Case: United States v. Covington County School District

2:66-cv-02148 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: Dec. 12, 1966

Closed Date: March 3, 2021

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This was a school desegregation case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi; it started December 12, 1966 and ended in 2021. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) brought this suit to integrate schools in Covington County, Mississippi, arguing successfully that Covington County’s freedom of choice plan perpetuated a segregated school system. In its early years, this matter was consolidated with twenty-four other school desegregation cases in the Southern District of …

In its early years, this matter was consolidated with twenty-four other school desegregation cases in the Southern District of Mississippi under the name United States v. Hinds County School Board. For more details see this special case entry in the Clearinghouse. All the district judges in the Southern District of Mississippi heard the issue together, and in an unavailable en banc district court opinion, allowed the continued use of a freedom of choice plan to desegregate the schools. The Fifth Circuit heard an appeal and reversed the district court’s decision, holding that freedom of choice plans were insufficient to desegregate the schools and establish a unitary system. The Fifth Circuit reasoned that since all of the school districts, including Covington County, continued to operate all-black schools, the freedom of choice plans had to be abandoned and other methods, like zoning and pairing, would be used to desegregate schools instead. The Fifth Circuit remanded the case to the district court and ordered the school districts to submit new desegregation plans to the district court. Additionally, the Fifth Circuit requested that the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) assist the school districts as they prepared their new desegregation plans. U.S. v. Hinds County School District, 417 F.2d 852 (5th Cir. 1969) (per curiam).

Covington County was desegregated under a November 7, 1969 court order. Students were assigned to schools to eliminate a segregated, dual system. All Covington County schools were integrated with the exception of the Hopewell Attendance Center. According to a later opinion, the Hopewell Attendance Center was “located near one corner of rural Covington County, and in an area having a predominantly black population.” The Fifth Circuit originally anticipated that there would be approximately twenty-five white students who would attend school at Hopewell; however, that approximation never materialized. Several years later, in 1975, the case returned to the Fifth Circuit after the DOJ “discovered that the white students in the Hopewell area had not been attending the Hopewell Attendance Center.” The Fifth Circuit ordered Covington County to modify its school assignment system so that all students, black and white, who lived in the Hopewell area were required to attend the Hopewell Attendance Center. U.S. v. Hinds County School District, 516 F.2d 974 (5th Cir. 1975).

The case was inactive until the 2000s. In 2003, the DOJ filed a motion for further relief. After multiple extensions time, on July 5, 2005, District Judge Keith Starrett approved a joint consent decree. This consent decree required that Covington County not use race to determine eligibility for extracurricular activities and forced Covington County to develop nondiscriminatory policies for its extracurricular activities.

Another consent decree was entered as part of a case settlement on March 8, 2006. There were five main provisions in this consent decree. First, students in the Hopewell attendance zone were assigned to the Hopewell Attendance Center for kindergarten through sixth grades and to Seminary Middle School and Seminary High School (formerly majority white schools) for seventh through twelfth grades. Second, Covington County agreed to publicize its majority-to-minority transfer program, which allowed students within Covington County to transfer from a school where they were in a majority racial group to a school where they were in the minority racial group. Third, Covington County committed to establishing a compensatory enrichment program at the Hopewell Attendance Center to “enhance education” at the school and to “encourage white students who reside in other attendance zones” to transfer to Hopewell. Fourth, Covington County had to conduct a facilities organization study and agreed to submit all plans to build or renovate the Seminary schools to the United States. Fifth, Covington County had to analyze all bus routes for the Hopewell Attendance Center to reduce the amount of time students spent on busses as much as possible.

The new decree was not entirely without controversy. Unsatisfied with the plan implemented under the decree, a group of African-American students and parents sought to intervene three months after the decree was entered, on June, 19, 2006. The district court denied their motion on the basis that it was untimely, and the Fifth Circuit affirmed. 499 F.3d 464.

