Case: Coppedge v. Franklin County Board of Education

5:65-cv-01796 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Dec. 8, 1965

Case Ongoing

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Case Summary

On December 8, 1965, the plaintiffs filed this school desegregation suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The plaintiffs, a group of African-American schoolchildren, brought suit against the defendant Franklin County Board of Education to enjoin the operation of a segregated school system. They were represented by, among others, Jack Greenberg and Derrick A. Bell (for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund). The United States intervened as a plaintiff on January 20, …

On December 8, 1965, the plaintiffs filed this school desegregation suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The plaintiffs, a group of African-American schoolchildren, brought suit against the defendant Franklin County Board of Education to enjoin the operation of a segregated school system. They were represented by, among others, Jack Greenberg and Derrick A. Bell (for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund). The United States intervened as a plaintiff on January 20, 1966.

Prior to the 1965-66 school year, the Franklin County school system was wholly segregated. Attempts in 1963 and 1964 to desegregate resulted in violence and threats. Beginning in the 1965-66 school year, the Board adopted a freedom of choice desegregation plan pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It became clear, however, that the Board had no interest in sincerely pursuing desegregation through this—or any—means, and the freedom-of-choice plan did little to alter the status quo.

After the lawsuit was filed, the district court (Judge Algernon Butler) heard the plaintiffs' motions for a preliminary and permanent injunction and began discussions with the Board on workable desegregation plans. The Board's use of freedom of choice plans continued through 1967 in the face of "marked hostility to school desegregation . . . and wide publicity [as well as] acts of intimidation, threats and reprisals against Negro parents who . . . requested reassignment of their children to previously all-white schools." Coppedge v. Franklin County Board of Education, 273 F.Supp. 289, 295 (E.D.N.C. Aug. 21, 1967).

Finally, on August 21, 1967, after little progress, Judge Butler ordered the Board to submit a more comprehensive and specific plan for desegregation, not based on freedom of choice, for the 1968-69 school year. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court; in doing so, it noted the extent of the threats, intimidation and violence that had, up to then, marked the district's desegregation efforts. It admonished the Board for its woefully inadequate attempts at desegregation, concluding that the Board had done virtually "nothing." Coppedge v. Franklin County Board of Education, 394 F.2d 410, 412 (4th Cir. Apr. 8, 1968).

In the summer of 1968, the district court ordered the Board to submit new desegregation plans for the 1968-69 school year. The Board, of course, applied for a stay pending appeal of those orders, claiming administrative difficulties. The district court rebuffed that argument. Surveying the situation, it concluded

The defendants' conduct in this case, including the submission of desegregation plans manifestly incompatible with the letter and spirit of the orders requiring their submission, is a reflection of the marked community hostility to desegregation which brought about the initial rejection by this Court and the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit of defendants' freedom of choice plan. It is now well settled, however, that community hostility to desegregation, even in the form of the probability or threat of white pupils fleeing from districts in which Negroes significantly outnumber them, does not provide a legal defense against desegregation.
Coppedge v. Franklin County Board of Education, 293 F.Supp. 356, 363 (E.D.N.C. Aug. 22, 1968). The Fourth Circuit affirmed the decision. 404 F.2d 1177.

Through the 1970s and into the 1990s, the case remained fairly stagnant, with the Board submitting its annual reports. The district court issued two more orders in that period, in 1970 and 1978, modifying the desegregation plans. In 1996, however, the district court (at this point Judge James Fox) determined that the Board was not in compliance with several aspects of the previous orders. As a result, it entered a new order.

By 2002, the Board claimed that it had made sufficient progress towards desegregation, so it moved for a dismissal of the case and a declaration of unitary status. Judge Fox granted that motion in part (declaring unitary status in areas such as school transportation, facilities and faculty desegregation) but denying it in others (notably, student assignment). In 2003 and 2005, the district court entered two more orders, updating the Board's plans relating to the areas of the case that remained open.

On September 29, 2017, the case was reassigned to Judge Louise Wood Flanagan. The parties filed an initial joint motion for unitary status on January 12, 2018, which was not approved. Their follow-up motion for partial unitary status on December 14, 2018, on the other hand, was approved on December 18. The district was declared unitary in the following areas: desegregation of staff, academic achievement, advanced course offerings and enrollment, special education programs, and student dropouts. The court retained jurisdiction over the remaining compliance areas, including discipline.

