Case: Monroe & United States of America v. Jackson City & Madison County School Board of Education

Monroe v. Jackson-Madison County Board of Education

Monroe v. Jackson-Madison County School System

Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson, Tennessee

Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson, Tennessee

Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson, Tennessee

Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson, Tennessee

Monroe v. Board of Commissioners, City of Jackson, Tennesse

Monroe v. Board of Education, Madison County, Tennessee

Monroe v. Board of Education, Madison County, Tennessee

Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson, Tennessee

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COMPLAINT filed by Brenda Kay Monroe, Harold Dwayne Walker, Georgia Sephanie Springfield, Maria Bonita Martin and William Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson, Tennessee Constituting the Board of Education or School Commissioners of Said City; C. J. Huckaba; County Board of Education of Madison County, Tennessee; and James L. Walker. (csf) (Entered: 07/24/2009)

Cost Bond. Brenda Kay Monroe, et al are held and firmly bound unto Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson, et al in the sum of $250.00. (csf) (Entered: 07/24/2009)

Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction. (csf) (Entered: 07/24/2009)

Order to Show Cause Why Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction Should Not Be Issued. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 07/24/2009)

Order It is Ordered that Emmett J. Ballard be added to the complaint as one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs. Complaint is amended as follows: By adding Glynn White, Nathaniel Benson, Currin Cole, Jr. and by adding to paragraph 4 of the complaint. The plaintiffs' writ of preliminary injunction is granted to an extent. Defendants may file a plan for desegregation of the school system of the City of Jackson and County of Madison. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 07/24/2009)