On October 7, 2020, Covington County filed a motion for declaration of unitary status. Unfortunately, the record does not contain the United States's response to make clear how the motion was litigated, but on March 3, 2021, Judge Keith Starrett concluded that Covington County schools had achieved full unitary status, dissolving the injunctions entered against it and terminating the court's jurisdiction. This case is now closed.

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2:66-cv-02148	Docket	July 15, 2010	July 15, 2010 Docket
2:66-cv-02148 3:67-cv-04075	Docket	March 3, 2021	March 3, 2021 Docket
28030 28042	Order and Opinion U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	July 21, 1975	July 21, 1975 Order/Opinion 516 F.2d 974
2:66-cv-02148	United States' Motion for Further Relief	Nov. 24, 2003	Nov. 24, 2003 Pleading / Motion / Brief
2:66-cv-02148	Consent Decree	July 5, 2005	July 5, 2005 Order/Opinion
2:66-cv-02148	Consent Decree	March 8, 2006	March 8, 2006 Order/Opinion
06-60799	Order and Opinion U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	Sept. 5, 2007	Sept. 5, 2007 Order/Opinion 499 F.3d 464
6 2:66-cv-02148	Covington County School Districts 2012 report US v. The Covington County School District	Oct. 15, 2012	Oct. 15, 2012 Pleading / Motion / Brief
7 2:66-cv-02148	Covington County School District's 2013 Report to Court US v. The Covington County School District	April 22, 2013	April 22, 2013 Pleading / Motion / Brief
29 2:66-cv-02148	United States Response to Covington County School District's Motion for Declaration of Unitary Status United States of America v. Covington County Schoolo District	Nov. 2, 2020	Nov. 2, 2020 Pleading / Motion / Brief