As of April 2020, the case remains on-going.

Available Opinions

Coppedge v. Franklin County Board of Education, 273 F.Supp. 289 (E.D.N.C. Aug. 21, 1967)

Coppedge v. Franklin County Board of Education, 394 F.2d 410 (4th Cir. Apr. 8, 1968)

Coppedge v. Franklin County Board of Education, 293 F.Supp. 356 (E.D.N.C. Aug. 22, 1968)

Coppedge v. Franklin County Board of Education, 404 F.2d 1177 (4th Cir. Dec. 5, 1968) (en banc)

Coppedge v. Franklin County Board of Education, 345 F.Supp.2d 567 (E.D.N.C. Oct. 5, 2004) (dispute over attorneys’ fees)

Summary Authors

Greg Margolis (2/27/2017)

Alex Moody (4/15/2020)

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Judge(s)

Boreman, Herbert Stephenson (West Virginia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Bell, Derrick A. Jr. (New York)

Attorney for Defendant
Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Abbot, Megan G (District of Columbia)

Acker, G Norman III (North Carolina)

Breen-Portnoy, Ceala Eloise (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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5:65-cv-01796

Docket

Coppedge v. The Franklin County Board of Education

Oct. 15, 2019

Oct. 15, 2019

Docket

5:65-cv-01796

Opinion and Order

Aug. 21, 1967

Aug. 21, 1967

Order/Opinion

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh

Coppedge v. The Franklin County Board of Education

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

April 8, 1968

April 8, 1968

Order/Opinion

5:65-cv-01796

[Order]

Aug. 22, 1968

Aug. 22, 1968

Order/Opinion

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[Order]

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Dec. 5, 1968

Dec. 5, 1968

Order/Opinion

5:65-cv-01796

Order [Regarding Motion to Dismiss]

Coppedge v. The Franklin County Board of Education

June 24, 2002

June 24, 2002

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5:65-cv-01796

Consent Decree (2003)

Jan. 1, 2003

Jan. 1, 2003

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5:65-cv-01796

[Order]

Oct. 5, 2004

Oct. 5, 2004

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Consent Decree (2005)

May 6, 2005

May 6, 2005

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Order

Coppedge v. The Franklin County Board of Education

Dec. 18, 2018

Dec. 18, 2018

Order/Opinion

Docket

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Prior Paper Docket. All future filing and docketing will be done through CM/ECF. (Edwards, S.) (Entered: 05/12/2011)

May 9, 2011

May 9, 2011

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MOTION to Substitute Attorney by United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order) (Edwards, S.) (Entered: 05/12/2011)

May 9, 2011

May 9, 2011

Motion Submitted to Senior Judge James C. Fox: 2 MOTION to Substitute Attorney. (Edwards, S.) (Entered: 05/12/2011)

May 12, 2011

May 12, 2011

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MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order) (Daniel, Tamica) (Entered: 07/26/2013)

July 26, 2013

July 26, 2013

Motion Submitted to Senior Judge James C. Fox: 4 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney . (Foell, S.) (Entered: 07/26/2013)

July 26, 2013

July 26, 2013

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ORDER granting 4 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Tamica Daniel terminated. Signed by Senior Judge James C. Fox on 7/29/2013. Copies served to the parties as listed in this matter. (Edwards, S.) (Entered: 07/29/2013)

July 29, 2013

July 29, 2013

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ORDER regarding Reports A through S (10/25/2013 Report). The Franklin County Board of Education is ORDERED to file the October 25, 2013 report on or before December 12, 2013 in the CM/ECF system. All future reports must be filed using the CM/ECF system. Counsel is reminded to read the order in its entirety for detailed information and deadlines. Signed by Senior Judge James C. Fox on 11/12/2013. (Edwards, S.) (Entered: 11/12/2013)

Nov. 12, 2013

Nov. 12, 2013

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STATUS REPORT 2012−2013 School Year by The Franklin County Board of Education. (Sturges, Conrad) (Entered: 12/08/2013)

Dec. 8, 2013

Dec. 8, 2013

NOTICE TO COUNSEL regarding: 7 Status Report. Counsel is reminded that on all future pleadings filed, the document must state the court and division in which this action was pending, bear the case number and contain the caption of the case. See Local Rule 10.1 for the Eastern District of North Carolina which may be obtained on our website at www.nced.uscourts.gov. (Edwards, S.) (Entered: 12/09/2013)

