U.S. v. Desoto Parish School Board | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

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Case Name	U.S. v. Desoto Parish School Board	SD-LA-0010
Docket / Court	5:67-cv-12589-SMH ( W.D. La. )
State/Territory	Louisiana
Case Type(s)	School Desegregation
Attorney Organization	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Case Summary	Case summary not yet recorded compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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Issues

Constitutional Clause

Equal Protection

Content of Injunction

Auditing

Busing

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Goals (e.g., for hiring, admissions)

Hire

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Monitoring

Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Required disclosure

Student assignment

Defendant-type

Elementary/Secondary School

Jurisdiction-wide

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

General

Disparate Treatment

Education

Racial segregation

School/University Facilities

School/University policies

Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)

Transportation

Plaintiff Type

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Race

Black

Type of Facility

Government-run

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. § 1983
Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.

Case Details

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Defendant(s)	Desoto Parish School Board
Plaintiff Description	United States Department of Justice
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	Moot
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	1970 - n/a
Filing Year	1967
Case Ongoing	Yes

Related Cases

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Case Listing	SD-LA-0037 : 29 Related School Desegregation Cases in the Western District of Louisiana (W.D. La.)

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Documents

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Docket(s)

67-12589 (W.D. La.) SD-LA-0010-9000.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/13/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
67-12589 (W.D. La.) SD-LA-0010-9001.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/15/2019 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

[Order] (380 F.2d 385) SD-LA-0010-0002.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 03/29/1967 Source: Westlaw
[Order] (403 F.2d 181) SD-LA-0010-0004.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 08/20/1968 Source: Westlaw
[Order] (293 F.Supp. 84) (W.D. La.) SD-LA-0010-0005.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 05/28/1969 Source: Westlaw
[Order] (417 F.2d 801) SD-LA-0010-0006.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 05/28/1969 Source: Westlaw
[Order] (419 F.2d 1211) SD-LA-0010-0009.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 12/01/1969 Source: Westlaw
[Order] (420 F.2d 380) SD-LA-0010-0007.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 01/14/1970 Source: Westlaw
[Order] (574 F.2d 804) SD-LA-0010-0008.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 06/02/1978 Source: Westlaw
Memorandum for the United States in Opposition SD-LA-0010-0013.pdf \| Detail Date: 10/27/1978 Source: Papers of Alexander (Sandy) Ross
Consent Decree [ECF# 5] (W.D. La.) SD-LA-0010-0011.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/05/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Superceding Consent Decree Governing Student Transfers [ECF# 51] (W.D. La.) SD-LA-0010-0012.pdf \| Detail Date: 12/14/2011 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
[Order] [ECF# 66] (2013 WL 3148637) (W.D. La.) SD-LA-0010-0010.pdf \| WESTLAW \| Detail Date: 06/19/2013 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Report [ECF# 69] SD-LA-0010-0001.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 06/25/2013

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Judges	Ainsworth, Robert Andrew Jr. (E.D. La., Fifth Circuit) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0009 Bell, Griffin Boyette (Fifth Circuit) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0002 \| SD-LA-0010-0009 Brown, John Robert (Fifth Circuit) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0006 \| SD-LA-0010-0008 \| SD-LA-0010-0009 Cabot, Ted (S.D. Fla.) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0006 Carswell, George Harrold (Fifth Circuit, N.D. Fla.) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0009 Clark, Charles (Fifth Circuit) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0009 Coleman, James Plemon (Fifth Circuit) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0007 \| SD-LA-0010-0009 Dawkins, Benjamin Cornwell Jr. (W.D. La.) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0005 Dyer, David William (Eleventh Circuit, S.D. Fla., Fifth Circuit) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0009 Gee, Thomas Gibbs (Fifth Circuit) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0008 Gewin, Walter Pettus (Fifth Circuit) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0002 \| SD-LA-0010-0009 Godbold, John Cooper (Fifth Circuit, Eleventh Circuit) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0002 \| SD-LA-0010-0006 \| SD-LA-0010-0009 Goldberg, Irving Loeb (Fifth Circuit) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0004 \| SD-LA-0010-0009 Hicks, S. Maurice Jr. (W.D. La.) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0010 \| SD-LA-0010-0011 \| SD-LA-0010-0012 \| SD-LA-0010-9000 Hunter, Edwin Ford Jr. (W.D. La.) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0005 Morgan, Lewis Render (Fifth Circuit, Eleventh Circuit, N.D. Ga.) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0004 \| SD-LA-0010-0008 \| SD-LA-0010-0009 Putnam, Richard Johnson (W.D. La.) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0005 Simpson, John Milton Bryan (M.D. Fla., Fifth Circuit, S.D. Fla., Eleventh Circuit) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0007 \| SD-LA-0010-0009 Thornberry, William Homer (Fifth Circuit, W.D. Tex.) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0009 Wisdom, John Minor (Fifth Circuit) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0004 \| SD-LA-0010-0007 \| SD-LA-0010-0009
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Cady, William (Louisiana) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-9001 Cummings, Torey B. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-9000 Doar, John (District of Columbia) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-9001 Finley, Stephanie A. (Louisiana) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0012 Jennings, Daniel L. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-9001 Joiner, Courtney Terell (Louisiana) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-9000 Kassabian, Tamara Hardney (District of Columbia) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0011 \| SD-LA-0010-9000 Marshall, Franz (District of Columbia) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0011 \| SD-LA-0010-0012 \| SD-LA-0010-9000 McCree, Wade Hampton Jr. (Michigan) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0013 Michaud, Melissa Julia (District of Columbia) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0012 \| SD-LA-0010-9000 Perez, Thomas E. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0012 Shaheen, Edward L. (Louisiana) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-9001 Vincent, Katherine (Louisiana) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0011 \| SD-LA-0010-0012 \| SD-LA-0010-9000 Washington, Donald W. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0011
Defendant's Lawyers	Blanchard, John Richard (Louisiana) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-9000 Dill, Pamela W (Louisiana) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-9000 Guste, William J. Jr. (Louisiana) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-9001 Hammonds, Robert L. (Louisiana) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-0001 \| SD-LA-0010-0011 \| SD-LA-0010-0012 \| SD-LA-0010-9000
Other Lawyers	Powell-Lexing, Carol D. (Louisiana) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-9000 Scott, Louis Granderson (Louisiana) show/hide docs SD-LA-0010-9000

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