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
	District Judge Keith Starrett added. (sam) (Entered: 07/29/2010)	July 29, 2010	July 29, 2010
1	Attached please find scanned copy of original docket sheet. It will be necessary to review this docket sheet for complete information in this case from filing through 7/15/2010. Original docket sheet and case file have been shipped to Archives. (sam) (Entered: 07/29/2010)	July 29, 2010	July 29, 2010 PACER
	District Judge Keith Starrett added. (sam)	July 29, 2010	July 29, 2010 PACER
2	STATUS REPORT of October 2010 to Court by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Enrollment Report, # 2 Exhibit B - Race Enrollment, # 3 Exhibit C - Full-Time Teachers by Race, # 4 Exhibit D - Part-Time Teachers by Race, # 5 Exhibit E - Non-certified Staff by Race, # 6 Exhibit F - Race/Title of Administrators, # 7 Exhibit G - Facilities Report)(Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 10/15/2010)	Oct. 15, 2010	Oct. 15, 2010 PACER
	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to Document #3: Identification of filer is incomplete. L.U.Civ.R. Rule 11.(a) states that all filed, signed documents must contain counsel's name, address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address and counsel's bar membership identification number. Attorney is advised to comply with this requirement in future filings. (DM) (Entered: 07/20/2011)	July 20, 2011	July 20, 2011
3	STATUS REPORT to Court - July 2011 by Covington County School District (Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 07/20/2011)	July 20, 2011	July 20, 2011 PACER
	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to Document #3: Identification of filer is incomplete. L.U.Civ.R. Rule 11.(a) states that all filed, signed documents must contain counsel's name, address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address and counsel's bar membership identification number. Attorney is advised to comply with this requirement in future filings. (DM)	July 20, 2011	July 20, 2011 PACER
4	STATUS REPORT of October 2011 by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - School Enrollment Data, # 2 Exhibit B - Classroom Enrollment Data, # 3 Exhibit C - Chart of Teachers, # 4 Exhibit D - Chart of Part-Time Teachers, # 5 Exhibit E - Non-Certified Staff, # 6 Exhibit F - Administrators, # 7 Exhibit G - Renovations/Repairs)(Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 10/07/2011)	Oct. 7, 2011	Oct. 7, 2011 PACER
5	STATUS REPORT of July 2012 by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - M-to-M Memo, # 2 Exhibit B - Letter re M-to-M, # 3 Exhibit C - Statements, # 4 Exhibit D - Proof of Publication, # 5 Exhibit E - Pages from Handbook)(Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 07/16/2012)	July 16, 2012	July 16, 2012 PACER
6	STATUS REPORT for October 2012 by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Enrollment by Grade/Race, # 2 Exhibit B - Enrollment by Race, # 3 Exhibit C - Full Time Teachers by Race, # 4 Exhibit D - Part-Time Teachers by Race, # 5 Exhibit E - Non-Cert Staff by Race, # 6 Exhibit F - Administrators by Race/Title, # 7 Exhibit G - Renovations/Repairs)(Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 10/15/2012)	Oct. 15, 2012	Oct. 15, 2012 Clearinghouse
	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to 6 : Identification of filer is incomplete; email address is missing. L.U.Civ.R. Rule 11.(a) states that all filed, signed documents must contain counsel's name, address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address and counsel's bar membership identification number. Attorney is advised to comply with this requirement in future filings. (LDR) (Entered: 10/16/2012)	Oct. 16, 2012	Oct. 16, 2012
	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to 6 : Identification of filer is incomplete; email address is missing. L.U.Civ.R. Rule 11.(a) states that all filed, signed documents must contain counsel's name, address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address and counsel's bar membership identification number. Attorney is advised to comply with this requirement in future filings. (LDR)	Oct. 16, 2012	Oct. 16, 2012 PACER
7	STATUS REPORT for July 2013 by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Memo, # 2 Exhibit B - M to M statements, # 3 Exhibit C - Proof of Publication)(Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 07/22/2013)	July 22, 2013	July 22, 2013 Clearinghouse