Dec. 9, 2013

Dec. 9, 2013

Submitted the Status Report at 7 to Senior Judge James C. Fox for his review. (Edwards, S.) (Entered: 12/09/2013)

Dec. 9, 2013

Dec. 9, 2013

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STATUS REPORT 2014 by The Franklin County Board of Education. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement Status Report A−I, # 2 Supplement Status Report J−S) (Sturges, Conrad) (Entered: 10/15/2014)

Oct. 15, 2014

Oct. 15, 2014

Document submitted to Senior Judge James C. Fox: 8 2014 Status Report. (Grady, B.) (Entered: 10/16/2014)

Oct. 16, 2014

Oct. 16, 2014

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STATUS REPORT 2015 by The Franklin County Board of Education. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix Part H, # 2 Appendix Part K, # 3 Appendix Part L, # 4 Appendix Part A and Certificate of Service) (Sturges, Conrad) (Entered: 10/14/2015)

Oct. 14, 2015

Oct. 14, 2015

Document Submitted to Senior Judge James C. Fox: 9 Status Report. (Grady, B.) (Entered: 10/14/2015)

Oct. 14, 2015

Oct. 14, 2015

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STATUS REPORT 2016 by Defendant The Franklin County Board of Education (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit 2016 Annual Report Parts A−D(2), # 2 Affidavit 2016 Annual Report Parts E−I, # 3 Affidavit 2016 Annual Report Part J, # 4 Affidavit 2016 Annual Report Part K, # 5 Affidavit 2016 Annual Report Part K (cont), # 6 Affidavit 2016 Annual Report Parts L−R, # 7 Affidavit 2016 Copy of 2003 Consent Order) (Sturges, Conrad) Modified on 10/18/2016 to clarify docket text. (Grady, B.) (Entered: 10/17/2016)

Oct. 17, 2016

Oct. 17, 2016

Document submitted to Senior Judge James C. Fox: 10 Status Report. (Grady, B.) (Entered: 10/18/2016)

Oct. 18, 2016

Oct. 18, 2016

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TEXT ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. At the direction of the Court, this case is reassigned to United States District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan for all further proceedings. Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox is no longer assigned to the case. All future filings shall reflect the revised case number of 5:65−CV−1796−FL. Signed by Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 9/29/2017. (Hockaday, A.) (Entered: 09/29/2017)

Sept. 29, 2017

Sept. 29, 2017

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STATUS REPORT 2017 Annual Report by The Franklin County Board of Education (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit, # 10 Exhibit, # 11 Exhibit, # 12 Exhibit, # 13 Exhibit, # 14 Exhibit, # 15 Exhibit, # 16 Exhibit, # 17 Exhibit, # 18 Exhibit, # 19 Exhibit) (Sturges, Conrad) (Entered: 10/13/2017)

Oct. 13, 2017

Oct. 13, 2017

NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY regarding 12 Status Report − Filing is not text searchable. Local Civil Rule 5.1 requires that all documents submitted for filing be in a text searchable format. Additionally, counsel failed to identify each exhibit or attachment pursuant to Section L(2)(b) of the Court's Electronic Policies and Procedures Manual. Counsel is instructed to refile the document making sure that each attached exhibit is properly identified using a complete description in the docket entry text. (Tripp, S.) (Entered: 10/16/2017)