Motion to Dismiss brought by the Defendants, County Board of Education of Madison County, TN, because the Court lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter, the action being for declaratory judgment and there being no actual controversy between them and the plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Members of the Madison County, TN Board of Education, # 2 Certificate of Service and Notice of Hearing)(csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Motion of defendants to sever claims asserted by the plaintiffs against them from the claims asserted against other defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Board of Commissioners/Board of Education for the City of Jackson, TN, # 2 Notice of Motion)(csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Order Extending Time for Asserting Defenses and Objections. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Answer filed by the defendants, Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson, Tennessee, constituting the Board of Education or School Commissioners of said City, and Quinton D. Edmonds, R. L. Pately and R. E. Bailey, Board Members or Commissioners, who together comprise the Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson Tennesse, constituting the Board of Education or School Commissioners of said City, and C. J. Huckaba, City Superintendent and/or Superintendent of Public Instruction of the City of Jackson, Tennessee. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Order on the Motion to Dismiss filed by the defendants, County Board of Education, et al, which is deemed and treated by the Court as a Motion for Summary Judgment, is hereby overrulled and denied. The Motion for Severance filed by the defendants, Board of Commissioners et al, is hereby taken under advisement for determination by the Court at a later date. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Answer of the defendants, County Board of Education of Madison County, Tennessee (except defendant, Taylor Robinson, who is filing a separate answer as an individual) and as members of the County Board of Education of Madison County, Tennessee, and James L. Walker, Individually and as County Superintendent and/or Superintendent of Public Instruction of Madison County, Tennessee. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Answer filed by defendant, Taylor Robinson, member of the County Board of Education of Madison County, Tennessee, filing as an individual.(csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Motion for Leave to Intervene. Comes now father and next friend, Charles Hardee, II; father and next friend, Neely H. Robely; father and next friend, Bennett A. Walker; father and next friend, Taylor Robinson; father and next friend, Hewitt Merriwether; father and next friend, James H. Price; father and next friend, Floyd Dennison; father and next friend, Harl Shepard; father and next friend, Kelvy Tolley; father and next friend, Ted Hammett; all resident of Madison County, Tennessee, move for leave to intervene as defendants in this action in order to assert their claims under the Complaint and Motions heretofore filed by plaintiffs. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Intervenors' Answer filed by father and next friend, Charles Hardee, II; father and next friend, Neely H. Robely; father and next friend, Bennet A. Walker; father and next friend, Taylor Robinson; father and next friend, Hewitt Merriwether; father and next friend, James H. Price; father and next friend, Floyd Dennison; father and next friend, Harl Shepard; father and next friend, Kelvy Tolley; father and next friend, Ted Hammett; reserving all rights accruing to defendants under motion heretofore filed herein and for answer to the complaint. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Motion filed by the defendants County Board of Education of Madison County, Tennessee to move the Court for an order severing the claims asserted by the plaintiffs herein against them from the claims asserted against the other defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of the Madison County's Board of Education, # 2 Notice of Motion)(csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (against all defendants pursuant to the provisions of Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and that the Court deny the request of the County Board for a jury). (Attachments: # 1 Plaintiffs' Brief in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment)(csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Order decreeing the following: 1. Motion for leave to intervene filed by Charles Hardee, II, et al is denied. 2. Motion to dismiss for failure to join indispensable parties as filed by defendant, Taylor Robinson, is denied. 3. Application of defendants for jury trial is denied. 4. Motion for severance filed by the defendants' is taken under advisement. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Notice to Take Depositions on June 25, 1963 at 9:30 a.m. at the District Court in Jackson, Tennessee. Plaintiffs will take the depositions of C. J. Huckaba, Superintendent's Office, Jackson City Schools, R. L. Patey, Ben Langford, II, James L. Walker, Superintendent's Office, Madison County Schools, R. E. Rooks. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Order decrees the following: 1. Motion of Plaintiff's for Summary Judgment is granted; 2. The defendants, City Board of Commissioners, et al, will file with the Clerk of this Court not later than July 20, 1963 a complete plan for desegregation; 3. The defendants, County Board of Education, et al, will file with the Clerk of this Court not later than July, 15, 1963 a complete plan for desegregation. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Petition for Writ of Mandamus. Named parties are Taylor Robinson, Petitioner v. Honorable Bailey Brown, U.S. District Court Judge, Respondent. Petition to be heard before Circuit Judges Miller, Weick and O'Sullivan. It is Ordered that the respondent show cause on or before July 10, 1963 why the prayer of petition should not be granted. Further proceedings in the action of the District Court be stayed. Signed by U.S. Circuit Judge, Paul C. Weick (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Plaintiffs' Specification of Objections to Plan Filed by Board of Commissioners (School Board) of the City of Jackson. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Plan for Operating Desegregation School System in Madison County, Tennessee. Filed pursuant to Order of the Court entered on June 19, 1963. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Motion to Substitute Counsel. Defendants' motion to substitute attorney Russell Rice for William T. Diamond as counsel for the City of Jackson, Tennessee. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Motion to Substitute Defendant Officers. The defendant, City of Jackson, Tennessee, motion to substitute Quinton D. Edmonds and R. L. Patey for George A. Smith and Ben Langford effective July 1, 1963. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Pursuant to Order of the Court entered June 19, 1963, the Board of Comissioners of the City of Jackson, Tennessee file the following plan for the desegregation of the city schools. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Plaintiffs' Specification of Objections to Plan Filed by County Board of Education of Madison County. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Order that George A. Smith and Ben Langford are substituted as defendants in place of Quinton D. Edmonds and R. L. Patey. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Order granting defendant, City of Jackson's motion for substituting attorney Russell Rice for William T. Diamond. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

No. 15431 United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Petition for Writ of Mandamus heard before: Miller, Weick and O'Sullivan, Circuit Judges. Petitioner prays for Writ of Mandamus requiring the District Court to vacate and expunge from the record its order of June 1, 1963 striking his demand for a jury trial. The opinion of the Circuit Judges is that by reason of the summary judgment the issues in this Mandamus case have become moot. Petitioner's remedy is to appeal from the judgment. The petition for a Writ of Mandamus is dismissed. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Answer of Defendant, Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson, Tennessee to the Objections Filed by Plaintiffs to Its Plan of Desegreation. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Memorandum Decision. The Court has held a hearing on the plan submitted by the City and plaintiffs' objections thereto, and this memorandum decision deals only with the City's proposed plan. Plaintiffs and defendant Board will each submit by August 15, 1963, a proposed draft of a judgment consistent with this memorandum. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 07/27/2009)

Judgment by the Court without intervention of a jury, upon the entire record and especially upon the desegregation plan filed by the defendant, Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson pursuant to summary judgment granted by the Court, upon the specifications of objection filed by the plaintiffs to said City desegregation plan, and the evidence introduced in open Court, and the Court makes the findings and holdings stated in its Memorandum Decision filed August 12, 1963 a part of the record, which Memorandum Decision is hereby adopted as the Court's Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 07/28/2009)