8	STATUS REPORT of October 2013 by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Enrollment, # 2 Exhibit B - Classroom Enrollment, # 3 Exhibit C - Teachers, # 4 Exhibit D - Non-Certified Staff, # 5 Exhibit E - Administrators, # 6 Exhibit F - Renovations)(Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 10/10/2013)	Oct. 10, 2013	Oct. 10, 2013 PACER
9	NOTICE July 2014 Report to Court by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Memo from Supt to principals re M-to-M policy, # 2 Exhibit Statements from principals, # 3 Exhibit Proof of publication, # 4 Exhibit M-to-M policy in handbook)(Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 07/22/2014)	July 22, 2014	July 22, 2014 PACER
10	STATUS REPORT of October 2014 by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit School Enrollment Report, # 2 Exhibit Classroom Enrollment, # 3 Exhibit Classroo Enrollment by Race, # 4 Exhibit List of Present Construction Projects)(Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 10/10/2014)	Oct. 10, 2014	Oct. 10, 2014 PACER
11	STATUS REPORT July 2015 by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Memo from Supt. to Principals, # 2 Exhibit B - Principal Statements, # 3 Exhibit C - Copy of Proof of Publication, # 4 Exhibit D - Copy of Policy in Handbook)(Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 07/20/2015)	July 20, 2015	July 20, 2015 PACER
12	STATUS REPORT October 2015 by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Student Enrollment Breakdown, # 2 Exhibit Classroom Enrollment by Race, # 3 Exhibit Breakdown of Teachers and Staff, # 4 Exhibit Breakdown of Administrators)(Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 10/08/2015)	Oct. 8, 2015	Oct. 8, 2015 PACER
	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to 12 : Exhibit Numbers/Letters Missing from the description listing. L.U.Civ.R. 7(b)(2) requires that all supporting exhibits to a document be denominated by an exhibit letter or number and a meaningful description. Attorney is advised to follow this rule in future filings. (LDR) (Entered: 10/09/2015)	Oct. 9, 2015	Oct. 9, 2015
	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to 12 : Exhibit Numbers/Letters Missing from the description listing. L.U.Civ.R. 7(b)(2) requires that all supporting exhibits to a document be denominated by an exhibit letter or number and a meaningful description. Attorney is advised to follow this rule in future filings. (LDR)	Oct. 9, 2015	Oct. 9, 2015 PACER
	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to 13 : Attorney is advised to include the judge's initials of "KS" on future filed pleadings. (CS) (Entered: 07/25/2016)	July 25, 2016	July 25, 2016
13	STATUS REPORT July 2016 by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Memo from Supt. Crosby, # 2 Exhibit B - Statemes from Principals, # 3 Exhibit C - Copy of Proof of Publication, # 4 Exhibit D - MtoM Policy in Handbook)(Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 07/25/2016)	July 25, 2016	July 25, 2016 PACER
	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to 13 : Attorney is advised to include the judge's initials of "KS" on future filed pleadings. (CS)	July 25, 2016	July 25, 2016 PACER
14	NOTICE of Filing of October 2016 Report to Court by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Enrollment for Each School in District, # 2 Exhibit B - Classroom Enrollment by Race, # 3 Exhibit C - Teachers & Staff by Race, # 4 Exhibit D - Administrators, # 5 Exhibit E - Construction Projects)(Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 10/06/2016)	Oct. 6, 2016	Oct. 6, 2016 PACER
15	NOTICE of Appearance by John Simeon Hooks on behalf of Covington County School District (Hooks, John) (Entered: 01/26/2017)	Jan. 26, 2017	Jan. 26, 2017 PACER
16	STATUS REPORT July 2017 by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Memo from Supt., # 2 Exhibit B - Principal Statements, # 3 Exhibit C - Proof of Publication, # 4 Exhibit D - M-to-M Policy in Handbook)(Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 07/12/2017)	July 12, 2017	July 12, 2017 PACER
17	STATUS REPORT October 2017 by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Enrollment by race and gender, # 2 Exhibit B - Classroom enrollment by race and gender, # 3 Exhibit C - Faculty and staff by race, # 4 Exhibit D - Administrator by race)(Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 10/17/2017)	Oct. 17, 2017	Oct. 17, 2017 PACER