Oct. 16, 2017

Oct. 16, 2017

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STATUS REPORT by The Franklin County Board of Education (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 2003 Consent Order, # 2 Exhibit Part A number/percentage of enrolled students by race as whole and by school, # 3 Exhibit Part B number by race/school of Majority/Minority transfers, # 4 Exhibit Part C1 number by race/school of intra district transfers excluding maj/min transfers; Part C2 number by race/school of denied intra district transfers, # 5 Exhibit Part D1 number by race/school of transfer to district from outside district;Part D2 number by race/school of denied outside transfers; Part D3 number by race/school of district students request out of district transfer, # 6 Exhibit Part E number/percentage of staff employed by race/position/school/grade level, # 7 Exhibit Part F cert/noncert Central Office staff by position/race, # 8 Exhibit Part G list of staff postion by race/school filled by new hire/promotion within last 12 months, # 9 Exhibit Part H initiatives implemented to recruit/retain black personnel, # 10 Exhibit Part I list by school of advanced courses and number by race enrolled/completed/passed course, # 11 Exhibit Part J1 number by race/school of out of school suspensions(with repeat offenders) & top 5 indidnets including repeat and non repeat offenders; Part J2 individual students receiveing out of school suspensions(unduplicated); Part J3 repeat offenders; Part J4 number by race/school of students given option of alternative school, # 12 Exhibit Part K number of students by race/school/grade in gifted/talented programs, # 13 Exhibit Part L number of students by school by race referred for gifted/talented assessment, # 14 Exhibit Part M number of students by race/school/grade/gender classified as having specific learning disability/mental disabled, # 15 Exhibit Part N number of students by race/school/grade/gender referred for assessment for special education program, # 16 Exhibit Part O dropouts by school/race 4 year graduation rates by race/gender;enrollment data for 22 credit program, # 17 Exhibit Part P summary of result of monitoring of programs and steps taken based on monitoring, # 18 Exhibit Part Q practices/procedures identified and shared with schools, # 19 Exhibit Parts R&S other steps taken to comply with order and other information) (Sturges, Conrad) (Entered: 10/17/2017)

Oct. 17, 2017

Oct. 17, 2017

NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY regarding: 13 Status Report − Exhibit 1 − 2003 Consent Order is not a complete copy of the Order. Counsel is directed to refile this Exhibit. (Collins, S.) (Entered: 10/18/2017)

Oct. 18, 2017

Oct. 18, 2017

Remark − Status Report 13 submitted to District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan for her review. (Collins, S.) (Entered: 10/19/2017)

Oct. 19, 2017

Oct. 19, 2017

TEXT ORDER − In adherence to the clerk's 10/18/17 notice, defendants shall file a complete copy of the consent order at issue on or before 10/25/17. Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 10/20/2017. (Collins, S.) (Entered: 10/20/2017)

Oct. 20, 2017

Oct. 20, 2017

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STATUS REPORT Additional Filing for 2017 Annual Report by The Franklin County Board of Education (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Complete 2003 Consent Order) (Sturges, Conrad) (Entered: 10/23/2017)

Oct. 23, 2017

Oct. 23, 2017

Remark − status report 14 submitted to District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan her review. (Collins, S.) (Entered: 10/23/2017)

Oct. 23, 2017

Oct. 23, 2017

TEXT ORDER − Where the Franklin County Board of Education ("District") has filed its 2017 annual report in accordance with consent order entered June 17, 2003, detailing efforts to comply until such time as the District's school system is declared unitary, plaintiffs shall review and respond to said report identifying remaining area(s) of noncompliance, if any, on or before December 1, 2017. Defendants shall have 14 days thereafter to reply. Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 10/31/2017. (Collins, S.) (Entered: 10/31/2017)

Oct. 31, 2017

Oct. 31, 2017

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Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response filed by United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Letter from Franklin County Schools, # 2 Text of Proposed Order) (Breen−Portnoy, Ceala) (Entered: 11/07/2017)

Nov. 7, 2017

Nov. 7, 2017

Motion Submitted to District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan: regarding 16 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response. (Collins, S.) (Entered: 11/08/2017)

Nov. 8, 2017

Nov. 8, 2017

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ORDER granting 16 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response to Order entered 10/31/17. The parties shall have up to and including 1/12/18 in which to file their response to the Court's order and to the extent the parties do not file a joint response with the court, the defendant District shall have 14 days thereafter to file a reply. Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 11/13/2017. (Collins, S.) (Entered: 11/13/2017)

Nov. 13, 2017

Nov. 13, 2017

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Notice of Appearance filed by G. Norman Acker, III on behalf of United States of America. (Acker, G.) (Entered: 11/17/2017)

Nov. 17, 2017

Nov. 17, 2017

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STATUS REPORT by The Franklin County Board of Education (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit supplement Sect I Advance Course Enrollment Data, # 2 Exhibit supplement Sect J Discipline, # 3 Exhibit supplement Sect K&L gifted & talented programs) (Sturges, Conrad) (Entered: 01/09/2018)

Jan. 9, 2018

Jan. 9, 2018

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Notice of Appearance filed by Megan G. Abbot on behalf of United States of America. (Abbot, Megan) (Entered: 01/09/2018)

