status
Published