18	NOTICE of July, 2018 Report to the Court by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Memo and parent letter Re: Majority to Minority Transfers, # 2 Exhibit B - Principals' statements certifying M-to-M memo sent to parents, # 3 Exhibit C - Proof of Publication of M-to-M policy, # 4 Exhibit D - Copy of M-to-M policy)(Hooks, John) (Entered: 07/20/2018) 1 Exhibit A - Memo and parent letter Re: Majority to Minority Transfers View on PACER 2 Exhibit B - Principals' statements certifying M-to-M memo sent to parents View on PACER 3 Exhibit C - Proof of Publication of M-to-M policy View on PACER 4 Exhibit D - Copy of M-to-M policy View on PACER	July 20, 2018	July 20, 2018 PACER
19	NOTICE of October, 2018 Report to the Court by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Student Enrollment by Race, Grade, School, # 2 Exhibit B - Student Enrollment by Classroom, # 3 Exhibit C - Full-time Teachers, # 4 Exhibit D - Part-time Teachers, # 5 Exhibit E - Non-certified Staff, # 6 Exhibit F - Administrators, # 7 Exhibit G - Description of Present or Proposed Construction)(Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 10/15/2018) 1 Exhibit A - Student Enrollment by Race, Grade, School View on PACER 2 Exhibit B - Student Enrollment by Classroom View on PACER 3 Exhibit C - Full-time Teachers View on PACER 4 Exhibit D - Part-time Teachers View on PACER 5 Exhibit E - Non-certified Staff View on PACER 6 Exhibit F - Administrators View on PACER 7 Exhibit G - Description of Present or Proposed Construction View on PACER	Oct. 15, 2018	Oct. 15, 2018 PACER
20	NOTICE of July 2019 Report to the Court by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A- M-to-M Memo from Superintendent, # 2 Exhibit B - Principals' Certifications, # 3 Exhibit C - Proof of Publication, # 4 Exhibit D - M-to-M Policy)(Hooks, John) (Entered: 07/15/2019) 1 Exhibit A- M-to-M Memo from Superintendent View on PACER 2 Exhibit B - Principals' Certifications View on PACER 3 Exhibit C - Proof of Publication View on PACER 4 Exhibit D - M-to-M Policy View on PACER	July 15, 2019	July 15, 2019 PACER
21	NOTICE of October, 2019 Report to the Court by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Student Enrollment by Race, # 2 Exhibit B - Classroom Enrollment, # 3 Exhibit C - Full-time Teachers by Race, # 4 Exhibit D - Part-time Teachers by Race, # 5 Exhibit E - Non-certified Staff by Race and Position, # 6 Exhibit F - Administrators by Race and Title)(Adams, Holmes) (Entered: 10/17/2019) 1 Exhibit A - Student Enrollment by Race View on PACER 2 Exhibit B - Classroom Enrollment View on PACER 3 Exhibit C - Full-time Teachers by Race View on PACER 4 Exhibit D - Part-time Teachers by Race View on PACER 5 Exhibit E - Non-certified Staff by Race and Position View on PACER 6 Exhibit F - Administrators by Race and Title View on PACER	Oct. 17, 2019	Oct. 17, 2019 PACER
22	NOTICE of July 2020 Report to the Court by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Parent Letter re: M-to-M, # 2 Exhibit B - Principals' Certifications, # 3 Exhibit C - Proof of Publication, # 4 Exhibit D - M-to-M Policy)(Hooks, John) (Entered: 07/20/2020) 1 Exhibit A - Parent Letter re: M-to-M View on PACER 2 Exhibit B - Principals' Certifications View on PACER 3 Exhibit C - Proof of Publication View on PACER 4 Exhibit D - M-to-M Policy View on PACER	July 20, 2020	July 20, 2020 PACER
23	NOTICE of October, 2020 Report to the Court by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Enrollment by School, Grade and Race, # 2 Exhibit B - Classroom Enrollment, # 3 Exhibit C - Full-time Teachers by Race, # 4 Exhibit D - Part-time Teachers by Race, # 5 Exhibit E - Non-certified Staff by Race and Position, # 6 Exhibit F - Administrators by Race and Title)(Hooks, John) (Entered: 10/08/2020) 1 Exhibit A - Enrollment by School, Grade and Race View on PACER 2 Exhibit B - Classroom Enrollment View on PACER 3 Exhibit C - Full-time Teachers by Race View on PACER 4 Exhibit D - Part-time Teachers by Race View on PACER 5 Exhibit E - Non-certified Staff by Race and Position View on PACER 6 Exhibit F - Administrators by Race and Title View on PACER	Oct. 8, 2020	Oct. 8, 2020 PACER
24	NOTICE of Appearance by James A. Eichner-Federal Gov on behalf of USA (Eichner-Federal Gov, James) (Entered: 10/13/2020)	Oct. 13, 2020	Oct. 13, 2020 PACER