Plaintiffs' Motion for Appropriate Relief pursuant to Rule 60 (b), (2), (5) or (6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for appropriate relief from the operation of the Judgment entered by the Court on August 20. 1963. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of William R. Bell, # 2 Affidavit of Frank L. Walker, # 3 Affidavit of Alice Gooch)(csf) (Entered: 07/29/2009)

Replication of Defendant with Counter Affidavits. (csf) (Entered: 07/29/2009)

Order in this cause. It appearing to the court that the plaintiffs and their counsel were not informed of the effect and intent of the Court's judgment entered on August 20, 1963, it is Ordered that the plaintiffs are hereby allowed an extension of thirty days to and including October 19, 1963 in which to appeal. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 07/29/2009)

Order on Plaintiffs' Motion Under Rule 60. This cause came again for hearing on the plaintiffs' motion under Rule 60 for "appropriate relief", the evidence adduced at the hearing of the motion, argument of counsel, and the entire record in the cause and the Court makes the findings and holdings stated in its Addendum to Memorandum Decision filed October 9, 1963 as part of the record, which Addendum is hereby adopted as additional findings of fact and conclusions of law. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (Attachments: # 1 Addendum to Memorandum Decision)(csf) (Entered: 07/29/2009)

Notice of Appeal given by the plaintiffs to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from the judgment entered on August 20, 1963, and from the judgment denying plaintiffs' motion for approprite relief, entered on October 9, 1963. (csf) (Entered: 07/30/2009)

Cost Bond. Plaintiffs, having filed an appeal, are bound to defendants in the sum of $250.00. (csf) (Entered: 07/30/2009)

Order Extending Time for Docketing. The time for docketing the record in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals is extended fifty days from November 25, 1963. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 07/30/2009)

Stipulation for Withdrawal and Dismissal of Appeal. It is agreed between the parties that the appeal filed by the plaintiffs-appellants is withdrawn and dismissed without prejudice, the cause is remanded to the District Court and costs of the appeal taxed against the plaintiffs. So Ordered and signed by Circuit Judge, Shackelford Miller, Jr. (csf) (Entered: 07/30/2009)

Motion to Quash Subpoena Duces Tecum Served on C. J. Huckaba, Superintendent of City Schools, Jackson, Tennessee. (csf) (Entered: 07/30/2009)

Objections of Board of Education of Madison County to Desegregation Plan Proposed by the Court. Board of Education of Madison County, Tennessee, objects to the plan for the desegregation of the school system proposed by the Court on May 15, 1964. (csf) (Entered: 07/30/2009)

Plaintiffs' Specifications of Objections to Plan of Desegregation Suggested by the Court (on May 15, 1964). (csf) (Entered: 07/30/2009)

Memorandum Decision and Order. Court's Memorandum Decision and Order as to the plan submitted by the Board of Madison County. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 07/30/2009)

Matter heard in Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday, May 14, 1964 before U.S. District Judge, Bailey Brown, where testimony was given. Plaintiffs' counsel: Avon N. Williams, Jr. and J. Emmett Ballard. Defense counsel: Edwin F. Hunt, Jack Manheim and Russell Rise. (csf) (Entered: 07/30/2009)

Motion for Further Relief and to Add Parties as Additional and/or Intervening Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Alice Gooch, # 2 Affidavit of Parents/Grandparents of Children eligible to enter first grade in City of Jackson School System in August, 1964, # 3 Affidavit of Ida Mae Sorrells, # 4 Affidavit of Bobbie Glenn, # 5 Affidavit of Ernest Golden, # 6 Affidavit of Mary Robinson, # 7 Affidavit of Glyn A. Ledbetter, # 8 Affidavit of Christiana Jones Fisher, # 9 Affidavit of Melvin Harris, # 10 Affidavit of Booker T. Merriwether, # 11 Affidavit of Thomas B. Davis, # 12 Affidavit of Freddie Moore, # 13 Affidavit of Carl Brown, # 14 Affidavit of Annie L. Merriweather)(csf) (Entered: 07/30/2009)

Replication of Defendants to September 3, 1964 "Motion for Further Relief" Filed Against Them. (csf) (Entered: 07/31/2009)

Letter From J. Emmett Ballard requesting subpoenas duces tecum. (csf) (Entered: 07/31/2009)

Defendants' Motion for Order Requiring Plaintiff or Their Attorney to Attend Pre-Trial Conference. (csf) (Entered: 07/31/2009)

