U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1992

Chisom v. Edwards

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided August 21, 1992 · Higginbotham, Johnson, King

970 F.2d 1408; 1992 WL 200873 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

William P. Quigley, New Orleans, La., Judith Reed, Sherrilyn A. Ifell, Julius L. Chambers, New York City, Roy J. Rodney, Jr., McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz, Cellini & Lang, Ronald L. Wilson, New Orleans, La., C. Lani Guinier, Philadelphia, Pa., Pamela S. Karlan, Charlottesville, Va., for appellant., Darleen M. Jacobs, New Orleans, La., for amicus, Supreme Court Justice for Orl., Mark L. Gross, U.S. Dept, of Justice, Civ. Rights Div., Jessica Dunsay Silver, Irving Gornstein, Atty. U.S. Dept, of Justice, Appellate Sect. Civ. Rights Div., Washington, D.C., for U.S., Brenda Wright, Robt. B. McDuff, Washington, D.C., for amicus Lawyer’s Comm., Kendall Vick, Eavelyn T. Brooks, Asst. Attys. Gen., LA Dept, of Justice, New Orleans, La., Robert G. Pugh, Shreveport, La., Moise W. Dennery, Lemle & Kelleher, A.R. Christovich, Jr., Christovich & Kear-ney, New Orleans, La., for appellees., M. Truman Woodward, Jr., Milling, Benson, Woodward, Hillyer, Pierson & Miller, New Orleans, La., for Roemer., Peter J. Butler, Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, New Orleans, La., for Walter F. Marcus, Jr.

Cases that cite this one

5 later published cases cite this decision.

League of United Latin American Citizens, Council No. 4434 v. Clements (5th Cir. 1993)
League of United Latin American Citizens, Council No. 4434 v. Clements (5th Cir. 1993)
Nipper v. Smith (11th Cir. 1994)
Nipper v. Smith (11th Cir. 1994)
Chisom v. Edwards (5th Cir. 1992)

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Opinion of the Court

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Before KING, JOHNSON and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

The Joint Motion to Remand to Effectuate Settlement filed by all parties is hereby granted; and this case is remanded to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana for the limited purpose of effectuating a settlement. Jurisdiction of the appeals is hereby retained. Upon notification that a consent judgment has been entered by the district court, the appeals will be dismissed. We express no opinion, of course, on the settlement or judgment.

REMANDED.

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