Jan. 9, 2018

Jan. 9, 2018

Remark − Status report 19 submitted to District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan for her review. (Collins, S.) (Entered: 01/10/2018)

Jan. 10, 2018

Jan. 10, 2018

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RESPONSE regarding 13 Status Report filed by United States of America. (Breen−Portnoy, Ceala) (Entered: 01/12/2018)

Jan. 12, 2018

Jan. 12, 2018

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JOINT MOTION FOR DECLARATION OF PARTIAL UNITARY STATUS AND FOR APPROVAL OF STIPULATION REGARDING STUDENT ASSIGNMENT Submitted for Court Approval by Franklin County Board of Education and by United States of America (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Stipulation Regarding Student Assignment, # 2 Exhibit Text of Proposed Order) (Breen−Portnoy, Ceala) Modified on 1/17/2018 to correct event used and designate filing as a motion rather than a stipulation. (Collins, S.) (Entered: 01/12/2018)

Jan. 12, 2018

Jan. 12, 2018

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RESPONSE to Order regarding 17 Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply, Order,, 21 Response, 22 Stipulation, filed by Norine Arrington, Harold Douglas Coppedge, Booker T. Driver, Jr, Frances Narene Driver, Jacquelyn Rose Driver, Jesse L. Driver, Bertha Engram, Paul Engram, II, Charles D. Gill, James Gill, Martha D. Gill, Patricia K. Gill, Charlie H. Jones, Gwendolyn E. Kelley, Margie J. Kelley, Carrie C. McKnight, Nathaniel McKnight, Carl Lee Satterwhite, Jean Carol Satterwhite, United States of America, Regina O. Woodson. (Simpson, William) (Entered: 01/12/2018)

Jan. 12, 2018

Jan. 12, 2018

Notice to Counsel regarding: 22 JOINT MOTION FOR DECLARATION OF PARTIAL UNITARY STATUS AND FOR APPROVAL OF STIPULATION REGARDING STUDENT ASSIGNMENT. Counsel is reminded that a Memorandum in Support should be filed as a separate entry using event codes located under "Motions and Related Filings: Responses and Replies". In future filings, be sure to file each pleading separately and link the memorandum to the underlying motion. No need to refile at this time. (Collins, S.) (Entered: 01/17/2018)

Jan. 17, 2018

Jan. 17, 2018

Motion Submitted to District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan: regarding 22 MOTION for Declaration of Partial Unitary Status. (Collins, S.) (Entered: 02/02/2018)

Feb. 2, 2018

Feb. 2, 2018

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ORDER denying 22 Motion For Declaration of Partial Unitary Status and for Approval of Stipulation. The parties are DIRECTED to confer and develop a form of notice in accordance with enumerated criteria, to file same within 21 days hereof, and thereafter to make joint report and file any renewed motion all as provided by this court. The clerk is DIRECTED to return comment letter delivered February 2, 2018, to the court on behalf of Mr. Ira Harris to this commentator, so that Mr. Harris may, if he wishes, provide his comments to the parties directly for their consideration in accordance with the foregoing procedures where there is no procedural mechanism now in place for lodging any comments directly on the courts docket. Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 2/6/2018. (Collins, S.)

Feb. 6, 2018

Feb. 6, 2018

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Joint MOTION Approval of Notice Form regarding 24 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief filed by United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Notice Form (Newspaper), # 2 Notice Form (Parents), # 3 Text of Proposed Order) (Breen−Portnoy, Ceala) (Entered: 02/26/2018)

Feb. 26, 2018

Feb. 26, 2018

Motion Submitted to District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan: regarding 26 Joint MOTION Approval of Notice Form regarding 24 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief. (Edwards, S.) (Entered: 02/27/2018)

Feb. 27, 2018

Feb. 27, 2018

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ORDER granting 26 Joint Motion Approval of Notice Form - Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 2/27/2018. (Tripp, S.)