Plaintiffs' Statement in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Order Requiring Plaintiff or Their Attorney to Attend Pre-Trial conference. (csf) (Entered: 07/31/2009)

Defendants' Motion to Quash Subpoenas (directing individuals to appear in Court on Friday, September 18, 1964). (csf) (Entered: 07/31/2009)

Pre-Trial Order. The motion of additional parties to intervene is granted. Plaintiffs are entitled to reopen the question of unitary zones. Plaintiffs are entitled to review registration, assignment and transfer records and determine what school personnel should be subpenaed for the hearing. Court will rule on the motion to desegregate faculties at the next hearing. Verbal motion to strike parts of defendants' reply having to do with the right of plaintiffs to recover attorneys' fees is overruled, with the right to renew later. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 07/31/2009)

Supplemental Replication to Motion of September 4, 1964, Filed Against Defendants. Defendants submit this supplemental replication in order to claify the issues set up by the Pre-Trial Order of the Court filed September 28, 1964. (csf) (Entered: 07/31/2009)

Motion. Defendants motion the Court that its petition seeking approval of non-racial unitary zones for junior high schools within the City of Jackson be consolidated for hearing along with the Complainant's Motion for Further Relief. (csf) (Entered: 07/31/2009)

Petition. Defendants, Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson, TN, et al, pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Judgment of this Court filed August 20, 1963, submit for the Court's approval a plan for unitary non-racial zones for the Junior High School System of The City of Jackson to be effective at the beginning of the fall term of the 1965-66 school year, this plan marked Exhibit A to this petition (envelope with large folded map inside attached). (csf) (Entered: 07/31/2009)

Specification of Objections Filed by the Plaintiffs to the Plan for Unitary Non-Racial Zones for the Junior High School System of The City of Jackson Filed by Defendants. (csf) (Entered: 07/31/2009)

Statement of the Plaintiffs in Reply to the Motion of the Defendants that its Petition Seeking Approval of Non-Racial Unitary Zones for Junior High Schools within The City of Jackson be Consolidated for Hearing with the Plaintiffs' Motion for Further Relief. (csf) (Entered: 07/31/2009)

Motion for further Relief Against the Defendants, County Board of Education of Madison County, Tennessee and James L. Walker, Madison County School Superintendent. (csf) (Entered: 07/31/2009)

Additional Motion for Further Relief Against the Defendant, Board of Commissioners of The City of Jackson and C. J. Huckaba, City School Superintendent. (csf) (Entered: 07/31/2009)

Defendant's Request for Pre-Trial Conference. Defendants request an additional pre-trial conference to resolve as many issues as possible through agreement of counsel, to determine those issues to be heard, to determine questions raised in regard to subpoenas. (csf) (Entered: 07/31/2009)

Defendants' Reply to Motion for Further Relief. (csf) (Entered: 07/31/2009)

Replication of Defendant to Additional Motion for Further Relief. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A Indicates a complete elimination of all professional activities from school participation.)(csf) (Entered: 07/31/2009)

Memorandum Decision. Plaintiffs are entitled to press only a claim for intergration of faculty and principals to the extent that is necessary to abolish discrimination against plaintiffs as pupils. As to teacher in-service training and professional activities, the only segregating that remains results from teachers having separate professional organiztions over whose policies defendants have no control. Defendants have consented to hold a supplementary registration in July, 1965, and have consented, in the future, to give 30 days advance notice of the registration dates. Plaintiffs are entitled to an order specifically providing that there must be no discrimination in curricular and extra-curricular activities. "Split Season" was dealt with in prior opinion. Plaintiffs application for attorneys' fees is denied. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 08/03/2009)

Order decreeing the following: Application of plaintiffs for an order requiring integration of faculty is at this time denied; application of plaintiffs for an order requiring integragation of administration and supporting personnel is denied; teacher in-service training and professional activities, the plaintiffs are denied relief as to integration of these activities; defendants will give thirty days rather than ten days advance notice of school registration dates; defendants will eliminate all racial discrimination and segregaton in curricular and school-sponsored extra-curricular activities; plaintiffs request for relief as to "split-season" is denied; application of plaintiffs for attorneys' fees is denied; jurisdiction of the case is retained by the Court pending full implementation of desegregation in the Madison County School System, and either party may apply. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 08/03/2009)