25	MOTION for Declaration of Unitary Status by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - 11.7.69 Order and Plan, # 2 Exhibit 2 - 7.21.75 Order, # 3 Exhibit 3 - 2005 Consent Decree, # 4 Exhibit 4 - 2006 Consent Decree, # 5 Exhibit 5 - 2009 Supplemental Consent Order, # 6 Exhibit 6 - 2006 Transportation Revisions, # 7 Exhibit 7 - Facilities Corrective Action Plan, # 8 Exhibit 8 - 2005 Extracurricular Policy Revisions, # 9 Exhibit 9 - Extracurricular Rosters by School, # 10 Exhibit 10 - Court Reports 2018-19 through 2020-21)(Hooks, John) (Entered: 10/27/2020) 1 Exhibit 1 - 11.7.69 Order and Plan View on PACER 2 Exhibit 2 - 7.21.75 Order View on PACER 3 Exhibit 3 - 2005 Consent Decree View on PACER 4 Exhibit 4 - 2006 Consent Decree View on PACER 5 Exhibit 5 - 2009 Supplemental Consent Order View on PACER 6 Exhibit 6 - 2006 Transportation Revisions View on PACER 7 Exhibit 7 - Facilities Corrective Action Plan View on PACER 8 Exhibit 8 - 2005 Extracurricular Policy Revisions View on PACER 9 Exhibit 9 - Extracurricular Rosters by School View on PACER 10 Exhibit 10 - Court Reports 2018-19 through 2020-21 View on PACER	Oct. 27, 2020	Oct. 27, 2020 RECAP
26	MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT re 25 MOTION for Declaration of Unitary Status filed by Covington County School District (Hooks, John) (Entered: 10/27/2020)	Oct. 27, 2020	Oct. 27, 2020 PACER
27	ATTACHMENT of Exhibit 10 - October 2020 Report re 25 MOTION for Declaration of Unitary Status Corrected Exhibit 10 by Covington County School District (Hooks, John) (Entered: 10/27/2020)	Oct. 27, 2020	Oct. 27, 2020 PACER
	Set Hearings: Telephone Conference set for 10/28/2020, 11:30 AM before District Judge Keith Starrett. Parties are instructed to dial 877-336-1828 and enter passcode 940-8529 to join the call. (dtj)	Oct. 28, 2020	Oct. 28, 2020 PACER
	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to 25, 27 : Division name incorrect. Attorney is directed to use "Eastern Division" and to include the judge assignment of "KS" on future filed pleadings. In the future when using previously filed documents, delete the header which shows the case number, document number and filing date before refiling. This will enable the new heading to be clearly visible. Please check the pdf document for errors before filing. It is not necessary to refile. (CS)	Oct. 28, 2020	Oct. 28, 2020 PACER
	Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Keith Starrett: Telephone Conference held on 10/28/2020. Participating for the Government, Mitzi D. Paige and Jim Eichner, and on behalf of the Defense, John Hooks and Jamie Dole (Paralegal). (dtj)	Oct. 28, 2020	Oct. 28, 2020 PACER
28	NOTICE of Appearance by Mitzi Dease Paige-Federal Gov on behalf of USA (Paige-Federal Gov, Mitzi) (Entered: 10/28/2020)	Oct. 28, 2020	Oct. 28, 2020 PACER
	Set/Reset Hearings	Oct. 28, 2020	Oct. 28, 2020 PACER
	Docket Annotation	Oct. 28, 2020	Oct. 28, 2020 PACER
	Telephone Conference	Oct. 28, 2020	Oct. 28, 2020 PACER
29	RESPONSE to Motion re 25 MOTION for Declaration of Unitary Status filed by USA (Eichner-Federal Gov, James) (Entered: 11/02/2020)	Nov. 2, 2020	Nov. 2, 2020 Clearinghouse
30	AGREED ORDER, the Court authorizes publication of the Notice of Motion for Declaration of Unitary Status. The Covington County School District is directed to publish the Notice of Motion for Declaration of Unitary Status and the accompanying written comment/objection form. Counsel for the parties will file any written comment / objections forms received by mail or email with the Clerk of Court via the ECF System. Signed by District Judge Keith Starrett on 12/14/20. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-Notice of Motion for Declaration of Unitary Status, # 2 Exhibit B-Objection or Comment Form) (CS) (Entered: 12/14/2020) 1 Exhibit A-Notice of Motion for Declaration of Unitary Status View on PACER 2 Exhibit B-Objection or Comment Form View on PACER	Dec. 14, 2020	Dec. 14, 2020 PACER
31	NOTICE of Proof of Publication by Covington County School District (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Proofs of Publication)(Hooks, John) (Entered: 01/26/2021) 1 Exhibit 1 - Proofs of Publication View on PACER	Jan. 26, 2021	Jan. 26, 2021 PACER
32	NOTICE of Ripeness for Decision by Covington County School District re 25 MOTION for Declaration of Unitary Status (Hooks, John) (Entered: 02/24/2021)	Feb. 24, 2021	Feb. 24, 2021 PACER
33	ORDER, Defendant Covington County School District is declared fully unitary, the injunction entered as to the Covington County School District is hereby dissolved, and this case is dismissed with prejudice. Signed by District Judge Keith Starrett on 3/3/2021. (LDR) (Entered: 03/03/2021)	March 3, 2021	March 3, 2021 PACER

Case: United States v. Covington County School District

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