Case: Lemon v. Bossier Parish School Board

10687 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: 1965

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Case Summary

[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] This is a school desegregation lawsuit in which the parents of African-American children eligible to attend parish schools sued the Bossier Parish School Board and the district’s superintendent, and the United States sought to intervene. The case was filed in 1965, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

People

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Judge(s)

Hicks, S. Maurice (Louisiana)

Hunter, Edwin Ford Jr. (Louisiana)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Doar, John (District of Columbia)

Finkelstein, Joel M. (District of Columbia)

Greene, Harold H. (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Hicks, S. Maurice (Louisiana)

Hunter, Edwin Ford Jr. (Louisiana)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Doar, John (District of Columbia)

Finkelstein, Joel M. (District of Columbia)

Greene, Harold H. (District of Columbia)

Pollak, Stephen J. (District of Columbia)

Rubin, David (District of Columbia)

Shaheen, Edward L. (Louisiana)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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10687	Opinion	April 13, 1965	April 13, 1965 Order/Opinion 240 F.Supp. 709
10687	Opinion	April 28, 1965	April 28, 1965 Order/Opinion 240 F.Supp. 743
22675	Brief for Appellee-Intervenor Bossier v. Lemon and United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	Aug. 7, 1965	Aug. 7, 1965 Pleading / Motion / Brief
22675	Opinion U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	Jan. 5, 1967	Jan. 5, 1967 Order/Opinion 370 F.2d 847
No. 28745	Opinion U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	Dec. 12, 1969	Dec. 12, 1969 Order/Opinion 421 F.2d 121
No. 30447	Opinion U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	June 17, 1971	June 17, 1971 Order/Opinion 444 F.2d 1400
10687	Order and Judgment Lemon, United States of America, and Bossier Citizenship Education Program v. Bossier Parish School Board	March 29, 1977	March 29, 1977 Order/Opinion
77-CV-01882	Opinion U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	Jan. 11, 1978	Jan. 11, 1978 Order/Opinion 566 F.2d 985

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Docket

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30	Status Report	Oct. 15, 2015	Oct. 15, 2015 PACER
30	Status Report	Oct. 15, 2015	Oct. 15, 2015 PACER
30	Status Report	Oct. 15, 2015	Oct. 15, 2015 PACER
30	Status Report	Oct. 15, 2015	Oct. 15, 2015 PACER
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31	Status Report	Oct. 27, 2015	Oct. 27, 2015 PACER
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31	Status Report	Oct. 27, 2015	Oct. 27, 2015 PACER
31	Status Report	Oct. 27, 2015	Oct. 27, 2015 PACER
31	Status Report	Oct. 27, 2015	Oct. 27, 2015 PACER
31	Status Report	Oct. 27, 2015	Oct. 27, 2015 PACER
32	Status Report	March 22, 2016	March 22, 2016 PACER
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33	Status Report	Oct. 14, 2016	Oct. 14, 2016 PACER
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33	Status Report	Oct. 14, 2016	Oct. 14, 2016 PACER
33	Status Report	Oct. 14, 2016	Oct. 14, 2016 PACER
34	Enroll as Counsel	Feb. 22, 2017	Feb. 22, 2017 PACER
34	Enroll as Counsel	Feb. 22, 2017	Feb. 22, 2017 PACER
34	Enroll as Counsel	Feb. 22, 2017	Feb. 22, 2017 PACER
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34	Enroll as Counsel	Feb. 22, 2017	Feb. 22, 2017 PACER
34	Enroll as Counsel	Feb. 22, 2017	Feb. 22, 2017 PACER
35	Order on Motion to Enroll as Counsel	Feb. 23, 2017	Feb. 23, 2017 PACER
35	Order on Motion to Enroll as Counsel	Feb. 23, 2017	Feb. 23, 2017 PACER
35	Order on Motion to Enroll as Counsel	Feb. 23, 2017	Feb. 23, 2017 PACER
35	Order on Motion to Enroll as Counsel	Feb. 23, 2017	Feb. 23, 2017 PACER
35	Order on Motion to Enroll as Counsel	Feb. 23, 2017	Feb. 23, 2017 PACER
35	Order on Motion to Enroll as Counsel	Feb. 23, 2017	Feb. 23, 2017 PACER
35	Order on Motion to Enroll as Counsel	Feb. 23, 2017	Feb. 23, 2017 PACER
35	Order on Motion to Enroll as Counsel	Feb. 23, 2017	Feb. 23, 2017 PACER
35	Order on Motion to Enroll as Counsel	Feb. 23, 2017	Feb. 23, 2017 PACER
35	Order on Motion to Enroll as Counsel	Feb. 23, 2017	Feb. 23, 2017 PACER
35	Order on Motion to Enroll as Counsel	Feb. 23, 2017	Feb. 23, 2017 PACER
36	Status Report	March 8, 2017	March 8, 2017 PACER
36	Status Report	March 8, 2017	March 8, 2017 PACER
36	Status Report	March 8, 2017	March 8, 2017 PACER
36	Status Report	March 8, 2017	March 8, 2017 PACER
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36	Status Report	March 8, 2017	March 8, 2017 PACER
36	Status Report	March 8, 2017	March 8, 2017 PACER
36	Status Report	March 8, 2017	March 8, 2017 PACER
36	Status Report	March 8, 2017	March 8, 2017 PACER
36	Status Report	March 8, 2017	March 8, 2017 PACER
37	Miscellaneous Relief	July 10, 2017	July 10, 2017 PACER
37	Miscellaneous Relief	July 10, 2017	July 10, 2017 PACER
37	Miscellaneous Relief	July 10, 2017	July 10, 2017 PACER
37	Miscellaneous Relief	July 10, 2017	July 10, 2017 PACER
37	Miscellaneous Relief	July 10, 2017	July 10, 2017 PACER
37	Miscellaneous Relief	July 10, 2017	July 10, 2017 PACER
37	Miscellaneous Relief	July 10, 2017	July 10, 2017 PACER
37	Miscellaneous Relief	July 10, 2017	July 10, 2017 PACER
37	Miscellaneous Relief	July 10, 2017	July 10, 2017 PACER
37	Miscellaneous Relief	July 10, 2017	July 10, 2017 PACER
37	Miscellaneous Relief	July 10, 2017	July 10, 2017 PACER
	Motions Transferred	July 11, 2017	July 11, 2017 PACER
	Motions Transferred	July 11, 2017	July 11, 2017 PACER
	Motions Transferred	July 11, 2017	July 11, 2017 PACER
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	Motions Transferred	July 11, 2017	July 11, 2017 PACER
	Motions Transferred	July 11, 2017	July 11, 2017 PACER
38	Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief	July 12, 2017	July 12, 2017 PACER

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