Order from pre-trial conference held May 26, 1965 in Court's Chambers. The assignment and transfer plan or policy in the City of Jackson, Tennessee school system deprives plaintiffs of their constitutional rights and must be amended. The unitary zones established by defendants in some areas appear to be gerrymandered and will be revised. The proposed junior high school zones proposed by defendants do not amount to unconstitutional gerrymandering and are approved by the Court. Desegregation in the City of Jackson School System will be accelerated. The application of plaintiffs for an order requiring integration of faculty is at this time denied. Previous Judgment entered failed to include an order requiring defendants to eliminate all racial discrimination and segregation in curricular and school sponsored extra-curricular activites in the City of Jackson School System and Court so orders. Application of plaintiffs for an order requiring desegregation of administration and supporting personnel is denied. As to teacher in-service training and professional activities, plaintiffs are denied relief. Plaintiffs are entitled to recover limited attorneys' fee. Application of plaintiffs to recover as costs the fees and expenses of their expert witnesses is denied. Jurisdiction of the case is retained by the Court pending full implementation of desegregation in the City School System of Jackson, Tennessee, and either party may apply. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 08/03/2009)

Notice of Appeal. Notice is given, the plaintiffs William Monroe, Frank Walker and Rolean Walker, Mildred T. Springfield, Glynn White, Nathaniel Benson, Currin Cole, Jr., of appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from the judgment entered in this action on August 9, 1965. (csf) (Entered: 08/03/2009)

Cost Bond - surety. Plaintiffs having filed an appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals from a judgment entered on August 9, 1965, are held and bound to the County Board of Education of Madison County, Tennessee, and all other defendants in this cause in the sum of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars. (csf) (Entered: 08/03/2009)

Notice of Appeal. Notice is given by the plaintiffs William Monroe, Frank Walker and Rolean Walker, Mildred T. Springfield, and the intervening plaintiffs, Albert J. Porter, Annie L. Lyons, Ida Mae Sorrells, Earnest Golden, Mary Robinson, Glyn A. Ledbetter, Bobbie Glenn, Stella White, Christiana Jones Fisher, Melvin Harris, Booker T. Merriwether, Thomas B. Davis, Freddie Moore, Carl Brown, Alice Gooch, Annie L. Merriweather, of appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from the judgment entered in this action on August 11, 1965. (csf) (Entered: 08/03/2009)

Cost Bond - surety. Plaintiffs and intervening plaintiffs having filed and appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals from a judgment entered on August 11, 1965, are held and bound to the Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson, Tennessee, and all other defendants in this cause in the sum of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars. (csf) (Entered: 08/03/2009)

Order. Upon application of the plaintiffs, the Court extends the time for filing and docketing the appeal specified in "Notice of Appeal" from October 17, 1965 through November 17, 1965. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 08/03/2009)

Plaintiffs' Motion to extend time for filing and docketing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit an additional period from the last extension to and including December 6, 1965. (Attachments: # 1 Letter from Hardy L. Fly, Official Court Reporter, to Attorney Avon N. Williams concerning transcript.)(csf) (Entered: 08/03/2009)

Order. It is Ordered that the time for filing and docketing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is extended for an additional period from date of expiration of last extension to and including December 6, 1965. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 08/03/2009)

Plaintiffs-Appellants Motion for extension of time for filing and docketing the appeals for a period of 41 days from and after December 6, 1965 to and including January 16, 1966 for grounds as stated in Exhibit A. Signed by U.S. Circuit Judge, George Edwards. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A Letter from Hardy L. Fly, Official Court Reporter)(csf) (Entered: 08/03/2009)

Original Plaintiffs' Motion for Further Relief and to Add Parties as Additional and/or Intervening Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A Letter from the City of Jackson, TN, # 2 Exhibit B Letter from the City of Jackson, TN)(csf) (Entered: 08/03/2009)

Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and Replication. (csf) (Entered: 08/04/2009)

Plaintiffs-appellants' Motion to extend the time for filing and docketig the appeals for an additional period of forty days from and after January 16, 1966.Court Reporter is unable to complete the transcript.(csf) (Entered: 08/04/2009)

Memorandum Decision. The motions to intervene and for further relief are denied and the motion to dismiss is granted. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 08/04/2009)

Order decreeing that the Motion to Intervene and the Motion for Further Relief is denied. The defendants' Motion to Dismiss plaintiffs' Motion for Further Relief and To Add Parties as Additional and/or Intervening Plaintiffs is hereby granted. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 08/04/2009)