Feb. 27, 2018

Feb. 27, 2018

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Motion Submitted

Feb. 27, 2018

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Response (non motion)

Oct. 15, 2018

Oct. 15, 2018

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Notice of Substitution of Counsel

Oct. 22, 2018

Oct. 22, 2018

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Response to Order

1 Exhibit A - Written Comment

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2 Exhibit B - Transcript of Public School Board Meeting

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Oct. 23, 2018

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Miscellaneous Relief

1 Text of Proposed Order

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Dec. 14, 2018

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Memorandum in Support

Dec. 14, 2018

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Motion Submitted

Dec. 17, 2018

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Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

Dec. 18, 2018

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STATUS REPORT by The Franklin County Board of Education (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Majority to Minority transfer, # 2 Exhibit out of school suspensions, # 3 Exhibit Gifted and Talented program, # 4 Exhibit Assessment for Gifted & Talented program, # 5 Exhibit Monitoring of Academic Achievement/Discipline, # 6 Exhibit Additional steps towards achievement, # 7 Exhibit 2003 Consent Order, # 8 Exhibit 2018 Court Order) (Sturges, Conrad) (Entered: 02/13/2019)

Feb. 13, 2019

Feb. 13, 2019

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Response (non motion)

1 Exhibit 2018-19 Principal Reports

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2 Exhibit 2018-19 Discipline Overview

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3 Exhibit In School Suspension Totals

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4 Exhibit In School Suspension Unduplicated Totals

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5 Exhibit Out of School Suspensions Totals

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6 Exhibit Out of School Suspensions Unduplicated Totals

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7 Exhibit Vine Academy Totals

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8 Exhibit AIG Important Dates

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9 Exhibit All Schools 2018-19 High Performer- Nurtured

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10 Exhibit Bunn HS Advanced Course Enrollment

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11 Exhibit Bunn HS Advanced Courses Compositione

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12 Exhibit Early College HS Advanced Courses Composition

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13 Exhibit Early College HS Advanced Courses Enrollment

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14 Exhibit Franklinton HS Advanced Courses Composition

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15 Exhibit Franklinton HS Advanced Courses Enrollment

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16 Exhibit Louisburg HS Advanced Courses Composition

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17 Exhibit Louisburg HS Advanced Courses Enrollment

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18 Exhibit Bunn MS AIG Status of Referrals

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19 Exhibit Terrell Lane MS AIG Status of Referrals

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20 Exhibit Edward Best ES AIG Status of Referrals

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21 Exhibit Franklinton ES AIG Status of Referrals

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22 Exhibit Franklinton MS AIG Status of Referrals

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23 Exhibit Laurel Mill ES AIG Status of Referrals

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24 Exhibit Long Mill ES AIG Status of Referrals

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25 Exhibit Royal ES AIG Status of Referrals

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26 Exhibit Youngsville ES AIG Status of Referrals

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27 Exhibit Bunn ES AIG Status of Referrals

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28 Exhibit All Schools - AIG Students by Grade Level

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29 Exhibit All Schools- AIG Students by Race, Gender, & Exceptionality

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30 Exhibit All Schools - AIG Students with Dual Exceptionalities

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31 Exhibit All Schools -Total AIG Students by Race & Gender

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32 Exhibit All Schools- Total Percentage of AIG Students by Race & Gender

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33 Exhibit All Schools- Total Percentage of AIG Students by Gender

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34 Exhibit Bunn ES Spring 2019 AIG Students by Race & Gender

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35 Exhibit Bunn HS Spring 2019 AIG Students by Race & Gender

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36 Exhibit Bunn MS Spring 2019 AIG Totals by Race & Gender

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37 Exhibit Cedar Creek MS. Spring 2019 AIG Students by Race & Gender

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38 Exhibit Edward Best ES Spring 2019 AIG Students by Race & Gender

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39 Exhibit Early College HS Spring 2019 AIG Students by Race & Gender

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40 Exhibit Franklinton ES Spring 2019 AIG Students by Race & Gender

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41 Exhibit Franklinton HS Spring 2019 AIG Students by Race & Gender

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42 Exhibit Franklinton MS Spring 2019 AIG Students by Race & Gender

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43 Exhibit Louisburg ES Spring 2019 AIG Students by Race & Gender

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44 Exhibit Louisburg HS Spring 2019 AIG Students by Race & Gender

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45 Exhibit Laurel Mill ES Spring 2019 AIG Students by Race & Gender

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46 Exhibit Long Mill ES Spring 2019 AIG Students by Race & Gender

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47 Exhibit Terrell Lane MS Spring 2019 AIG Students by Race & Gender

