Case: Harris v. Yazoo County Board of Education

5:67-cv-01209 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: 1967

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Case Summary

[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] This is a case determining whether the Yazoo County School District’s existing plan of desegregation was effective in converting their previously racially segregated system to a unitary one. The case was filed in 1957, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

People

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Judge(s)

Lee, Tom Stewart (Mississippi)

Attorney for Defendant

Hopson, W. Briggs III (Mississippi)

Judge(s)

Lee, Tom Stewart (Mississippi)

Attorney for Defendant

Hopson, W. Briggs III (Mississippi)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

	Document
26501	Opinion Adams v. Matthews U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	Aug. 20, 1968	Aug. 20, 1968 Order/Opinion 403 F.2d 181
28030	Opinion U.S. v. Hinds County School Bd. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	July 3, 1969	July 3, 1969 Order/Opinion 417 F.2d 852
28030	Opinion U.S. v. Hinds County School Bd. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	Nov. 7, 1969	Nov. 7, 1969 Order/Opinion 423 F.2d 1264
7 5:67-cv-01209	2012 Annual Report to the Court for Yazoo City Municipal School District	Dec. 18, 2012	Dec. 18, 2012 Monitor/Expert/Receiver Report

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Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
5	ORDER denying 3 Motion for temporary restraining order, as set out herein. Signed by District Judge Tom S. Lee on 10/12/11 (LWE)	Oct. 12, 2011	Oct. 12, 2011 RECAP
11	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	Oct. 19, 2020	Oct. 19, 2020 PACER
12	Notice of Appearance	Oct. 19, 2020	Oct. 19, 2020 PACER
13	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	Dec. 10, 2020	Dec. 10, 2020 PACER
14	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	Dec. 10, 2020	Dec. 10, 2020 PACER
15	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	Dec. 10, 2020	Dec. 10, 2020 PACER
16	Notice of Appearance	Aug. 22, 2023	Aug. 22, 2023 PACER
17	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	Aug. 22, 2023	Aug. 22, 2023 PACER
18	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	Aug. 22, 2023	Aug. 22, 2023 PACER
19	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	Aug. 22, 2023	Aug. 22, 2023 PACER
	Docket Annotation	Aug. 22, 2023	Aug. 22, 2023 PACER
20	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	March 19, 2025	March 19, 2025 PACER
21	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	March 19, 2025	March 19, 2025 PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory: Mississippi

Case Type(s):

School Desegregation

Key Dates

Filing Date: 1967