Defendants' Motion to approve a zoning plan for all high schools of the City of Jackson School System as a part of the desegregation plan without the necessity of a hearing. (csf) (Entered: 08/04/2009)

Plaintiffs and Intervenors' Motion for New Trial and/or for Rehearing (on their Motion for Further Relief and to Add Parties as Additional and/or Intervening Plaintiffs which the Court denied. (csf) (Entered: 08/04/2009)

Memorandum Decision and Order. It is Ordered that the plaintiffs' motion to amend the prior motion is granted and the motion to rehear the prior motion is denied. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 08/04/2009)

Plaintiff's Specifications of Objections to Motion of Defendants, City Board of Commissioners of Jackson, Tennessee, for Approval of High School Zoning Plan and the Zoning Plan. (csf) (Entered: 08/04/2009)

Replication of Defendants to Plaintiff's Specifications of Objections to Defendant's High School Zoning Map. (csf) (Entered: 08/06/2009)

Original Plaintiffs' Amendment to Motion for Further Relief and to Add Parties as Additional and/or Intervening Plaintiffs. (csf) (Entered: 08/07/2009)

Interrogatories Propounded by the Defendant, Board of Commissioners, Pursuant to Rule 33. (csf) (Entered: 08/07/2009)

Interrogatories Propounded by the Defendant, Board of Commissioners, Pursuant to Rule 33. (csf) (Entered: 08/07/2009)

Objections of Plaintiffs to Interrogatories Propounded by Defendant, Board of Commissioners, and Alternative Motion for Extension of Time to Answer (Interrogatories 1 through 2 inclusive). (csf) (Entered: 08/07/2009)

Objections of Plaintiffs to Interrogatories Propounded by defendant, Board of Commissioners, and Alternative Motion for Extension of Time to Answer (Interrogatories 1 through 4 inclusive). (csf) (Entered: 08/07/2009)

Notice of Filing. Notice from Plaintiffs' attorneys to the defendants' attorneys stating that the plaintiffs' attorneys will bring the annexed objections and alternative motions in both the discriminatory Conduct and High School Zoning Plan Hearings to a hearing as yet not scheduled by the Court. (csf) (Entered: 08/07/2009)

Memorandum Decision and Order. It is Ordered that defendants and all persons acting in concert with them are enjoined from adopting or enforcing any rules of conduct governing the relations between pupils that are based on race and further are enjoined from recognizing or enforcing the right of a pupil to choose friends or social contacts unless the right of all pupils to so choose is recognized and enforced. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 08/07/2009)

Defendants' Motion to Amend Order filed by the Court on 4/22/1966. (csf) (Entered: 08/07/2009)

Order. It is Ordered that the exceptions to the interrogatories filed by the plaintiffs are disallowed and overruled and plaintiffs are allowed fifteen days from date in which to answer such interrogatories. Signed by U.S. District Court Judge, Bailey Brown. (csf) (Entered: 08/07/2009)

Plaintiffs' Answer to Interrogatories. (csf) (Entered: 08/07/2009)

Notice of Taking Deposition. Plaintiffs will take deposition of C. J. Huckaba, George Smith, Barry Thomas, W. G. Currie and A.C. Dickey. (csf) (Entered: 08/07/2009)

Plaintiffs' subpoena served on George Smith, Chairman of the City of Jackson Board of Commissioners, Jackson, TN. (csf) (Entered: 08/10/2009)

Plaintiffs' subpoena served on W. G. Currie and A. C. Dickey, Briarcliff Real Estate, Jackson, TN. (csf) (Entered: 08/10/2009)

Plaintiffs' subpoena served on J. C. Lofton, Highland Park Realty, Jackson, TN. (csf) (Entered: 08/10/2009)

Plaintiffs' subpoena served on C. J. Huckaba, Superintendant of Schools for the City of Jackson, Jackson, TN. (csf) (Entered: 08/10/2009)

Plaintiffs' subpoena duces tecum served on Harry Thomas, Director, Jackson Housing Authority, Jackson, TN. (csf) (Entered: 08/10/2009)

Defendants' Motion to Quash Subpoena Duces Tecum. Defendants move the Court to quash subpoena duces tecum issued for George Smith, Mayor and Harry Thomas, Director, Jackson Housing Authority. (csf) (Entered: 08/10/2009)