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48 Exhibit Youngsville ES Spring 2019 AIG Students by Race & Gender

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49 Exhibit All Schools 5 Year Comparisions of Referrals

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50 Exhibit August 2019 Discipline Update

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51 Exhibit All Schools AIG Staff Trainings

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Status Report

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3 Exhibit Report J(1)-Discipline Totals

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4 Exhibit Report J(2)-OSS Totals

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5 Exhibit Report J(3)-OSS unduplicated

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6 Exhibit Report J(4)-ISS totals

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7 Exhibit Report J(5)-ISS unduplicated

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8 Exhibit Report J(6) Vine Academy

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9 Exhibit Report L(ExIV-1)HS Advance Course Narrative

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10 Exhibit Report K -AIG narrative

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11 Exhibit Report K-AIG Important Dates

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12 Exhibit Report K-AIG ID criteria/targeting underrepresented students

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13 Exhibit Report K -AIG staff trainings

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14 Exhibit Report K -Total enrollment by gender/race

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15 Exhibit Report K -All FCS AIG student total percent by race/gender

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16 Exhibit Report K -All FCS AIG Student totals

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17 Exhibit Report K -FCS LEA totals dual exceptionality face/gender

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18 Exhibit Report K -LEA AIG by identification areas race/gender

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19 Exhibit FCS high performer/nurtured students

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20 Exhibit BunnES total AIG students by id/race/gender

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21 Exhibit BunnMS total AIG students by ID/race/gender

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30 Exhibit Long Mill ES students by id/race/gender

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31 Exhibit Louisburg ES students by id/race/gender

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32 Exhibit Louisburg HS students by id/race/gender

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33 Exhibit Royal ES students by id/race/gender

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34 Exhibit Terrell Lane MS students by id/race/gender

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35 Exhibit Yougsville ES students by id/race/gender

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36 Exhibit Part L All FCS AIG status of referrals

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37 Exhibit Part L FCS 5 yr comparison AIG referral by race

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38 Exhibit Bunn ES status of referral

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39 Exhibit Bunn MS status of referral

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40 Exhibit Cedar Creek MS status of referral

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41 Exhibit Edward Best ES status of referral

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42 Exhibit Franklinton ES status of referral

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43 Exhibit Franklinton MS status of referral

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44 Exhibit Laurel Mill ES status of referral

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45 Exhibit Long Mill ES status of referral

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46 Exhibit Louisburg ES status of referral

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47 Exhibit Royal ES status of referral

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48 Exhibit Terrell Lane status of referral

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49 Exhibit Youngsville ES status of referral

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50 Exhibit Part P-S DOJ request for information & response

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51 Exhibit LEA response to DOJ requests for information

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Status Report

1 Exhibit 1- Discipline

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2 Exhibit 2 - Gifted and Talented Program

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Text Order

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Status Report

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Order

Oct. 15, 2021

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Extension of Time-Other

Nov. 9, 2021

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Motion Submitted

Nov. 10, 2021

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Order on Motion for Extension of Time-Other

Nov. 10, 2021

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Response (non motion)

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Status Report

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Extension of Time to File Document

Dec. 17, 2021

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Motion Submitted

Dec. 22, 2021

Dec. 22, 2021

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Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File

Dec. 22, 2021

Dec. 22, 2021

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Status Report

Jan. 11, 2022

Jan. 11, 2022

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Text Order

Jan. 18, 2022

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Approve Consent Judgment

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Status Report

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Status Report

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Status Report

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Notice of Substitution of Counsel

Jan. 5, 2023

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Order

March 28, 2023

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Status Report

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Status Report

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Case Details

State / Territory: North Carolina

Case Type(s):

School Desegregation

Key Dates

Filing Date: Dec. 8, 1965

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

African-American minor school children by and through their parents, with the United States as an intervening plaintiff.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division

NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Granted

Defendants

Franklin County, School District

Defendant Type(s):

Elementary/Secondary School

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Constitutional Clause(s):

Equal Protection

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Any published opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Litigation

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Order Duration: 1966 - None

Content of Injunction:

Preliminary relief denied

Busing

Student assignment

Hire

Discrimination Prohibition

Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention

Issues

General:

Education

Racial segregation

School/University Facilities

Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination-basis:

Race discrimination

Race:

Black

Type of Facility:

Government-run